Thursday, September 17, 2015

Information Technology - Hardware - Abbrevations



ACRONYM SPELLED OUT
AC alternating current
ACL access control list
ACPI advanced configuration power interface
ACT activity
ADSL asymmetrical digital subscriber line
AGP accelerated graphics port
AHCI Advanced host controller interface
AMD advanced micro devices
AP Access point
APIPA automatic private internet protocol addressing
APM advanced power management
ARP address resolution protocol
ASR automated system recovery
ATA advanced technology attachment
ATAPI advanced technology attachment packet interface
ATM asynchronous transfer mode
ATX advanced technology extended
A/V Audio Video
BIOS basic input/output system
BNC Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Naval Connector
BTX balanced technology extended
CAPTCHA Completely Automated Public Turing Test To Tell Computers and Humans Apart
CCFL Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp
CD compact disc
CD-ROM compact disc-read-only memory
CD-RW compact disc-rewritable
CDFS compact disc file system
CFS Central File System, Common File System, Command File System
CIFS Common Internet File System
CMOS complementary metal-oxide semiconductor
CNR Communications and Networking Riser
COMx communication port (x=port number)
CPU central processing unit
CRIMM Continuity Rambus Inline Memory Mode
CRT cathode-ray tube
DAC discretionary access control
DB-25 serial communications D-shell connector, 25 pins
DB-9 9 pin D shell connector
DC direct current
DDOS distributed denial of service
DDR double data-rate
DDR RAM double data-rate random access memory
DDR SDRAM double data-rate synchronous dynamic random access memory
DFS distributed file system
DHCP dynamic host configuration protocol
DIMM dual inline memory module
DIN Deutsche Industrie Norm
DIP dual inline package
DLT digital linear tape
DLP digital light processing
DMA direct memory access
DMZ demilitarized zone
DNS domain name service or domain name server
DOS denial of service
DRAM dynamic random access memory
DSL digital subscriber line
DVD digital video disc or digital versatile disc
DVD-RAM digital video disc-random access memory
DVD-ROM digital video disc-read only memory
DVD-R digital video disc-recordable
DVD-RW digital video disc-rewritable
DVI digital visual interface
ECC error correction code
ECP extended capabilities port
EEPROM electrically erasable programmable read-only memory
EFS encrypting file system
EIDE enhanced integrated drive electronics
EMI electromagnetic interference
EMP electromagnetic pulse
EPROM erasable programmable read-only memory
EPP enhanced parallel port
ERD emergency repair disk
ESD electrostatic discharge
EVGA extended video graphics adapter/array
EVDO evolution data optimized or evolution data only
FAT file allocation table
FAT12 12-bit file allocation table
FAT16 16-bit file allocation table
FAT32 32-bit file allocation table
FDD floppy disk drive
Fn Function (referring to the function key on a laptop)
FPM fast page-mode
FRU field replaceable unit
FSB Front Side Bus
FTP file transfer protocol
FQDN fully qualified domain name
Gb gigabit
GB gigabyte
GDI graphics device interface
GHz gigahertz
GUI graphical user interface
GPS global positioning system
GSM global system for mobile communications
HAL hardware abstraction layer
HAV Hardware Assisted Virtualization
HCL hardware compatibility list
HDD hard disk drive
HDMI high definition media interface
HPFS high performance file system
HTML hypertext markup language
HTPC Home theater PC
HTTP hypertext transfer protocol
HTTPS hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer
I/O input/output
ICMP internet control message protocol
ICR intelligent character recognition
IDE integrated drive electronics
IDS Intrusion Detection System
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IIS Internet Information Services
IMAP internet mail access protocol
IP internet protocol
IPCONFIG internet protocol configuration
IPP internet printing protocol
IPSEC internet protocol security
IR infrared
IrDA Infrared Data Association
IRQ interrupt request
ISA industry standard architecture
ISDN integrated services digital network
ISO Industry Standards Organization
ISP internet service provider
JBOD just a bunch of disks
Kb kilobit
KB Kilobyte or knowledge base
LAN local area network
LBA logical block addressing
LC Lucent connector
LCD liquid crystal display
LDAP lightweight directory access protocol
LED light emitting diode
Li-on lithium-ion
LPD/LPR line printer daemon / line printer remote
LPT line printer terminal
LVD low voltage differential
MAC media access control / mandatory access control
MAPI messaging application programming interface
MAU media access unit, media attachment unit
Mb megabit
MB megabyte
MBR master boot record
MBSA Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer
MCA Micro Channel Architecture
MFD multi-function device
MFP multi-function product
MHz megahertz
