Eeeenteresting…
As previously noted in this space, the Google Mini isn’t exactly a model of openness. I’d always assumed that it ran a version of Linux as its operating system, but was never quite sure. That is, until today. Google issued…
Category Work
Lessons Learned At Apple Training (Thus Far)
Apple: good company, compelling technology, horrible coffee. LDAP: Basis of distributed OpenDirectory setups, difficult to understand, even more difficult to navigate using commandline tools. Use LDapper instead. Powerbooks: worth their weight in gold. Steve Jobs must love that Apple logo,…
The View From The Road
I’m on travel this week in Reston, VA attending an Apple OpenDirectory training course. My job description doesn’t call for much travel and so this has been an adventure of sorts. I picked up my rental car from Avis yesterday…
Three Meetings Is… Too… Much!
Blogging has (obviously) been light today, as I had three meetings today. That, combined with it being a Chinese Tuesday meant that I actually sat in front of my computer for what seemed like a grand total of 35-45 minutes,…
Where’s MY Cake, Dagnabbit!
Today is System Administrator Appreciation Day – have you huggedpaid your SysAdmin? I tell you, as a SysAdmin, it’s mighty tempting to go all BOFH on people every once in a while, so buy us some cake every once in…
I Think Scott Adams Works At MY Company…
How else can you account for him recounting our idiotic oh-so-fair performance review process?
New Rule
I’m not normally the cussing type, but today just about pushed my limits in terms of rational, reasoned responses using polite and gentrified language. Therefore, I would like to set forth a New Rule: Computer Operations Service Request Rule #4,862:…
