Luckily between 2 of the front desk clerks I am kept busy whenever I needed to get out of my chair.
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Practicum 1 Journal 5 - November 27, 2013 - Continuing with the Map Making
This is going to take a while. Working on maps can be fun and all, but trying to get 8 maps transferred into Microsoft Word with different maps can be a little tough. I like reading maps, especially with a compass and some fellow Scouts working on trying to find a point for a race. I am not (along with most people) able to sit down for several hours and work, I have to get up and do some other work every so often.
Practicum 1 Journal 4 - November 26, 2013 - Map Making
So today I didn't get to work on ArcGIS, I got to work in Microsoft Word. Yesterday I was working on GIS getting used to it and getting to know the program but today I was working on adding arrows and boxes to a couple of large TIFF exports of ArcGIS.
One person in the office was a little behind with her reports (from what I understand) and waits till the last moments then asks the person that normally does the maps for his part of her report. It wasn't very hard, it is just going to be quite tedious.
One person in the office was a little behind with her reports (from what I understand) and waits till the last moments then asks the person that normally does the maps for his part of her report. It wasn't very hard, it is just going to be quite tedious.
Practicum 1 Journal 3 - November 25, 2013 - Learning to map
So today I got to try something that is similar to Google Maps. It is called ArcGIS. Cities such as Vancouver have been using it for a while now and have set it up with all of the crazy expensive addons. The one I was using is technically the minimal version that they had purchased, but they have been integrating it with almost every system they have, and if it isn't hooked up to it, it is probably in the works. It is really cool, I was even able to look at where the fibre lines were laid under the streets connecting the city buildings together. So we will see what they are wanting me to do tomorrow.
Friday, December 6, 2013
Practicum 1 Journal # - December 5, 2013 - Practicum 1 - Trailer Park Boys?
So today I started the second part of my first practicum where I went from being at my little corner office into being in a trailer with 4 other people, definitely a change. So now I have a desk as well, and a small laptop (bigger than a netbook) that I am doing my work on for them.
I am going through our city's website and helping to make it W3C compliant because there is one person on our city's council that is blind, and the person that is the head of the IT department for the city would like everyone to be able to use the website.
I am going through our city's website and helping to make it W3C compliant because there is one person on our city's council that is blind, and the person that is the head of the IT department for the city would like everyone to be able to use the website.
Saturday, November 23, 2013
Practicum 1 Journal 2 - November 22, 2013 - Learning to map
So today I got to use the map creation program that they have at the municipal hall. It was really cool actually, I looked at my house, Pavel's, and Mark's. On the map I was able to look at the water lines, the storm sewers, and the normal sewers, on Monday I am going to be working on it more indepth with the person that usually works on it, to help them finish off their report.
The ladies at the front desk are really nice. When my back was hurting for sitting for so long, I got up and asked them if there was something they would like me to do. I ended up filing something called microfiche. Microfiche are actually documents that have been scanned, inverted, and turned into film, essentially you can turn an entire filing cabinet into not even a single drawer in one. On Monday or Tuesday the lady that showed me the microfiche is going to show me how to use the machine to view them.
Until Monday, talk to you guys later.
The ladies at the front desk are really nice. When my back was hurting for sitting for so long, I got up and asked them if there was something they would like me to do. I ended up filing something called microfiche. Microfiche are actually documents that have been scanned, inverted, and turned into film, essentially you can turn an entire filing cabinet into not even a single drawer in one. On Monday or Tuesday the lady that showed me the microfiche is going to show me how to use the machine to view them.
Until Monday, talk to you guys later.
Thursday, November 21, 2013
Practicum 1 Journal 1 - November 21, 2013 - First day on the job
Today was my first day working on my first practicum, it was a little scary at first, but hey, who doesn't get scared with new experiences. My first practicum actually has two parts to it, one working for the human resources department for 10 days then for my last 10 days working for the IT department. Oh, and did I mention that I am working for the municipality, wonder what future employers will think when they see that I worked for a municipality. So I was shown around the office by my practicum host to meet everyone and to get a feel for everything.