MicroDIMM micro dual inline memory module
MIDI musical instrument digital interface
MIME multipurpose internet mail extension
MIMO Multiple Input Multiple Output
MMC Microsoft management console
MMX multimedia extensions
MP3 Moving Picture Experts Group Layer 3 Audio
MP4 Moving Picture Experts Group Layer 4
MPEG Moving Picture Experts Group
MSCONFIG Microsoft configuration
MSDS material safety data sheet
MUI multilingual user interface
NAC network access control
NAS network-attached storage
NAT network address translation
NetBIOS networked basic input/output system
NetBEUI networked basic input/output system extended user interface
NFS network file system
NIC network interface card
NiCd nickel cadmium
NiMH nickel metal hydride
NLX new low-profile extended
NNTP network news transfer protocol
NTFS new technology file system
NTLDR new technology loader
NTP Network Time Protocol
OCR optical character recognition
OEM original equipment manufacturer
OLED Organic Light Emitting Diode
OS operating system
PAN personal area network
PATA parallel advanced technology attachment
PC personal computer
PCI peripheral component interconnect
PCIe peripheral component interconnect express
PCIX peripheral component interconnect extended
PCL printer control language
PCMCIA Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
PDA personal digital assistant
PGA pin grid array
PGA2 pin grid array 2
PII Personally Identifiable Information
PIN personal identification number
PKI public key infrastructure
PnP plug and play
POP3 post office protocol 3
PoS Point of Sale
POST power-on self test
POTS plain old telephone service
PPP point-to-point protocol
PPTP point-to-point tunneling protocol
PRI primary rate interface
PROM programmable read-only memory
PS/2 personal system/2 connector
PSTN public switched telephone network
PSU power supply unit
PVC permanent virtual circuit
PXE preboot execution environment
QoS quality of service
RAID redundant array of independent (or inexpensive) discs
RAM random access memory
RAS remote access service
RDRAM RAMBUS® dynamic random access memory
RDP Remote Desktop Protocol
RF radio frequency
RFI radio frequency interference
RGB red green blue
RIMM RAMBUS® inline memory module
RIP routing information protocol
RIS remote installation service
RISC reduced instruction set computer
RJ registered jack
RJ-11 registered jack function 11
RJ-45 registered jack function 45
RMA returned materials authorization
ROM read only memory
RS-232 or RS-232C recommended standard 232
RTC real-time clock
SAN storage area network
SAS Serial Attached SCSI
SATA serial advanced technology attachment
SC subscription channel
SCP secure copy protection
SCSI small computer system interface
SCSI ID small computer system interface identifier
SD card secure digital card
SDRAM synchronous dynamic random access memory
SEC single edge connector
SFC system file checker
SFF Small Form Factor
SGRAM synchronous graphics random access memory
SIMM single inline memory module
SLI scalable link interface or system level integration or scanline interleave mode
S.M.A.R.T. self-monitoring, analysis, and reporting technology
SMB server message block or small to midsize business
SMTP simple mail transfer protocol
SNMP simple network management protocol
SoDIMM small outline dual inline memory module
SOHO small office/home office
SP service pack
SP1 service pack 1
SP2 service pack 2
SP3 service pack 3
SP4 service pack 4
SPDIF Sony-Philips digital interface format
SPGA staggered pin grid array
SRAM static random access memory
SSH secure shell
SSID service set identifier
SSL secure sockets layer
ST straight tip
STP shielded twisted pair
SVGA super video graphics array
SXGA super extended graphics array
TB terabyte
TCP transmission control protocol
TCP/IP transmission control protocol/internet protocol
TDR time domain reflectometer
TFTP trivial file transfer protocol
TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
TPM trusted platform module
UAC user account control
UART universal asynchronous receiver transmitter
UDF user defined functions or universal disk format or universal data format
UDMA ultra direct memory access
UDP user datagram protocol
UNC universal naming convention
UPS uninterruptible power supply
URL uniform resource locator
USB universal serial bus
USMT user state migration tool
UTP unshielded twisted pair
UXGA ultra extended graphics array
VESA Video Electronics Standards Association
VFAT virtual file allocation table
VGA video graphics array
VM Virtual Machine
VoIP voice over internet protocol
VPN virtual private network
VRAM video random access memory
WAN wide area network
WAP wireless application protocol
WEP wired equivalent privacy
WIFI wireless fidelity
WINS windows internet name service
WLAN wireless local area network
WPA wireless protected access
WPS WiFi Protected Setup
WUXGA wide ultra extended graphics array
XGA extended graphics array
ZIF zero-insertion-force
ZIP zigzag inline package

