Cut It Out!
Great thanks to Full House co-star, multi-talented actor and comedian, Dave Coulier, who joined us today to tell us about his own website, Cut It Out. Dave also spoke about his concerns over Internet content, and shared some of his "character" voices with us, like Bullwinkle, Popeye, and Waldorf and Statler. And for additional interview segments, available via streaming audio, visit Internet Insider InDepth.
Crucial Technology Memory Challenge Winner
Congratulations to this week's Crucial Technology Memory Challenge winner, Listener Harley from Santa Clara, CA. Harley knew that the list of applications we mentioned all provide assistance in hard disk management.
CD-ROM R and RW Options
Listener Steve from Crystal Lake, IL called because he's considering buying a recordable or rewritable CD-ROM drive and is looking for information. Well, Steve, we are currently compiling a list of resources for you and our other listeners to investigate. Stay tuned, and make sure you've subscribed to our Insider TipLetter.
Educational Options
Listener David from Buffalo Grove, IL is considering a career change to a technical occupation, and is wondering what field, if any, in which he should specialize. He is also wondering what to look for when searching for classes and schools. He mentioned a program that included specialization in Windows 98. We think that any educational choice David makes should include Windows NT and Windows 2000. Since those are business-focused Operating Systems, rather than consumer OS's like Windows 98, most companies will look for individuals who have experience with those. Other systems in which you may wish to get certification include these:
- Microsoft offers this site as an outline for its own certification program.
- This is a site that offers information for Oracle's certification program.
- This is Novell's certification FAQ page.
And remember, David, that you will probably be spending a lot of money on this schooling. This is probably an area where you will want to do careful research before you make a decision. Try not only checking to the various curricula available, but also contacting the Human Resource departments of some of your local technology companies to find out what sort of skill sets they look for when hiring.
Modem Not Responding
Listener Mike from Washington state called because, whenever he starts up the computer he recently built and tries to go on-line, he gets an error message advising that his modem is not accessible. We think he may be having an IRQ conflict. This means that two devices are trying to access the same interrupt request setting, and one of them (in this case, the modem) is not being recognized. Here are the steps to verify what IRQ your modem is set to and how to change the setting:
- Go to the [Start] menu, point at [Settings] and then choose [Control Panel].
- Double-click [System] and then choose the [Device Manager] tab.
- Click on the "+" next to the modem entry, then double click on the device.
- In the next window, choose the [Resources] tab. In this window you should be able to find which Interrupt Request the modem is set to. If you need to change it, clear the check from the "Use Automatic Settings," highlight the device in the list, and click on the [Change Setting] button.
- Note that if there are no conflicts, you will not be able to change that setting.