After he was done showing me around he showed to a desk, thats right, how many of my classmates can say that they got their own for a practicum. Although the desk belongs to someone who is away sick for a while (I hope he is doing better), it is still nice that I get a desk to work at.
Today my job was to look through every link on the Human Resources page to check for dead links or stuff that should fixed. Overall the page was pretty good, a few problems were found noted though. The one I thought was the weirdest and funniest glitch was that there was a linked that worked, but when you opened up the page (it was a link to a BC Provincial Government web page actually) the page was basically a website with no CSS or any design to it.
A couple other things I was told was that I will going out with the Bylaw Enforcement Officers for a day to see how they operate and what they do. Also, Wednesday next week I believe, I will be helping out a lady in the office printing and filing dog license renewal forms, so not the funnest or most related to IT work ever, but at least it is fairly easy to do.
So until tomorrow, have a good night readers.
After he was done showing me around he showed to a desk, thats right, how many of my classmates can say that they got their own for a practicum. Although the desk belongs to someone who is away sick for a while (I hope he is doing better), it is still nice that I get a desk to work at.
Today my job was to look through every link on the Human Resources page to check for dead links or stuff that should fixed. Overall the page was pretty good, a few problems were found noted though. The one I thought was the weirdest and funniest glitch was that there was a linked that worked, but when you opened up the page (it was a link to a BC Provincial Government web page actually) the page was basically a website with no CSS or any design to it.
A couple other things I was told was that I will going out with the Bylaw Enforcement Officers for a day to see how they operate and what they do. Also, Wednesday next week I believe, I will be helping out a lady in the office printing and filing dog license renewal forms, so not the funnest or most related to IT work ever, but at least it is fairly easy to do.
So until tomorrow, have a good night readers.
Friday, November 8, 2013
November 6, 2013 - Virtualization
Today we talked about virtualization of operating systems and computers.
We had to come up with the pros and cons of a business moving 3 different machines into one server that would virtualize them
Pros of Virtualization:
Cons of Virtualization:
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLJbP6vBk2M
uploaded by: Eli The Computer Guy on YouTube
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kiftbm1L_eQ
uploaded by: Eli The Computer Guy on YouTube
We had to come up with the pros and cons of a business moving 3 different machines into one server that would virtualize them
Pros of Virtualization:
- Less Machines to heat up and use electricity
- Less Machines to maintain
- Less to upgrade when needed
- Each virtual machine is saved in one (or a couple depending how they are selected to be saved) files
- Easier (usually) to maintain
- If the machine goes down, can send files to a different machine to run from
- Can easily restore a VM from a backup
- Security, because if someone hacks into one VM, they don't have access to all of your machines
Cons of Virtualization:
- If one machine goes down, so does more than one service
- Usually more expensive to start with
- Has very little if any control of the hardware
- Security also, because if someone breaks into the host OS then they have access to all of your virtual servers
Here are some videos to do with virtualization and a introduction to a virtualization infrastructure:
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLJbP6vBk2M
uploaded by: Eli The Computer Guy on YouTube
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kiftbm1L_eQ
uploaded by: Eli The Computer Guy on YouTube
Sunday, November 3, 2013
October 30, 2013 - Socials Networking
Here is a comparison of social networks, remember, this is my group and I's opinion on this, so don't criticize too much:
We also looked at the difference between WEP and WPA, if you care to read my document, it is embedded below:
We also looked at the difference between WEP and WPA, if you care to read my document, it is embedded below:
October 21, 2013 - Microsoft Access
The reasoning that you would want to use a database over a spreadsheet is that you can add more things to that database and allow you to easily grab certain, all, or a few things that relate to the desired person depending on the situtation and query/report that you run. A spreadsheet may be easier, but a database is WAY more powerful if you can get it running smoothly.
