15. June 2009 by Myke.

So you may be sitting in your office and had the IT/IS person come in fix your “printing issue” by turning on the printer…that is why we have the jobs we have…but have you ever wondered how to get a geek or nerd really going?!?  Now this does not work on every geek or nerd but you can give it a try and find out.  Simple say in passing or ask as a serious question.

1. Is there really even a difference between Mac and Windows?  I mean really??? - This has to be one of the most common questions
2. Isn’t Windows Firewall the same as those Cisco things just a lot cheaper? - Typical non-technical IT/IS manager question
3. Star Wars, Star Trek…they are the same thing…laser beams and outer space and some really weird people right? - Yes, Star Wars and Star Trek are based off the exact same thing and exact same story. 
4. Man, Pirates of the Caribbean is so realistic.  I wish I lived back then to live like that.
5. I swear, all these people bitching about Open Source…who cares.  Just buy a legal copy of the software and deal with it.  I mean it is not like the software companies make much profit anyways. - Nope, Bill Gates got to where he is today because of winning Powerball so much.
6. So the Matrix movies were basically about drug induced dreams right?  - Yes, the Matrix series was just a remake of the Woodstock era.
7. If it was not for the Ewoks, Return of the Jedi would have flopped so bad.  The same thing can be said for Episode 1…if it was not for that hilarious floppy eared dude Jar Jar Binks…I mean come on, how can a story go on for so long and the same people just keep living and getting older. - Thank God for the Ewoks and Jar Jar!  What would we have done without them?!?
8. When will computer technology finally get good?  I am so tired of rebooting my home PC.  It needs to know when it needs to reboot and do it on its own.  Man I wish these computers were as smart as humans. - um, I was not sure how to react to this statement so I just tripped him and yelled out “Rebooting Chris” please stand back.
9. Why do you always ask if I have rebooted my PC?  It does not even matter! - Nope, rebooting is just a joke we “Geeks” just keep going with.
10. What is the big deal with high speed Internet anyways?  Like anyone can download that much stuff at one time.  Psssshhhh! - This is the user I told to stick with his dial-up service as high speed Internet was a scam anyways.  The only difference between the two was the noise it makes when connecting.

I know you can think of more so please feel free to add to the list.

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15. June 2009 by Myke.

Ever wondered how many addresses are possible using IPv6?  I wanted to know and thought I would share with you.  IPv6 can have 2^128 IP addresses.  That is a lot and if you are wondering how many that is exactly…2^128 = 340,282,366,920,938,463,463,374,607,431,768,211,456.  Now the question is, can you say that number out loud or even in your head?

Okay, take a deep breath and say after me - “340 undecillion, 282 decillion, 366 nonillion, 920 octillion, 938 septillion, 463 sextillion, 463 quintillion, 374 quadrillion, 607 trillion, 431 billion, 768 million, 211 thousand and 456″

Okay all you network junkies…try filling that address range up.

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