Rolling with Ruby on Rails on Tiger
I just finished installing ruby on rails on my Powerbook. I followed the tutorial Rolling with Ruby on Rails on Mac OS X Tiger which has a handy OSX Tiger Rails installer. The gem update takes a while, so plan [...]
The Design of Everyday Things
I just finished reading Donald A. Norman’s The Design of Everyday Things and I think it should be required reading for every Computer Science, Engineering, and Design program. It’s a fun read – the examples and style of writing are [...]
Handy Linux Shell Tricks
A few tricks that can come in handy, I’m using Linux and Bash, but these are easily adapted for most *nix/shell combos. file – determine a file type. Very useful when a file doesn’t have an extension ~/> file sabcmd [...]
The Microsoft Protection Racket
Seen on /. a link to The Microsoft Protection Racket where Dvorak talks about the expense of “Patch Tuesday” which now Microsoft hopes to make revenue off of by selling additional services and products to protect their OS from security [...]
Sam Ruby’s Ruby on Rails Presentation
Sam Ruby did a presentation on Ruby on Rails that he later posted to the web. It’s just slides but it’s a quick read if you haven’t seen any Ruby Rails yet.
The life of a sysadmin
Sysadmins aren’t always the most popular folks. When we’re doing our jobs well, most people don’t even know we exist… that is until something breaks or something new needs installing. Sometimes we just can’t do what someone wants or in [...]
Things to say when you’re losing a technical argumentThings to say when you’re losing a technical argument
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Certifications
From http://www.ubersite.com/m/44254: MSCE has caused the market to be flooded with under qualified job applicants. I contribute the downfall of many IT careers to this one cert. Basically, you have a bunch of 50 yr old guys who say, ‘I [...]
A Truth
Heard on XM comedy today… “You can lead a horse to water, but don’t forget what he smells like when wet.”
An OCD Guide to Automobile Equipment
I have a lot of crap in my car. In both cars actually. It’s an extreme case of being prepared for anything. So what do you need in your car’s emergency kit if you want to compete with an OCD [...]
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