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Posted on in Networking
The IEEE802.16 standard defines five Quality of Service (QoS) classes.
UGS was designed to accommodate services that create fixed-size data packets on a regular basis. This class offers grants on a periodic basis and removes the need for subscriber unit access requests. This QoS class …
Posted on in voice
If you use a new Linksys VoIP phone (for example, the Linksys SPA942), you probably don't have to worry about the change to Daylight Savings Time that began in 2007. By default, your phone has the right information about when Daylight Savings Time begins and ends.
On the other hand …
Posted on in Software
Google may have added this feature back in October, but I'm just now noticing it. Although I don't use footnotes very often, I know some folks that really like them. Alex at GoogleOS pointed out some issues with the new footnote system when they first hit the scene.
Somewhat related …
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You might run into a situation where you have multiple PRIs or T1s for outbound calling on your Cisco Access Server (Cisco AS5350 or other model). In order to ensure that all outbound calls are using both circuits, you need to configure two outbound dial peers. In order for the …
Posted on in Programming
Whenever I start a new software project, I spend way too much time trying to
figure out what I'm going to call it. I try to think of something clever, but I'm
never really satisfied with what I come up with. (I suppose this means I'm not
clever.) Starting with …
Posted on in System Administration
Those that know me may have heard me rant about my "Reverting Mac Dock Icon Problem." The problem is this: I have put a folder on my Dock and every time I log out or reboot, the icon reverts from my custom icon to the default folder icon. To fix …
Posted on in IT Management
It is no secret that organizational strategy is linked to market strategy. When a company first begins to move into the global marketplace, it must decide how it will interact with each market. The company could decide to utilize a multinational strategy. This strategy develops products and marketing specific to …
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An archival Cisco IOS T.37 fax configuration FAQ covering attachment filenames and sender-address limitations.
Posted on in IT Management
North American companies have a long history of marketing blunders in the international marketplace. The most famous example is GM's attempt to sell the Chevy Nova in Mexico despite the fact that "no va" is Spanish for "no go." That story is old news and has been retold to the …
Posted on in Programming
I stumbled across this interesting image evolution project on AlteredQualia yesterday. This project takes Roger Alsing's example of image evolution using polygon rendering and re-implements it in JavaScript. I decided to run my own test against my avatar images. Both results use 50 polygons with 6 vertices.
Originally, I started …
Posted on in Programming
In previous coding examples, I've used Assembla to
demonstrate some Subversion interactions. At the
time, Assembla offered a free Subversion repository bundled with some really nice
development tools. In fairness to all Slaptijack readers, I need to point out
that Assembla's Andy Singleton announced the
end of free plans
(except …
Posted on in IT Management
Company X is a fictional manufacturer of gourmet snacks and treats.
Studies have shown that a large number of Internet users are concerned about privacy and security. According to one study, 87 percent of Americans fear their credit card information will be stolen or misused. Additionally, 89 percent fear that …
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I recently received an email from a reader looking for advice on how to get into server and network engineering. I thought these questions were relevant for anyone starting on the server or network engineer career path. If you can think of any other career related questions, feel free to …
Posted on in Networking
Preserve Cisco router DHCP leases across a reboot by configuring a DHCP database agent, verifying successful writes, and choosing a storage target that fits the platform.
Posted on in Graphics Design
On a whim today I decided to give Sumo Paint a try. I'm
really surprised with the quality of this product. I never would have guessed that
a free, browser-based image editing tool would be so responsive and easy to use.
If you're into image editing, why not give it …
