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.
Saturday, November 23, 2013
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
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