FAQs and iFAQs

What is an FAQ? It's short for "Frequently Asked Questions." If you're a sysadmin, you probably already know that. You probably know the answers to most of the questions on the following pages, too. However, I can still remember staring at the blank screen of my first computer - a Mac Plus - and knowing absolutely nothing about anything. There were a lot of kind people who helped me learn. A special shout-out to Jeff Miller from J. Miller Handcrafted Furniture, my tech guru back in the old Mac days.

The links below are part of my feeble attempt to return the favor. They're not very organized, and alot of them fit the category of "Infrequently Asked Questions" (iFAQs) rather than "Frequently Asked Questions." With luck, however, you might stumble across an answer that you need.

• DOS/Windows/NT FAQs
  Questions about Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, and Win7.
• Macintosh FAQs
  Apple Macintosh-related questions.
• Linux FAQs
  Basic Linux stuff... the kind of things I always forget myself.
• Network FAQs
  Questions about networks, protocols, web hosting, etc.
• Hardware FAQs
  Questions about PC hardware.
• SQL FAQs
  A couple notes on (Microsoft) SQL Server stuff that I always forget,