John Wu
John Wu is an IT systems architect of a large Unix and Windows based environment at a large government agency. In the past, Mr. Wu has provided expert IT consulting for major companies such as Acxiom, Microsoft's MSN, Earthlink, JP Morgan Chase Bank, and UCLA. He has over 15 years experience working in information technology and Internet technology.
When writing, John covers business, computers, health, finance, outdoor activities, and education. He has won Suite 101 editor's award for his articles on cat litter, online password security,and proxy servers .
In his spare time, Mr. Wu enjoys running trails during the summer, snowboarding during the winter, and watching football during the fall. One fun fact about John is that he's climbed Half Dome, Mt. Whitney, and ran the New York City marathon with a ten minute mile pace.
Mr. Wu holds a B.A. in legal studies from the University of California at Berkeley. He also holds system engineer certifications from Red Hat and Oracle.
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Latest Articles
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Value of an Oracle Sun Solaris System Administrator Certification
Becoming a certified Oracle Solaris System Administrator can help get new IT professionals get their first job in their IT career.
Sep 16, 2011
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New Disk Installation in Oracle Solaris
Despite using the devfsadm, format, and fdisk commands, it is sometimes not easy to get a new disk recognized in Oracle Solaris.
Jul 27, 2011
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Oracle Solaris 11 Dropping Support for Older Sparc Processors
Oracle made the decision to discontinue support for older Sparc processors as well as 32-bit x86 systems in Solaris 11. Those affected can use Solaris 10.
Jun 29, 2011
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Oracle Solaris Zone Migration
How to migrate a Oracle Solaris zone from one Solaris server to another.
May 30, 2011
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How to Reset the Root Password in a Solaris SPARC Server
With access to the physical console, it is possible to reset the root password of a Solaris SPARC system by booting the server to any Solaris OS CD or DVD
Apr 20, 2011
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How to Forbid Users from Changing Proxy Settings in IE
Those using a web security appliance to monitor Internet usage and enforce usage policies will want to disable the ability to change proxy settings in IE.
Feb 21, 2011
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How to Convert a MP4, M4A or M4V Files to MP3 File Format
Those who need convert a MP4, M4A, or M4V file to MP3 need a audio file converter that supports any of these file formats since they are all the same.
Feb 21, 2011
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What To Do When a Fake Virus Alert Comes Up?
Fake virus alerts, also known as scareware, attempts to install malware. The only safe solution is to kill the browser process from Windows Task Manager.
Jan 31, 2011
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Office for Mac 2011 Includes Microsoft Outlook For the First Time
Microsoft released its popular Outlook email client as part of its Office for Mac 2011 software suite which also includes Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Jan 31, 2011
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LibreOffice Chosen by Ubuntu and Fedora Over Oracle OpenOffice
The first major Linux distribution to choose LibreOffice as the default office sutie is Ubuntu. Others such as Fedora and openSUSE are not far behind.
Jan 24, 2011
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