When you run a report you first have to do a query (if it is not needed, I still recommend it, as you can tweak a query to your liking before making a report). Then you can create a report that you can use to
When you run a report you first have to do a query (if it is not needed, I still recommend it, as you can tweak a query to your liking before making a report). Then you can create a report that you can use to
October 28, 2013 - Networking
To check what NIC you have (and to figure out the maximum speed it can use). You first go to Computer, right click Properties (ultimately getting you into system information), click Device Manager on the right side, find your NIC in the list of parts, right click it, select Properties, then go to Details, use the scroll menu to select Service
Then using that code and the brand, you can then use a web search program (a.k.a. Google) to look up the info and drivers for it.
Even if you aren't in a homegroup you can still share files to computers over a network by setting up sharing of public folders or just any folder of your choice
We also tried to work with network cabling to make our own cables, but I personally was unsuccessful in my attempts, hopefully I get to try again on it
Here is a good video to do with making network cabling by Tek Syndicate:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lullzS740wI
Then using that code and the brand, you can then use a web search program (a.k.a. Google) to look up the info and drivers for it.
Even if you aren't in a homegroup you can still share files to computers over a network by setting up sharing of public folders or just any folder of your choice
We also tried to work with network cabling to make our own cables, but I personally was unsuccessful in my attempts, hopefully I get to try again on it
Here is a good video to do with making network cabling by Tek Syndicate:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lullzS740wI
October 29, 2013 - Networking
Today we discussed how networks work. We discussed the different types of networks and how to set them up, and even some weird network configurations that you might have.
We talked about choosing an ISP, the document below is the research that I have done to figure out which one is best (at least in the Mission area):
Another thing some people worry about when they choose an internet connection is obtaining a Static IP Address, here are screenshots of some of the prices for a static IP:
Telus (you need a business class of internet to qualify for this):
Teksavvy (you don't need a business class of internet, you can choose residential):
We talked about choosing an ISP, the document below is the research that I have done to figure out which one is best (at least in the Mission area):
Another thing some people worry about when they choose an internet connection is obtaining a Static IP Address, here are screenshots of some of the prices for a static IP:
Telus (you need a business class of internet to qualify for this):
Teksavvy (you don't need a business class of internet, you can choose residential):
Here are two video examples of two different types of networks:
October 16, 2013 - Microsoft Word
Today we started working on Microsoft Office Word in IC3. We messed around with the basic features (at least basic to me, not sure about anyone else).
Here is the work that we did using Microsoft Word:
Green Soles Background:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-chRWOnFrL7anNpOU85bGprYzQ/edit?usp=sharing
Life's Medicine:
http://bit.ly/H4ibyR
Other than Microsoft Word we worked on our Compaqs making sure that they multi booted properly
Here is the work that we did using Microsoft Word:
Green Soles Background:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-chRWOnFrL7anNpOU85bGprYzQ/edit?usp=sharing
Life's Medicine:
http://bit.ly/H4ibyR
Other than Microsoft Word we worked on our Compaqs making sure that they multi booted properly
October 9, 2013 - Windows Registry, Dual booting Windows and Linux
Today we talked about the registry (regedit.exe) within Windows. The registry is where settings are saved in a huge database that Windows and other programs can call up at any point to access settings, file locations, etc.
Along with that, later in class we also talked about Dual booting Windows and Linux. Corey and I partnered for this because we both have previously done this. We worked on triple booting one of the Dell Optiplexs that we named Linus (after a YouTuber named Linus Sebastian [http://youtube.com/user/LinusTechTips, http://twitter.com/LinusTech]). We made him triple boot Windows 7, Lubuntu 13.04, and Mac OS X 10.7 Lion.
