Okay, so Windows 10 turns out to NOT be the last Windows ever, and in Micro$oft tradition Windows 11 is a bloated, invasive operating system that will sap your computer resources to the max. If you are in Ogemaw, Oscoda, Roscommon, or other regions within 50 miles of Rose City, MI, and are on Windows 10 you may need to assess your needs for upgrade before Windows 10 is no longer under Micro$oft support. This may require hardware replacement costing hundreds of dollars, a “hack” to make your current system accept the next Windows, or leaving Micro$oft altogether to use an open source, free to use Linux operating system with all the bells and whistles you need without the constraints and restraints that Micro$oft places on you. If you are looking toward the future and wish to consult with a knowledgeable source about your computing need in regards to operating systems you can get in touch at jeff@jeffdoesit.biz and I will be happy to help.
Category: Networking
Articles and information on computer networking for small to medium sized businesses (SMB).
The Real Story Behind Facebook Moderation and Your Petty Reports | The Internet Offends Me
Love it or hate it, Facebook is a big thing in our society. Something that big is going to have some really good things happening within. Unfortunately, something that big will also have some of the worst things imaginable within. It is, after all, made of people. The following blog post gives a glimpse behind the curtain of Facebook:
“THE REAL STORY BEHIND FACEBOOK MODERATION AND YOUR PETTY REPORTS
Imagine going to work every day and at the start of your day, with your first cup of coffee, you sit down to glance at be-headings, children in the process of being raped, human bodies in various stages of decomposition, the living and dead results of domestic violence, hanging bodies of 10 year old boys accused of being gay, real-life snuff films and bloody dog fighting rings and their subsequent results. Can you think up a human horror? I’ve probably seen it or a picture or video of something very similar. It’s fair to say that some of the people who work around me do not fare so well. Often they end up suffering from the endless barrage of horror they witness 8 to 12 hours per day. Did I share that *most* of these people make around a dollar per hour to do this job? That’s the truth. Not me though. I am an American who demands rights and all, so I make approximately $29 dollars per hour more than them. Technically, I don’t even have to do anymore than make sure they are clicking the buttons in the correct order. I don’t have to look at the images, but most of the time my focus on remaining unbiased in the face of, makes me do so anyway.
It’s Not All Blood and Guts, Sometimes it’s Worse…”
Read the full article here:The Real Story Behind Facebook Moderation and Your Petty Reports | The Internet Offends Me.
Networking the small and mid-sized business (SMB)
If your business is in the Small to Medium Business (SMB) range (10 to 100 employees), and computers are part of the work environment, you may want to ask yourself a couple of questions: Do you have multiple instances of the same software spread throughout your plant? Maybe you have different versions of the same business documents on multiple computers, making the latest version difficult to track down.
If this sounds like your operation, you’re not alone. Putting all your computers onto a network would give you better control of things. But, mention the word “network” to some business owners and you can see their eyes glaze over at the thought of high-priced contractors, expensive hardware, and months of development.
It doesn’t have to be that way. Networking has been an integral function of most operating systems since at least Windows NT (the underlying code base for every Windows since Windows 98). And Unix (the daddy to Linux) was built for networking, so it should come as no surprise that Linux machines can talk to each other “out of the box”, after a little tweaking. The hardest part of networking is figuring out exactly what you want to do with it.
In most cases, your networking needs will be few:
- An email system so your employees can talk to each other and your business contacts
- a file repository so that your people can store, find, and edit important documents
- an application server so that you can have all your software in one place and keep it up-to-date easily (note, this doesn’t necessarily reduce your licensing fees, but it helps with application management)
- a Database server so that you can maintain information easily.
This may sound like a lot for an SMB, but all these servers can live on one server. Ok, that sounds confusing. It may help to know a little nomenclature. There are two kinds of “server”; the actual hardware (computer), and the application software (program). The hardware, if robust enough, can handle all the bullet-point items above and still function as a work station for someone. It wasn’t always that way, but with new multi-core processors on the market in typical desktop computers, there is enough power to accomplish this type of multi-tasking.
There are advantages to networking, and with a little research you can probably accomplish the task in a few hours. If you don’t have the time, or you just don’t trust yourself, you can always hire a contractor. I know a guy…jeff@jeffdoesit.biz