Topic, topics, topics...

Here are some areas that Keith wants to cover in future podcasts….Topics, topics, topics....I’m very interested in Storage/online/nearline backup/Also wondering what rob is doing about firewallsI can talk about the new Apple intel dual core Mac Book Pro....I’ll find something mac to talk about....hahahI’d love to talk about disaster recovery techniques....What everyone is doing to protect their org...backup being just part of itIn my project plan:1. Rolling out Act for Web...plenty of headaches with the data set. Anyone else doing CRM?2. We are beginning the switch from Quark to InDesign, and managed workflow, but not that interesting to anyone not in publishing3. In the process of adding high speed cable or DSL to take the strain off our T-1 Infrastructure, doing all Sonic wall's, its going great. Awesome for DR too.Questions:On the web side....

1. Anyone running a RSS server, what are u using


2. colo hosting, who are you guys using

Configuring Magnetic Stripe Reader

I am sure there is very few people out there who would ever have the need to know this but Scott and I spent an entire day figuring it out so I thought it would be a good idea to post up here in case anyone ever needed it. The task at hand was configuring the hardware settings on an Omni Combined Bar Code and Magnetic Stripe Reader to provide a custom output from the mag stripe to an input field within our ERP system.

These commands create a DATA FIELD that will print eight numbers with a Z At the beginning.


/E/D/FJ
JA
1
JC
l
JF
0
2
JF
0
8
JJ
Z
JK
D
B
JZ

To reset if needed ::
/E/D/FJ
JX
JZ

To turn off data entry mode

/E/D/FJ
JA
0

Podcast Updates

Here is topics I am working on for the second episode recording of the Stockton Tech Podcast.
We should be all set to record our own audio tracks for this one.

Discuss:
New Blog Location (http://caxton.stockton.edu/stocktontech/).  iTunes update coming waiting on RSS customization.
Change to weekly recordings?

Interesting Tech News to discuss: (Obviously we can alter and add as the recording time gets closer)
- XP on a MAC http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4816520.stm
     However no EFI support for Vista http://apcmag.com/apc/v3.nsf/0/E666E4A0A303D9AACA25712C008166C4
- Using Digg for Stock Manipulation http://www.siliconvalleysleuth.com/2006/03/digg_is_used_fo.html
- IE7 oh boy… http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,125142,00.asp
- Dell Expands Outsourcing IT operations to India (http://www.theregister.com/2006/03/20/dell_india_grow/)
- Google Sued over Search Results http://money.cnn.com/2006/03/18/technology/google_lawsuit.reut/index.htm?cnn=yes

Tech Topics:
- What's everyone doing with VMWARE
- Enterprise Backup Solutions - Scott and Bob will explain what is being done @ RSC and then highlight neat demo from EMC (http://www.emc.com/solutions/bura/backup/index.jsp)

- Firewalls (Rob)

43 Folders

If you have seen 43 Folders yet, this is definetly a site to visit. It is a site that all IT managers need to review. There is weekly podcast that is broadcast by Merlin Mann that is certainly worth a listen.