Thursday, September 10, 2015

Multiple meeting invitations in a single Outlook message - is this possible? How to invite people to a choice of appointments


Multiple meeting invitations in a single Outlook message - is this possible?

How to invite people to a choice of appointments

Resolution:

Create an appointment
  Include the Location, Date and Time of the meeting in the Subject (important for later)
  Invite yourself (important)
  Invite any MANDATORY attendees (e.g. the Presenter if that is not you)
  Add the room/resource reservations
  Send the appointment (to yourself) (you can't skip this step)
Go to the Calendar
Forward the appointment as an iCalendar to yourself (don't use Forward)

Open the newly received message and extract the .ics attachment to your local drive.  Discard the iCalendar Forward message

[Repeat Loop for the other appointment in the series]

Then:

Create a new Mail Message
  Attach all the appointment .ics files to the message
  Give the recipient(s) instructions to choose only one meeting by double clicking on the appropriate attachment and then clicking accept.
  Send the mail message

(OR)

Unfortunately Outlook doesn’t  have the capability for creating this type of meeting request, but you can do nearly the same thing by creating the meetings in the calendar, then send the invitees a message with each of the ICS files attached and instructions to choose the meeting they want to attend.

Create appointments or meeting requests for the desired dates. Insert these as attachments in an email. Alternately you can save them to your hard drive and upload them to a website then insert hyperlinks to the attachments, instructing the recipient to click on the link for the date that best suits him.

If you send appointment forms, the recipient will need to click Save and Close to add it to his calendar. For meeting requests, he'll need to accept the meeting request to add it to his calendar.

Create the meeting invitations and invite yourself and click Send.
Open each item on your calendar select File, Save as.
Save each item as an ICs on the hard drive.
Create the email message and attach the ICS files.
When the recipients accept the meeting request, they’ll send a response and the meeting is added to their calendar.
The sender’s copy will update with the recipient’s name as an optional attendee.

Thursday, September 3, 2015

This task requires that the user account specified has Log on as batch job rights. Windows Serever 2003 and 2008.

When you trying to run a bat file application from Task Schedule, you get the following notification:

"Task Schedule: This task requires that the user account specified has Log on as batch job rights".


To solve this issues follow this instructions:


  1. Click Start,
  2. In "Start Search" type secpol.msc and press Enter.
  3. In "Local Security Policy" window, click to expand "Local Policy".
  4. Click to open "User Rights Assignment".
  5. In the right panel, right click on "Log on as a Batch job" then click on "Properties".
  6. In "Log on as batch job Properties" window, click "Add User or Group" and include the user or group do you need.
  7. Click OK, and close "Local Security Policy" window.

Now you are ready to running a bat file application from Task Schedule.


IF :"Add User or Group" is grayed out. Then here below is workaround for DC 


  1. If you server is under DC, you need Set Up "Log on as a Batch job" policy in the "Group Policy Management"
  2. Click "Start", in "Start Search" type "gpmc.msc" and press Enter
  3. Click to expand "Forest" > "Domain" > "Domain Name of your Organization"
  4. Right Click in "Default Domain Policy" and click on "Edit"
  5. In "Computer Configuration", click to expand "Policies" > "Windows Settings" > "Secutity Settings" > "Local Policies", then click in "User Right Assignment"
  6. In the Policy panel seach "Log on as a batch job" policy, on "Log on as a batch job" policy right click and select properties.
  7. In "log on as a batch job Properties" window, click to check "define these policy settings:"
  8. after that click "Add User or Group" and include the user or group do you need..
  9. and click OK to close all open windows.



IF YOU ARE REACHING 30 OR HAVE ALREADY HIT THIS MILESTONE - ITS TIME TO CHECK YOUR LONG TERM WEALTH AND FINANCIAL PLANNING



If you are approaching 30 or have already hit this milestone, you are at an important juncture of your life. You probably have a better idea of your career and finances than you had when you were in your early 20s.
Now is the opportunity to put all your acquired wisdom to work and create long term wealth.
Here are five checks to know exactly where you stand financially and what to do next.
  1. The net worth check:
Do you really know what you are worth – what you own versus what you owe? To find out, take everything you own- bank accounts, any stocks or mutual funds, fixed deposits, house, valuables (jewellery), etc. From this subtract all your loans. The result is a rough estimate of your net worth.
Taking this further, take your annual income and from it subtract your annual expenses. That is the money you are adding to your net worth each year. If you are servicing some large loans, you might have a negative net worth. Turning this positive should be your first major goal.
Why you should do this check? Knowing what you are financially worth tells you if your financial decision making is in the right direction. It is also a good wake-up call.
2.            The career check:
Ask yourself the following questions:
  • Do you like your job?
  • How much have you been earning and how has your income grown?
  • Are your skills up to date?
  • How much are you likely to increase your salary by each year?
If your answers are generally positive, then you are on the right path, career wise.
Why you should do this check? Your career is your primary source of income. Knowing where you stand on the progression scale and having at least a rough idea about your future prospects will tell you what kind of financial comfort level you are likely to have.
3.            The health check:
How much have you been spending on medical expenses? Do you have health insurance? At this stage you might not have any major health related expenses. This could change in the future.
Why you should do this check? Medical bills and hospitalization are some of the biggest unexpected expenses. Having a health insurance saves you a major financial burden.
4.            The doomsday check:
Do you have enough savings to last you for at least 3-6 months? What If you lost your source of income tomorrow? If you are not prepared for a worst case scenario then it is time to start an emergency fund.
Why you should do this check? Today’s job and economic situation is an uncertain one. Having a fund specifically meant for unexpected scenarios can not only give you peace of mind but also ensure financial comfort.
5.            The long term preparation check:
Real wealth takes time to create. Do you know how much you will likely need to retire? Have you been making investments in long term instruments like equity? If you have, then how much do you have saved up in high return instruments such as equity mutual funds or direct equity?
If you like other instruments how much have you saved in Bank FDs, or debt funds?
Why you should do this check? Wealth creation is a time taking process and the earlier you start the bigger your prospective corpus, thanks to compounding. Regularly saving and channeling them into the right instruments makes sure that you will have a comfortable retirement.