For installing Mac you should follow the tutorials on YouTube, for installing Lubuntu (you should have Windows 7/Vista/XP installed first as it likes being the first and only installed, especially Vista) you put the disc into the Disc Drive, boot from it, partition your hard drive for a swap partition and a data partition for Lubuntu (MAKE SURE THE DATA PARTITION IS SET TO / [if you don't know what you are doing that is] otherwise it will not install and just keep bringing up error messages on the installer) and click next, fill in the information it asks, and it will install, reboot and it will allow you to boot either into Windows or Lubuntu using Grub2 bootloader.
Along with that, later in class we also talked about Dual booting Windows and Linux. Corey and I partnered for this because we both have previously done this. We worked on triple booting one of the Dell Optiplexs that we named Linus (after a YouTuber named Linus Sebastian [http://youtube.com/user/LinusTechTips, http://twitter.com/LinusTech]). We made him triple boot Windows 7, Lubuntu 13.04, and Mac OS X 10.7 Lion.
For installing Mac you should follow the tutorials on YouTube, for installing Lubuntu (you should have Windows 7/Vista/XP installed first as it likes being the first and only installed, especially Vista) you put the disc into the Disc Drive, boot from it, partition your hard drive for a swap partition and a data partition for Lubuntu (MAKE SURE THE DATA PARTITION IS SET TO / [if you don't know what you are doing that is] otherwise it will not install and just keep bringing up error messages on the installer) and click next, fill in the information it asks, and it will install, reboot and it will allow you to boot either into Windows or Lubuntu using Grub2 bootloader.
October 10, 2013 - NTFS vs FAT
Today we messed around with different file systems by using gparted and Windows Disk Management to test out and see which Filesystem was faster. I worked on it with Corey and we found that NTFS took 74 seconds on a 700mb to copy and 78.4 seconds on FAT32. So only a 7% difference there.
Here is a video that shows the booting difference between FAT32 and NTFS:
Here is a different video talking about the differences betwen NTFS and FAT:
Here is a video that shows the booting difference between FAT32 and NTFS:
Here is a different video talking about the differences betwen NTFS and FAT:
October 8, 2013 - Control Panel, Partitioning, Installing Windows XP
Today we started working in the control panel and learning about the different settings and programs inside of it. We also used gparted to partition our Compaq's hard drive to install Windows XP on them. We ran both the XP installer and gparted from a bootable live USB stick that we created using LiLi (at least I personally used either Sardu or LiLi) and WinSetupFromUSB. We also installed all the drivers for the Compaqs (after we figured out using msinfo32 to the exact model of them).
Gparted: http://gparted.sourceforge.net/
WinSetupFromUSB: http://www.softpedia.com/get/PORTABLE-SOFTWARE/System/System-Enhancements/WinSetupFromUSB.shtml
LinuxLive USB Creator (LiLi): http://www.linuxliveusb.com/
Gparted: http://gparted.sourceforge.net/
WinSetupFromUSB: http://www.softpedia.com/get/PORTABLE-SOFTWARE/System/System-Enhancements/WinSetupFromUSB.shtml
LinuxLive USB Creator (LiLi): http://www.linuxliveusb.com/
September 24, 2013 - Animated GIFs, cache, opcodes
So today we talked about Cache, and we were told to make a GIF image
Resources:
System Information: Win+R -> msinfo32.exe
Animated GIF Maker by J. Ellis:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ir7noxl8ww6j8nz/ANIMATE.EXE
Opcode
http://sparksandflames.com/files/x86InstructionChart.html
http://www.jegerlehner.ch/intel/opcode.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opcode
http://net.cs.uni-bonn.de/fileadmin/user_upload/plohmann/x86_opcode_structure_and_instruction_overview.pdf
Resources:
System Information: Win+R -> msinfo32.exe
Animated GIF Maker by J. Ellis:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ir7noxl8ww6j8nz/ANIMATE.EXE
Opcode
http://sparksandflames.com/files/x86InstructionChart.html
http://www.jegerlehner.ch/intel/opcode.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opcode
http://net.cs.uni-bonn.de/fileadmin/user_upload/plohmann/x86_opcode_structure_and_instruction_overview.pdf
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Monday, October 7, 2013
October 7, 2013 - Bootable Windows XP, and Partition Editing
Today we continued our work on the bootable images of discs run off of USB. We (I sorta knew part of it, but didn't think it through fully) found out that some USB drives do not work for booting from on older machines, I ended up having to use the 4GB card one that I keep in my wallet and that worked.
