Ask the Geek Season 3: Sixth Edition

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Welcome back to Ask The Geek! This week the geek covers a finicky reboot problem and a few geek terms.

Q: When I eject my CD-RW my computer crashes. Why?
A: Usually this means you have a program that is doing something with the CD-Rom driver on eject. The major culprit of this problem is PlextorManager. Try disabling it. If that doesn't work, you should call in your local computer guru.

Q: What is SNMP?
A: SNMP is an acronym for Simple Network Managment Protocol. It's used by computer gurus for managing network workstations.

Q: I just saw a tee-shirt that says I want to go to 192.0.0.1. Where is that?
A: Home. That is Geek-speak for home.

Well folks, that's all for this week! Remember to send your questions in so that we can answer them for you! Until next week, happy computing!

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Kevin Martin is Whim's resident Geek. His 192.0.0.1 is higher tech then some foreign countries!

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Name: Jeff
Year: Alumnus
Major: ly tired
Comments:
"If that doesn't work, you should call in your local computer guru."

Shameless, Kevin, shameless. ;)