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| I'm always on the lookout for apps that can ease my workload or free up some room in my budget, and open source applications are an excellent way for me to accomplish both.
If you're in the same boat as me, hopefully you're already utilizing some open source options. If not, I've put together this list of two dozen great applications that I can depend on to keep things running smoothly on my office LAN and customer systems as well. Some of these you'll recognize, but I hope that there are some that are new to you as well.
PING - I may be beating a dead horse here with my love of PING, but it's just a great piece of open source. Drive imaging with network and spanning support, password blanking, it's just an excellent ... View More |
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| What Steps Can I Take to Become a Computer Technician?
1. Learn about comptuers.
If you have an aptitude for electronics, math and computers, and are interested in becoming a computer technician, begin by taking some classes in high school. If you have already graduated from high school, and are wondering how to become a computer technician, take some introductory courses on networks and operating systems. You'll quickly learn whether this is the right field for you. If you have any older or outdated computers at home, disassemble them and use online manuals to study how they work. Barbara Viola, president of the Association of Information Technology Professionals, says many high school students who want to know how to become a computer ... View More |
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