Windows XP we ended up using WinSetupFromUSB.exe to run the installer off of USB. It worked fine for me. For Ultimate Boot CD I ended up just using the ISO that the teacher gave us and ran that through LiLi (Linux Live USB Creator) and it worked fine off of my card drive, but not my Red Kingston (which I usually use for booting from on other computers).
Tomorrow we are actually installing the operating systems. I am going to be installing Windows XP and Ubuntu (because he put up on the board about a UNIX based OS, and I personally prefer Ubuntu :p
Gparted we also found out had a limit of how much RAM it could utilize, so you technically can't make over 16 partitions without it failing and saying that it is corrupt, after using just about every partitioning utility on the UBCD drive I made and finding out that only one of them actually works to make more. The task we were given to find out about this was trying to get a small partition onto every letter of the alphabet to work within Windows for if we reinstalled it.
Windows XP we ended up using WinSetupFromUSB.exe to run the installer off of USB. It worked fine for me. For Ultimate Boot CD I ended up just using the ISO that the teacher gave us and ran that through LiLi (Linux Live USB Creator) and it worked fine off of my card drive, but not my Red Kingston (which I usually use for booting from on other computers).
Tomorrow we are actually installing the operating systems. I am going to be installing Windows XP and Ubuntu (because he put up on the board about a UNIX based OS, and I personally prefer Ubuntu :p
Gparted we also found out had a limit of how much RAM it could utilize, so you technically can't make over 16 partitions without it failing and saying that it is corrupt, after using just about every partitioning utility on the UBCD drive I made and finding out that only one of them actually works to make more. The task we were given to find out about this was trying to get a small partition onto every letter of the alphabet to work within Windows for if we reinstalled it.
Sepember 30, 2013 - Video Cards, Sound Cards, Multimedia Gear, unknown programs, and more excel
Today we talked about video cards and how they work, the amount of RAM needed for the different resolutions, the different resolutions, the different types of displays. Also about the adapters used alongside video cards to get them to work with monitors. There is a plentiful amount of different adapters out there for just about every plug and socket. We had to use excel to come up with a very simple spreadsheet to what we would spend $500 and $700 gift cards on to upgrade our personal rigs for the video cards and video cables/adapters
We talked about sound cards, and also did a bit of research of what ones are available and which one that we would personally put into our personal rigs.
One of our tasks was to use a program that we were not familiar with, and make a project with it. Our task was to use Sony Acid to produce a (hopefully decent) one minute music clip from samples that we were also not familiar with. My clip can be found here if you care to take a listen: https://www.dropbox.com/s/hz16gq9jat3d61c/MinuteLongMP%23.mp3
One of the side projects is keeping an excel worksheet up to update. With this excel sheet we are keeping track of a hockey pool that we selected, here is mine if you wish to take a look at it: https://www.dropbox.com/s/x83aek2f9dikok3/hockey_pool_2013.xlsx
We had to come up with an example image on a 7.1 surround sound system using MSPaint:
We talked about sound cards, and also did a bit of research of what ones are available and which one that we would personally put into our personal rigs.
