Recent content by jasoneckert

Registered! Just kidding... I have other obligations and can't make this one ;-)

It seems like a certification geared towards introductory coding for configuration management (CM) automation and orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes and similar technologies in the space). While these topics have formed the crutch of loosely-defined devops/SRE roles these past 5 years, that space...

I'll be sure to make this one fun and interesting!

According to Network+, the first troubleshooting step in this situation is to verify whether your network adapter is properly connected to the network cable and that there is a link light present :)

Registered!

Mine shows up in the exam history page (date taken + pass grade), but not in the list of certifications. If yours is the same, it's likely just a website issue.

Just checked and I also passed. Well, I'll be...

RegisteredX

I follow Krebs on Security (excellent), and this was recently posted: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/02/teen-on-musks-doge-team-graduated-from-the-com/ There are too many red flags around this whole topic to mention in a single post here. It's scary to say the least.

1 point for me, mainly because I've never heard of 'vynil' records ;)

100% agree with all of this! First and foremost should be teaching a skill or topic area, with an end goal of having students feel confident in their practical abilities in that skill or topic area. It's a bad thing if people skip that and just focus on getting certified (remember the days of...

Obviously, I had to like this post! :) I wholeheartedly agree with everything mentioned in this thread - we choose courseware/textbooks at our college based on content and value. As a result, most of the courses that have an associated CompTIA certification attached to them use materials from...

As a Cengage author for Linux+, I know that most colleges purchase the printed copies of my titles instead of just using the eBooks (which are part of the Cengage MindTap platform). The printed version is costlier than the MindTap version, but better because readers benefit from the...

No, it wasn't deliberate - merely a side effect of my 1-on-1 report automation :)

Back in early December, I managed to take down O365 email and Teams messaging for my entire organization for 3 days. Anyone who sent an email or Teams message with an attachment would immediately have it quarantined without recourse as "High confidence phish." I didn't realize it was me until a...