Some of the guides anticipated to be the most useful for beginning to intermediate technicians are:

• setting up an installed operating system
• making a virtual machine
• setting up multiple virtual machines
• and the IPv6 Usage Map

A goal is to get a guide to using IPv6 in more respectable shape as well, fairly soon. (That may occur shortly after the site's initial launch.)

Focus has been placed on those resources, and so they may be more complete than some of the other offerings. Please submit feedback about those sections. As an exception to those guides being fairly complete, Anti-Virus software for Unix may be referenced by the guide to setting up an operating system, but information on Unix AV may not yet be covered too thoroughly yet. Anti-Virus software for Microsoft Windows, on the other hand, has information about using Clam Sentinel and Microsoft Security Essentials that may be getting ready for prime time. (The Clam Sentinel information is related to using ClamWin and then adding Real-Time Scanning.)

This “Current Status” section will likely be removed as time shows just how solid those areas really are, and as more areas are significantly enhanced. (For more details about the current status and upcoming plans, see the relevant section on the main page. It may have more frequent updates than this section.)

It is understood that some sections of the site might currently be marked up with CSS indicating attention would be helpful or further attention may help. Those markup codes were initially meant for internal use by the webmaster: they have been allowed to be seen publicly in case it helps to identify any text that may still be a bit “rough on the edges”. Generally, this sort of markup indicates that it was decided to try to get this site publicly available, to provide some public benefit, rather than delaying the site launch further to get those sections more prestine.

Data loss occurs when following some of the instructions on this site. Even more and unanticipated data loss is likely to happen when instructions are deviated from. Additionally, security may be compromised, providing unwanted access to thieves and other attackers. Seriously, please be familiar with these issues at all times when making changes to how networked computers operate. A technology warning is offered by this site and all users are recommended to start by becoming familiar with the dangers described by that warning. Be careful!

Also, this site is overflowing with some disclaimers, such as the one at the top of the site's main page that links to other sections. Tread carefully. Do not expect to derive benefit by trying to cause aggravation to others, even if things end up turning out sour.

New to ][Cyber Pillar][? Wondering if this site will stick out from the masses? To answer this question, take just a third of a minute (more or less, depending on how fast you read) to consider some great ways ][Cyber Pillar][ provides assistance. This isn't just unsubstantiated marketing hype: It is seriously expected that ][Cyber Pillar][ will be able to help people in these specific areas, in these specific ways:

Saving time

Even people familiar with the technologies may benefit from using the tutorials as a checklist with some example commands that may be copied. Then, as a standard rule to always follow, understand the commands before applying them: be sure to always apply any needed customizing! Tutorials, such as setting up an operating system installation, can be used like a checklist to help make sure that necessary steps are completed. (Included JavaScript allows sections to be collapsed so that a task that is already thoroughly covered may be quickly looked over, and another section can be seen for consideration.)

Thoroughness

Be thorough by not just relying on memory, but going through tutorials. This can help to maximize success in handling issues such as computer network security. To achieve this benefit, check out some of the tutorials for sections about tasks that are already understood, such as the guide to setting up an operating system installation.

Reference

There are a lot of hyperlink anchors on this website! If you're stuck, this is a great way to help precisely pinpoint the section where you are stuck. If someone is asking for some generalized help about a process that will take a while, provide that person with a hyperlink to ][Cyber Pillar][ and know that many useful details will be provided, and that if the person has a question then that person will likely have an easy way to pinpoint a rather specific part of a successful process.

Troubleshooting

Such a violent term... if troubles are identified, then ][Cyber Pillar][ helps a technician aim so that those troubles may be shot. Bang. Boom. Dead? Ahh...

In addition to a dedicated section about generalized troubleshooting, ][Cyber Pillar][ often provides more specific additional troubleshooting tidbits, as well as describing what things should be like when things are successfully done.

(This may become even more evident as detailed guides are released for operating system installations.)

Initial education

Learn new skills by learning how to successfully deploy network services.

A wide variety of useful processes are discussed may be discussed in each guide, so check out the topics from the available tutorials if planning to spend some time learning about computer technology.

If something seems unclear while reading content about items that seem unfamiliar, feel free to check out the website's Key/Legend page, the Glossary, and/or the section called Basics. (The “Basics” section refers to some material which isn't just basic computer usage, but rather are basic fundamentals of sometimes advanced topics that may be unfamiliar. Even some saavy computer users may benefit from some of the topics in that section.) The site does offer some other sections, some of which may relate a bit more to aspects of life beyond just technology. Even those sections, however, are still likely designed for an intended audience of those who are interested in computer technology (or at least those who are interested in learning about how computer technology may be used).

Beyond the tutorials section which are designed to guide people through various technologies in the easiest possible fashion, explorers may find that there is other information available which can be found from the hyperlinks on the Main Page of the current site.

The initial notes that grew into this site may have just been a self-serving reference documenting technical knowledge, but the ][Cyber Pillar][ website which was created from those notes was created to help people. More details are about the web page about this website, available as a hyperlink from the main page that hyperlinks to other pages and sections. Please visit that if you're a repeat visitor or currently if you simply have spare time now to do so.

This web page is located on the top level of the ][Cyber Pillar][ web site. In this top level are a small number of files.

This web site may have a file named index.htm since that is a commonly-recognized default filename for the website. That page exists because many people will likely expect that visiting a website will show a page that provides some usefulness. This behavior has become such an entrenched standard that it is probably now a basic expectation for quality websites.

However, every other directory intentionally does not have a file with a filename that is widely recognized by web servers as being a likely default web page. This is intentional, so that visiting almost any other directory will likely show the contents of the directory (if the utilized web server supports showing such contents).

The one main exception would be if, for technical reasons, a directory named cgi-bin has custom handling because of the special behavior of the web server. Trying to view a file in a cgi-bin directory will often not show the contents of that file. However, the contents of any such file may be shared in a directory named cgi-src (located in the same location as the cgi-bin directory).

Since the contents of this top-level directory may not be quite as easy to see in a web browser, here is an overview of the small amount of contents located in the directory storing this web page:

• This web page, which provides a bit of a more thorough introduction for new visitors
• The site landing page. By focusing less on topics such as expectations of the site, the creation of that web page seemed to be more successful in the goal of providing some concise information.
• A page-redirection page which points people to the landing page. The main page is likely to just be a copy of this page.
• A directory containing versions of this web site's directory layouts.

Anyone who wonders what files or subdirectories exist can obtain these details relatively easily. This layout was intended to share the maximum amount of information that some people are likely to be seeking (for non-malicious purposes). Hopefully these design decisions will help to provide people with the easiest experience.