One of our tasks was to use a program that we were not familiar with, and make a project with it. Our task was to use Sony Acid to produce a (hopefully decent) one minute music clip from samples that we were also not familiar with. My clip can be found here if you care to take a listen: https://www.dropbox.com/s/hz16gq9jat3d61c/MinuteLongMP%23.mp3
One of the side projects is keeping an excel worksheet up to update. With this excel sheet we are keeping track of a hockey pool that we selected, here is mine if you wish to take a look at it: https://www.dropbox.com/s/x83aek2f9dikok3/hockey_pool_2013.xlsx
We had to come up with an example image on a 7.1 surround sound system using MSPaint:
Sunday, October 6, 2013
October 4, 2013 - Bootable USB Software,
Today we worked on bootable USB software
My USB drives have not given as much trouble for booting as it had today...Usually I just run something like Unetbootin (one of the pieces of software that the teacher suggested also) and it works, but on Wendall (the name of the Compaq computer I am using this course) it just doesn't...not even the Sardu drives that I have are working, I am having to use Plop Boot Manager boot CD, but the teacher doesn't want that.
Tyler, Brandon, and I also went and talked to Studio75 (the esthetics and hairdressing classes in our school) about our IDS project (the volunteer one we have to do for our course), and got their feedback on what we are hoping to achieve by the end of the project.
My USB drives have not given as much trouble for booting as it had today...Usually I just run something like Unetbootin (one of the pieces of software that the teacher suggested also) and it works, but on Wendall (the name of the Compaq computer I am using this course) it just doesn't...not even the Sardu drives that I have are working, I am having to use Plop Boot Manager boot CD, but the teacher doesn't want that.
Tyler, Brandon, and I also went and talked to Studio75 (the esthetics and hairdressing classes in our school) about our IDS project (the volunteer one we have to do for our course), and got their feedback on what we are hoping to achieve by the end of the project.
Thursday, October 3, 2013
October 3, 2013 - IC3, Operating Systems
Today we talked about operating systems. Mac, Windows, Unix, Linux, those are all desktop operating systems. Symbian, Android, iOS, Palm, Windows Phone 7/8, they are all mobile (or handheld) operating systems. The main one that we have focused on so far is Windows.
Me personally, I have a bit of knowledge in Linux and Mac as well (more Linux than Mac though). I have used Windows back since Windows 95, Ubuntu since 8.04, and Mac since 10.4 Tiger.
Linux is a (usually) free set of operating systems that are known as distributions. The more well-known ones are the Ubuntu family (Ubuntu, Kubuntu, etc.), Mint Linux, Red Hat (paid for enterprise Linux distribution), and Puppy Linux. I personally used to dual boot Windows 7 and Ubuntu on my original Dell Inspiron 1525 Laptop that I got a few years ago. Linux will run on older hardware pretty steadily
Mac OS X is a paid operating system that is developed my Apple Inc.. To use the Mac OS X line of operating systems you (usually, unless you are willing to do some hacking) have to own a Mac device, whether that be a Macbook (notebook), Macbook Air (notebook), Macbook Pro (notebook), Mac Mini (mini-desktop) or a Mac Pro (desktop). Mac is well known for not getting viruses and for being good on the battery of the notebooks. Macs can and will get viruses, and most of the Mac viruses will hit the system hard (I can speak from experience trying to help a teacher recover from one). The reason that their so good on battery is because of the specialized hardware that the operating system is developed for, unlike Windows which has so many different hardware developers for it. Last year I obtained a 2010 Macbook Pro for Christmas to continue my work on App development, so I have been able to work with that line of OSs recently, as well as when I helped out around my elementary school.
Microsoft's Windows is the operating system that I am most accompanied with. Windows started as an operating system simply known as MS-DOS, which stood for Microsoft Disc Operating System and was released in 1981. Now there is Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8 that are out on the market and still commonly used today. I have had a lot of experience the past couple years with Windows XP and Windows 7, and just recently picked up a Windows 8 notebook for the course (with a Windows 7 virtual machine, and Windows 7 partition on my Macbook).
With Windows, all the way back to Windows XP, there have been multiple versions of the same operating system but with different features added onto it, here are charts that will (hopefully) make it clear on the upgrade paths of Windows
Me personally, I have a bit of knowledge in Linux and Mac as well (more Linux than Mac though). I have used Windows back since Windows 95, Ubuntu since 8.04, and Mac since 10.4 Tiger.
