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Expert Profile: Mike

Expertise: Areas of expertise: PC Hardware, Peripherals, Barcode Scanners, Printers, and Applications, Networking, Microsoft Applications. I am good at researching issues and have a lot of contacts in the IT industry. So, if I can't directly answer a question I can likely find the answer. Areas I won't be much help in: Apple Computers, Linux, older Networking technologies like Token Ring, or Thick/Thinnet.

Experience in the area
I'm currently a Network Administrator for a contract circuit board manufacturer in Oregon, USA. I've been working on PCs from a hobby standpoint for better than 25 years. I've been doing it professionally for 4 years.

Education/Credentials
A+ Certification, Network + Certification, MCP, MCDST, MCSA (in process)

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What do you like about this subject? I've always enjoyed troubleshooting issues and working with my hands so I'm definitely more of an hands on technician. Programming or general coding would drive me mad in short order. I've also always liked being involved with new technology.

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field? I plan on furthering my certifications and experience in all hardware related aspects of IT. I will also likely start getting more Networking and Server level skills and moving into a Systems Administrator role.

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know: Computers are possessed! If you're a PC Technician you're also part Witch Doctor. If you manage to fix something, don't knock yourself out trying to figure out why it happened, just settle for it being fixed. Sometimes weird things just happen.

Something controversial or provocative about this subject Just the usual Apple/Linux vs. Microsoft/PC debates. Both sides have their die-hard followers who will never change their minds about what they prefer. I personally am on the Microsoft/PC side of things but I'll give the other guys their kudos. Both sides have their definite advantages and strong points.

Average Ratings
Prestige Points: 5000
Knowledge	9.92 Best of the best
Clarity of Response	9.93 Best of the best
Timeliness	10.0 Best of the best
Politeness	10.0 Best of the best
Number Of Questions (in Past 24 Hours)		0
Max Questions to be Asked (in 24 Hour period)		10
Total Questions (since joining AllExperts)		407

Recent Reviews from Users

Knowl	Clarity	Time	Politeness	Date
9	10	10	8	12/03/08
10	10	10	10	12/03/08
10	10	10	10	12/02/08
10	10	10	10	11/28/08
10	10	10	10	11/24/08

User Comments

Thanks Mike, I did the uninstall and still didn't work after startup, probably need new. Thanks for helping diagnose.
(Lee on 11/24/08)

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Recent Answers from Mike

2008-12-03 Laptop won't start: Nothing good, unfortunately. When it comes to laptops, anything that would cause that is probably fatal. It's possible that it is due to bad RAM, in which case you could just buy new memory and put...

2008-12-02 What is the most recent PCI-free motherboard?: Unfortunately the 233Mhz Pentium (Tillamook) process came out in 1997 so a motherboard that uses that processor would have PCI slots. If you are looking for a motherboard that has only ISA slots,...

2008-12-01 What is the most recent PCI-free motherboard?: That is a rather in-depth question. The Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) slot was implemented in July 1993. As such, your two options for motherboards that are pre-PCI are either the Intel...

2008-12-01 Password: It makes you reset your password every time you start your computer then when you do create a new password it works fine until you restart again? Does your computer also seem to lose time on the system...

2008-11-30 power adapter: Power adapters have sensor wires embedded in them and chances are when the tech did the soldering he missed that wire. That is why you are getting that message about the adapter not being recognized...

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