http://pciam.com Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:34:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   From June 7 through June 30, I'll be in Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong; Bangkok, Thailand; and Hyderabad, India. If you need service during this time, please call PCIAM at 336-675-4956 to learn how to contact Greg Pretre for emergency service. http://pciam.com/three-weeks-in-asia/ Today I took my CompTIA Security+ exam and passed.  Per the instructors at TechSkills, I am now an MCSA-s.  Once all the credentialing has taken place, I'll pop the appropriate logo up here on the site. http://pciam.com/another-certification-down/ Image by finna dat - Thanks! A recent client asked me to help lock down a single laptop, providing a work profile and a play profile. After several installations and removals of trial versions of applications, I found the right combination of applications: Webroot Parental Controls and Tropical Software Secure ... http://pciam.com/program-and-internet-access-control/ Providing our icy weather doesn't interfere with the flights from Greensboro or Charlotte, I'll be leaving for London, England, this afternoon. A quick bit of administrative work for the hospitality training client will have me returning on Sunday, January 20. If you need service during this time, please ... http://pciam.com/a-quick-trip-to-london/ Today I leave for Doha, Qatar, for another business trip.  I'll return late on January 10.  Emergency services will be provided by Greg Pretre. Simply call PCIAM (336-675-4956) to learn how to contact Greg. Many thanks for stopping by! (I can't get the "Welcome Back, Kotter!" theme song out of my ... http://pciam.com/welcome-back-kotter-um-qatar-actually/ Many people have asked me about making a PDF, for there are so many applications available on the web. In my experience, PrimoPDF is the best. I've used it for several years and have seen it only improve in that time. I install it on PCs ... http://pciam.com/primopdf-the-best-pdf-creator-and-its-free/ I'm heading off to Barcelona, Spain, on November 24 and will return on December 2. Emergency services will be provided by Greg Pretre. Simply call PCIAM (336-675-4956) to learn how to contact Greg. Many thanks for stopping by! http://pciam.com/away-to-spain/ Here's a little something I received in the mail yesterday.  I've been a bit under the weather lately and this was surely a boost to my morale.  Thanks, Peter and Joyce! http://pciam.com/feelin-the-love/            Today I leave for the UK for another international hospitality industry training event. I’ll be away and unable to answer phone calls until November 5.In maintaining the service level my clients deserve, I’ve made arrangements with Greg Pretre (pronounced pray-ter), a Microsoft Certified Professional and former Microsoft Certified Trainer. ... http://pciam.com/traveling-again-england-and-ireland/ Today I took the 70-291 Microsoft exam, Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure. I'm told it's one of the toughest. It was the hardest one I've taken! I'm happy to report I passed and am now in CompTIA's Security+ course. Completing it ... http://pciam.com/whew-another-exam-down/