Linux is a (usually) free set of operating systems that are known as distributions. The more well-known ones are the Ubuntu family (Ubuntu, Kubuntu, etc.), Mint Linux, Red Hat (paid for enterprise Linux distribution), and Puppy Linux. I personally used to dual boot Windows 7 and Ubuntu on my original Dell Inspiron 1525 Laptop that I got a few years ago. Linux will run on older hardware pretty steadily
Mac OS X is a paid operating system that is developed my Apple Inc.. To use the Mac OS X line of operating systems you (usually, unless you are willing to do some hacking) have to own a Mac device, whether that be a Macbook (notebook), Macbook Air (notebook), Macbook Pro (notebook), Mac Mini (mini-desktop) or a Mac Pro (desktop). Mac is well known for not getting viruses and for being good on the battery of the notebooks. Macs can and will get viruses, and most of the Mac viruses will hit the system hard (I can speak from experience trying to help a teacher recover from one). The reason that their so good on battery is because of the specialized hardware that the operating system is developed for, unlike Windows which has so many different hardware developers for it. Last year I obtained a 2010 Macbook Pro for Christmas to continue my work on App development, so I have been able to work with that line of OSs recently, as well as when I helped out around my elementary school.
Microsoft's Windows is the operating system that I am most accompanied with. Windows started as an operating system simply known as MS-DOS, which stood for Microsoft Disc Operating System and was released in 1981. Now there is Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8 that are out on the market and still commonly used today. I have had a lot of experience the past couple years with Windows XP and Windows 7, and just recently picked up a Windows 8 notebook for the course (with a Windows 7 virtual machine, and Windows 7 partition on my Macbook).
With Windows, all the way back to Windows XP, there have been multiple versions of the same operating system but with different features added onto it, here are charts that will (hopefully) make it clear on the upgrade paths of Windows
Windows 7 Specific Upgrade Path Chart:
Windows 8 Upgrade Paths Chart:
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
October 2, 2013 - Troubleshooting, ISO to USB,
Yesterday we had to know how to copy a CD/DVD, today we continued that, as well as we had to use a program called "ISO to USB" to turn the CD/DVD copy that we made into a bootable (if needed) USB copy of the disc to use on a (theoretical) computer with
We had to come up with a simple PowerPoint of 5 questions that we should ask people if they call us about IT problems to see about fixing it over the phone.
One of the things I am really looking forward to is the networking section of the course. I have always found connecting multiple computers together really interesting.
In Teksyndicate's newest video, they do a short segment about CompTIA A+ Certification, if you want to see it, here is the link to the section where they talk about it: http://youtu.be/CzbKTpcFsIo?t=27m51s
Sunday, September 29, 2013
September 27, 2013 - Access Databases...
Today we worked with Microsoft Office Access databases...and today most of the class, including myself, have figured out that we share a common major dislike for that software...
Here is a picture of my Access database project that I did in class:
Here is a picture of my Access database project that I did in class:
Dropbox link to the document:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/iqlqdg4g2t3rcvp/Bank%20Account%20Transactions.accdb
We had to come up with a list of transactions for a bank account on Access, and come up with a statement that shows one month Credit transactions only, not debit or chequeing like we also had to add to the Access database.
I understand that it is an awesome program for making databases, but I personally prefer working with Mysql as that is how I was taught to use, and I don't find as annoying as some people may think it is.
Saturday, September 28, 2013
September 26, 2013 - Excel, Letterhead, and being a good technician
Today in class we talked about being a good technician.
Looking for the part, acting the part, knowing the part, and being the part. Also on how to be safe at the workplace as well.
