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Mozilla drop-shipped the 10th version of their browser on the world today. New stuff in Firefox 10 includes bug fixes, developer tools, and some other neat stuff. 

You can get the latest version by giving in to the nag box that pops up in previous versions or by clicking here: http://www.mozilla.org/firefox

Have you ever found yourself troubleshooting a problem caused by a coworker or consultant mistyping a command? It happens, everyone makes mistakes, but what's frustrating is when people won't own up and admit they made the mistake. Not only is it dishonest, it can impede a fast resolution by knowing what to undo.

As a result, you might find yourself wishing there was a relatively simple way to see every command typed into every router and switch in the network... You can do this with a AAA server, but it can be cumbersome to have to scour through the logs on your ACS server. However, there is another way and it's really easy to configure.

Configuration Change Notification and Logging, or simply Configuration Logging, is Cisco's method to log every configuration command entered on your Cisco IOS routers and switches. The feature was introduced in 12.3(4)T & 12.2(25)S, so it should be available in almost any IOS device that's been upgraded in the last 5 years. It can log locally up to a specified number of lines of config, and even send the commands off to a syslog server.

The following examples are from a Cisco 3550 switch and demonstrate how to configure and monitor change logging.

I've heard people say cell phones are rude. I say cell phones are merely a tool, it's the people that are rude. Give a rude person a cell phone, and they'll be rude with a cell phone.

During a live performance by Slovakian violinist Lukas Kmit, someone's Nokia went off. Instead of storming off the stage, Lukas made lite of it and mocked the ringtone. Check it out in this video..

OUCH! In my email this morning:

"...The price changes are effective Monday, January 16, 2012.

• CCNA exam 640-802 is increasing from $250 to $295 
• CCDA exam 640-864 is increasing from $150 to $200 
• ICND1 640-822 and ICND2 640-816 are increasing from $125 to $150"

So, CES 2012 came and went this week. For the most part, nothing extraordinary announced at the show, no game changers. In the words of one blogger, this year was "more evolutionary than revolutionary." There were however a few cool gadgets worth mentioning. Read on for videos and write-ups on the three gadgets that stood out most.

The 2012 Consumer Electronic Show officially kicks off today in Las Vegas,
Nevada. Media reporters and bloggers of the world have been busy the last few days with exclusive previews of new products.

The buzz this year seems to be focused on Ultrabooks, or basically ultra-thin laptops that hope to be as thin and cool as the MacBook Air.

This is Microsoft's final year at CES, as heard during their Monday night keynote.

Tablets aren't as big of a buzz as last year since the battle for first place has clearly been secured by Apple's iPad; but keep an eye out for improvements in the competition to battle Amazon for second place.

I've been thinking about picking up a Kindle lately. Everyone I've talked to that has one says they're awesome for reading.

The plane old Kindle seems to be the way to go since all I really want it for is reading, but the gadget geek in me wants to try out the Kindle Fire to play with the extra features. Anyone have one of these that can share there experience in the comments? I'd appreciate it a lot and I'm sure others would too.