Telnet missing from Windows Vista

Hey IT!

Have you noticed the Telnet client is missing from Vista? Not actually. You just need to enable this feature in Windows Vista.

1. Start
2. Control Panel
3. Programs
4. Under the heading "Programs and Features", click Turn Windows Features on or off
5. Click Telnet Client
6. Click OK

Wait a few minutes and viola you have enabled the Telnet Client. No restart needed.

The Water Cooler Goes Virtual and Global

I was skimming through the Winter 2008 edition of Intel Premier IT magazine, and found this article written by Jeff Moriarity. He is the Web2.0/social media design engineer at Intel IT. It is a rather informational article about how blogs and wikis can be and are used by business and enterprise users. You need an account to access the article online.

I have one better. A podcast, "Blogs and Wikis in the Enterprise: The Water Cooler Goes Virtual and Global". Jim Malone, Editorial Director for CXO media, Interviews Jeff Moriarity on how Intel uses blogs and wikis.

It lasts for about 15 minutes and I found it to be very enlightening. OK, I am a geek, so I would. I just think it is so cool all these communication tools that we have at our disposal. Though, the hardest part is finding the time to update them. Or maybe that is scheduling time to update them.

Thanks for stopping by,
Kevin

ps: I am SO GLAD Blogger saves my posts as drafts. I almost lost this post before it was published.

BKM: Best Known Method

My Learning 2.0 Journey, Part I

This is going to be short but I thought I would comment on my progress. Last week ITS took a crash course in Learning 2.0. We covered several topics each afternoon. Now many would think that being an "IT Professional" would mean I am on top of every little technology that's out there. Including blogs, wiki's and RSS feeds. That sounds familiar. :-) Actually I'm not. I understand the concept behind it all, grasp the technology. But there is so much out there to know that you can't be an expert in all of it. Nor do you find yourself ever using most of it. I am good, don't get me wrong. I am highly skilled at computer repair, and can find my way around the Window registry better than most, and there isn't a computer related challenge I will walk away from. Even if it requires time for research and study. But, I just don't see how anyone could ever utilize all these wonderful tools. My main problem would be keeping track of all the user accounts. That's why I stick with anything associated with Google.

Well enough of that. Here is a list of some of the things I have covered. Please note some of this was accelerated. There are some things I will revisit because I didn't get to spend too much time on them. Some things I have no use for but am happy to know they are out there. I will post more as I go and try to elaborate on some of them.

• 7 1/2 Habits of Highly Successful Lifelong Learners
• Setup Your Own Blog (You are here)
  
• Post A Comment on ACPL Blogs (Always)
  
• Setup an RSS Reader (Google Reader)
  
• Instant Messaging (Live communicator)
  
• The World of Google (My Web friend)
  
• Flickr ( I will post my site soon)
  
• All Consuming
• Using an MP3 Player
• LibraryThing
• Del.icio.us Bookmarking
• Technorati
• Wikis
• Twitter
• Share Experience on Your Own Blog (on going)

Thanks for stopping by. ~Kevin