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Every human has their own unique boundaries that they feel the most comfortable in. The more you respect you own boundaries and let people know they exist the easier your career in tech will be. Beyond simply setting basic boundaries you should also think about what events are likely to end up causing issues and to make a decision to avoid them. If you act stupid when you drink it's probably wise not to join in office happy hours... If your coworkers act stupid when they drink avoiding functions with alcohol may do a lot to keep your professional relationships functional. Too many times in the modern world of "startup" life business and personal life intersect in such ways that end up causing professional issues that could have easily been avoided.

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Info Level: Beginner Presenter: Eli the Computer Guy Date Created: October 13, 2010 Length of Class: 69 Minutes Tracks Computer Security /Integrity Prerequisites Introduction to Risk Assessment Purpose of Class This class teaches students how to conduct a Risk Assessment Topics Covered The Risk Assessment Process What to Look for in a Risk Assessment Class Notes Introduction Security is just good technology Risk is a business decision Assessment Process Overview Determine Vulnreabilities Determine Threats Determine Assets Determine Buiness Justifications Interview the Owner/ CEO What's your business? What do you do? How computer dependant are you? How comfortabale with technology are you? How many employees? How many employees with computers? What problems are you currently having? What are your concerns? Do You have legal requirements for data? How are your systems currently being used? Do you own/ can you make changes to the building? Do you have maintenance contracts with other IT companies. Current Operational Security Procedures Known Threats -- Natural/ Employees/ Outsiders What is your Risk tolerance What's you IT Budget? Observer infrastructure Quality of cabling? Quality/ age of equipment Physical Appearance of equipment? Pointless equipment? Physical Security Talk with Employees What problems are you having? Is there something that can make your life better? Documentation Analysis Who/ What When/ Where /Why? Is the software accessible Systems Analysis Sit down at the computers/ equipment and determine their current state Not enough RAM can cause as much economic loss as a virus! Create a Plan and Brief Client Create a plan spelling out vulnerabilities, threats, assets Plan should have as few options as possible Plan should have steps -- first infrastructure, then computers, then policies Focus on business reasons Determine feasibility and Get buy in Mitigation Process As you work the plan continue to assess systems and situation Is the planned solution still the best solution?

Info Level: Beginner Presenter: Eli the Computer Guy Date Created: November 8, 2011 Length of Class: 22 Minutes Tracks Networking Prerequisites Understand basic network concepts Purpose of Class This class teaches students how to use NetBalancer to restrict how much network bandwidth individual applications use on a Windows computer. Chapters Introduction (00:00) Demonstration (05:47) Final Thoughts (16:48) Class Notes Introduction Bandwidth throttling allows you to control how much bandwidth applications of computers use Demonstration NetBalancer allows you to view information such as the connecting IP address or Domain Name, it shows you both speed and amount of data that has been transferred In order to either upload or download files you need some bandwidth in the opposite direction. If you are downloading data you need some upload speed for client/ server communication. Resources NetBalancer https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr...

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Info Level: Intermediate Presenter: Eli the Computer Guy Date Created: April 17, 2013 Length of Class: 26:25 Research Assistance: Tracks Windows Server 2012 Prerequisites None Purpose of Class Class Notes Organizational Units are used to Group Users and Computers together so that you can assign Security to them easily GPO's or Group Policy Objects are the actual Security Policies that will be assigned. Security and Permissions are different things. GPO's allow you to do things such as restrict the usage of Task Manager from some users regardless of which computer they log into, or to map a specific drive whenever a user logs in. Process to Create and Assign GPO's Create an Organizational Unit Move User or Computer Into OU Create GPO Assign OU to GPO Steps: Group Policy Management Right Click "Group Policy Objects" and Select "New" Give Name to GPO Click "OK" In Right hand Window Right Click new GPO and Select "Edit" Edit GPO to your needs In Left Pane Right Click your Domain Name and Select "New Organizational Unit" Give Name and Click "OK" In Left Pane Right Click new Organizational Unit and Select "Link an Existing GPO" Select GPO You want to be linked Open Active Directory Users and Computers from Server Manager dashboard Go to Users Folder Right Click the User you want to be controlled by the Organizational Unit and Select "Move" Select Organizational Unit from Folder Tree and Click "OK" Go to CLIENT Computer (Windows 8,7,Vista) Log in as User and GPO should be in Effect (If user is currently logged in, Log them Out and then back in) Corrections Lab Setup Used in Demonstration The ETCG Host Computer Specs are: ASUS Model: CM6870US01 16 GB of RAM 1 TB 7200 RPM Hard Drive i7 3.4 GHz Intel Processor VirtualBox Windows Server 2012 Machine Virtual Machine AD, DNS and DHCP have been setup Domain ETCG.com has been created Networking Configuration in VirtualBox = Internal Windows 8 Machine Virtual Machine Already a member of the Domain (Etcg.com) Networking Configuration in VirtualBox = Internal

