Sysadmin

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 [...]

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 [...]