Copyright 2005 Donovan BaldwinThere's another term for it, but I prefer OPGI for three reasons:1. Nobody's ever heard of it and it arouses curiosity,2. I think it's more complimentary to the people involved,3. It's less likely to turn people off than "swipe" file.So what DOES OGPI stand for?It stands for Other People's Good Ideas.Let me ask you a blunt question. Just how creative are you? Do yo. . .

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In preparation for your CCNA and CCNP exam success, you've got to learn to troubleshoot Cisco routers. And while ping is a great basic IP connectivity tool, it doesn't give you all the information you need to diagnose network connectivity issues.Let's say you have six routers between CityA and CityB. You send a ping from A to B, and get this return:R1#ping 172.1.1.1Type escape sequence to abort. . .

Mazda has done it again. First, they reinvigorated the sports car market a decade and a half ago with the introduction of the Miata for 1990. Then the company followed that up with a redesigned version that was good enough to make Miata the biggest-selling sports car in history.Now, for 2006, they've topped that with a third-generation Miata that's as sophisticated as far more expensive sports cars, despite keeping its reasonable low-20-thousand-dollar price tag.Compared to the two previous versions, the 2006 MX-5 Miata is a little larger in most dimensions, and gains about 50 pounds. It co. . .

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