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NEW CONTENT ON: http://www.FailedNormal.com 65 Minutes Synopsis: This class teaches students how to troubleshoot and fix the most common laptop hardware problems. Prerequisites: Computer Anatomy This class talks about: Purchasing Laptop Parts Replacing LCD Screens Replacing LCD Inverters Replacing Keyboards Installing RAM Replacing Hard Drives Replacing Optical Drives

Every human has their own unique boundaries that they feel the most comfortable in. The more you respect you own boundaries and let people know they exist the easier your career in tech will be. Beyond simply setting basic boundaries you should also think about what events are likely to end up causing issues and to make a decision to avoid them. If you act stupid when you drink it's probably wise not to join in office happy hours... If your coworkers act stupid when they drink avoiding functions with alcohol may do a lot to keep your professional relationships functional. Too many times in the modern world of "startup" life business and personal life intersect in such ways that end up causing professional issues that could have easily been avoided.

TITLE SPONSOR: For detailed information on the new Spiceworks Profiles: http://goo.gl/gfGBJP Already like what you hear about Spiceworks Profiles? Set up yours now: http://goo.gl/o0vB0p Want to see sample IT Profiles and how they helped share IT Pros' career paths? Download a free IT Career Advice eBook: http://goo.gl/UReX8T Today's Topic: TODAY'S TOPIC: Today we interview Jason Hogan who is the Managing Director of the Baltimore office of Experis IT which is a Tech Staffing company: http://goo.gl/iT8eAF *************** Please Visit our Sponsors!!! *************** Altaro - Free HyperV Backup Software - http://goo.gl/K8SzFN B and B Electronics - FREE White Paper on Fiber Optic Network Cable Installation - http://goo.gl/8vcAGv Nerds We Can Fix That - Start Your Own Computer Services Franchise - http://goo.gl/WVaER1 TotalSem - A+, Net+, Security+ Books and Test Prep - http://goo.gl/GqeP3W JustMailTo - Website "Contact Us" App - http://goo.gl/CiC2mq Phoenix Contact - Industrial Networking Equipment - http://goo.gl/XCUNST Adaxes - Active Directory Management and Automation http://goo.gl/jD4Q7J Authentic8 - FREE SaaS Team Password Mangement - http://goo.gl/DDDvk8 Veeam - FREE Training on Backup in Virtualized Environments - http://goo.gl/GFYaTg Spiceworks - FREE Network/ Mobile Device Management - http://goo.gl/BJt9c1 *********** For More Eli The Computer Guy... ************* Website: http://www.EliTheComputerGuy.com Facebook: http://www.Facebook.com/EliComputerGuy Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/EliComputerGuy Google+: https://plus.google.com/+Elithecomput... Today's Review:

