This week’s photography challenge is for those of us with a Sweet Tooth – your challenge is to photograph and share a photo with the theme of ‘Dessert’.
I’m expecting lots of cakes, ice-cream, chocolate moose, cupcakes….. and bonus p
Tags: Challenge, Photography ChallengeMaintaining a blog full-time can be a bit stressful, and this stress can sometimes have a restricting effect on your writing. There’s the pressure to produce top content every time you write; there’s the pressure of appealing to your audience; there’s the pressure of always having an opinion or keeping up with industry news.
So, what better way to build up your ability to continue writing every day than to do writing exercises every day! Here are a few ideas for exercises; some of them might not directly relate to what you blog about, but you’d be surprised how simply engaging in the act of writing about anything can be enough to help you write about something later on. If you have more ideas, please feel free to add them in the comments section below.
Dream Journal
One exercise you can follow daily is to keep a dream journal. As soon
Tags: Writing, Writing ExercisesESEUTIL isn’t a new command-line tool, it’s been around since version 5.5 of Exchange Server and was used to defragment, repair and verify the integrity of Exchange databases. Depending on your experience with Exchange (and hopefully it has always been good) you may never need to use ESEUTIL.
However, if you ever find yourself restoring an Exchange database from a backup, you may find that the mounting aspect of that database won’t go so well. Your database is dirty and needs a little ESEUTIL scrub down.
What we mean by dirty is that the database is in a dirty shutdown state and typically means a transaction log(s) is missing (most likely your current log, ie. E00 or E01 or whatever your transaction log prefix).
So, first off, how can you tell if your database is in a dirty shutdown state? After
Tags: Database, Database DirtyIn the current working climate there are a number of opportunities available for those looking to take the initiative and improve themselves through IT certification. The problem is however, that many people got the same news at the same time and so there’s a lot of people with entry level Cisco certifications including the Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician (CCENT) and Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) competing for the same positions. In order to increase your chances of getting these available jobs, your resume and job interview become even more important. This article focuses on tips to help you build your job interview skills so you can make a good first impression.
The first thing that you must do in order to make a good impression in your job interview is prepare and practice before even getting ready to go to your interview. T
February is a cold month for Chicago, but the bleak weather is not stopping us from having a little bit of fun. The Train Signal team is getting ready to do the hustle! Hustle up the Hancock that is.
If you’ve never been to Chicago, you might not know that the John Hancock building, located in the heart of the city, was once the tallest building in the world, outside of New York city. Currently, it is the 4th tallest building in Chicago and the 6th tallest in the US.
Hustle up the Hancock is an annual event that brings together more than 4,000 people climbing over 1,000 feet, 94 floors and 1,632 steps to the top of building. T
Tags: Getting Ready, Hancock, Signal Team, Train Signal Team
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