We worked on a letterhead for our "company", Corey and I each made one for T-Tech Media, mine is here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/z2fqghz2xvb3mcd/T-Tech%20Letterhead%20Template.pdf
We were also given a task at the last half an hour of the day to come with a maximum 2 minute video on showing the differences between a good technician and a bad technician, below is a embedded YouTube copy of mine and Tyler's video that we made:
Looking for the part, acting the part, knowing the part, and being the part. Also on how to be safe at the workplace as well.
We worked on a letterhead for our "company", Corey and I each made one for T-Tech Media, mine is here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/z2fqghz2xvb3mcd/T-Tech%20Letterhead%20Template.pdf
We were also given a task at the last half an hour of the day to come with a maximum 2 minute video on showing the differences between a good technician and a bad technician, below is a embedded YouTube copy of mine and Tyler's video that we made:
Monday, September 23, 2013
September 23, 2013 - CPU, Thermal Paste, Goldilocks
Today I finally had done my presentation on "Goldilocks and the Three Bears".
If you wish to see it on Slideshare, here is the link:
http://www.slideshare.net/ThomasHine1/goldilocks-presentation-for-riverside-itt
Today we talked about CPUs, APUs, dual core, single core, and a lot more.
We also got to present about multicore CPUs vs single core CPUs
A single core processor has to split up a task to be able to run the process fully, while a mutlicore one can process it all at once.
After we presented, we got to install heatsinks on a CPU at the back of the room, when I went to remove the heatsink from a CPU that a classmate did, the CPU came up with the heatsink. It ended up that when I went to put the CPU back into the socket (I made sure everything was lined up) the pins were bent. Corey ended up lightly bending the pins back by first using an empty tip of a mechanical pencil, then using a very fine ended flat head screwdriver to finely bend them back. After him doing that it managed to fit back into
Here is a couple videos on how to put on thermal paste:
If you wish to see it on Slideshare, here is the link:
http://www.slideshare.net/ThomasHine1/goldilocks-presentation-for-riverside-itt
Today we talked about CPUs, APUs, dual core, single core, and a lot more.
We also got to present about multicore CPUs vs single core CPUs
A single core processor has to split up a task to be able to run the process fully, while a mutlicore one can process it all at once.
After we presented, we got to install heatsinks on a CPU at the back of the room, when I went to remove the heatsink from a CPU that a classmate did, the CPU came up with the heatsink. It ended up that when I went to put the CPU back into the socket (I made sure everything was lined up) the pins were bent. Corey ended up lightly bending the pins back by first using an empty tip of a mechanical pencil, then using a very fine ended flat head screwdriver to finely bend them back. After him doing that it managed to fit back into
Here is a couple videos on how to put on thermal paste:
Friday, September 20, 2013
Sepetember 19, 2013 - Phone calls and Triple Monitors
We worked on doing phone calls for our practicums...I sucked at it, although it was really funny when everyone else did it. I really need to get better at doing phone calls as I will be doing quite a few this year between this course and Scouts.
Corey also brought in his computer and we managed to hook up 3 monitors to it, after class we showed our teacher about it.
Corey also brought in his computer and we managed to hook up 3 monitors to it, after class we showed our teacher about it.
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
September 18, 2013 - RAM and more Internal Compute work
Today we learned about RAM, I took a few Cornell notes as I could not keep up with the teacher again...hopefully I won't do that bad on the test/quiz tomorrow...
Me and Corey got MemTest86 working on a Dell computer, not one of the white ones like we were supposed to...oops...either way, we got it working, and I believe our teacher was talking about "oh, maybe that computer could just...disappear".
I keep forgetting to bring my disc book of software cd's to class, and also keep forgetting that not all computers that have USB ports can boot from them.
Me and Corey got MemTest86 working on a Dell computer, not one of the white ones like we were supposed to...oops...either way, we got it working, and I believe our teacher was talking about "oh, maybe that computer could just...disappear".
I keep forgetting to bring my disc book of software cd's to class, and also keep forgetting that not all computers that have USB ports can boot from them.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Monday, September 16, 2013
Thursday, September 12, 2013
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