Info Level: Beginner Presenter: Eli the Computer Guy Date Created: October 13, 2010 Length of Class: 69 Minutes Tracks Computer Security /Integrity Prerequisites Introduction to Risk Assessment Purpose of Class This class teaches students how to conduct a Risk Assessment Topics Covered The Risk Assessment Process What to Look for in a Risk Assessment Class Notes Introduction Security is just good technology Risk is a business decision Assessment Process Overview Determine Vulnreabilities Determine Threats Determine Assets Determine Buiness Justifications Interview the Owner/ CEO What's your business? What do you do? How computer dependant are you? How comfortabale with technology are you? How many employees? How many employees with computers? What problems are you currently having? What are your concerns? Do You have legal requirements for data? How are your systems currently being used? Do you own/ can you make changes to the building? Do you have maintenance contracts with other IT companies. Current Operational Security Procedures Known Threats -- Natural/ Employees/ Outsiders What is your Risk tolerance What's you IT Budget? Observer infrastructure Quality of cabling? Quality/ age of equipment Physical Appearance of equipment? Pointless equipment? Physical Security Talk with Employees What problems are you having? Is there something that can make your life better? Documentation Analysis Who/ What When/ Where /Why? Is the software accessible Systems Analysis Sit down at the computers/ equipment and determine their current state Not enough RAM can cause as much economic loss as a virus! Create a Plan and Brief Client Create a plan spelling out vulnerabilities, threats, assets Plan should have as few options as possible Plan should have steps -- first infrastructure, then computers, then policies Focus on business reasons Determine feasibility and Get buy in Mitigation Process As you work the plan continue to assess systems and situation Is the planned solution still the best solution?

Info Level: Beginner Presenter: Eli the Computer Guy Date Created: November 8, 2011 Length of Class: 22 Minutes Tracks Networking Prerequisites Understand basic network concepts Purpose of Class This class teaches students how to use NetBalancer to restrict how much network bandwidth individual applications use on a Windows computer. Chapters Introduction (00:00) Demonstration (05:47) Final Thoughts (16:48) Class Notes Introduction Bandwidth throttling allows you to control how much bandwidth applications of computers use Demonstration NetBalancer allows you to view information such as the connecting IP address or Domain Name, it shows you both speed and amount of data that has been transferred In order to either upload or download files you need some bandwidth in the opposite direction. If you are downloading data you need some upload speed for client/ server communication. Resources NetBalancer https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr...

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Info Level: Intermediate Presenter: Eli the Computer Guy Date Created: April 17, 2013 Length of Class: 26:25 Research Assistance: Tracks Windows Server 2012 Prerequisites None Purpose of Class Class Notes Organizational Units are used to Group Users and Computers together so that you can assign Security to them easily GPO's or Group Policy Objects are the actual Security Policies that will be assigned. Security and Permissions are different things. GPO's allow you to do things such as restrict the usage of Task Manager from some users regardless of which computer they log into, or to map a specific drive whenever a user logs in. Process to Create and Assign GPO's Create an Organizational Unit Move User or Computer Into OU Create GPO Assign OU to GPO Steps: Group Policy Management Right Click "Group Policy Objects" and Select "New" Give Name to GPO Click "OK" In Right hand Window Right Click new GPO and Select "Edit" Edit GPO to your needs In Left Pane Right Click your Domain Name and Select "New Organizational Unit" Give Name and Click "OK" In Left Pane Right Click new Organizational Unit and Select "Link an Existing GPO" Select GPO You want to be linked Open Active Directory Users and Computers from Server Manager dashboard Go to Users Folder Right Click the User you want to be controlled by the Organizational Unit and Select "Move" Select Organizational Unit from Folder Tree and Click "OK" Go to CLIENT Computer (Windows 8,7,Vista) Log in as User and GPO should be in Effect (If user is currently logged in, Log them Out and then back in) Corrections Lab Setup Used in Demonstration The ETCG Host Computer Specs are: ASUS Model: CM6870US01 16 GB of RAM 1 TB 7200 RPM Hard Drive i7 3.4 GHz Intel Processor VirtualBox Windows Server 2012 Machine Virtual Machine AD, DNS and DHCP have been setup Domain ETCG.com has been created Networking Configuration in VirtualBox = Internal Windows 8 Machine Virtual Machine Already a member of the Domain (Etcg.com) Networking Configuration in VirtualBox = Internal

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