Here is another old article I found while digging around looking for something else. I thought I’d post it here.
Using sustainable formats on OSX, or… The Best of Both Worlds!
Remember the early days of networking… before TCP/IP became the standard protocol? Well, neither do I, but I’ve read about it. That’s years [...]
wsu is a simple little utility that let’s you run another application with elevated privileges on Windows, much like sudo on Linux, and its GUI wrapper gksu. My good friend, Matt Paulauskas is letting me distribute it here on OSZen, and he is releasing it as open source under a BSD license. The [...]
The Master Craftsman works methodically, not slowly, not hurriedly. He has mastered the basics, and knows the essence of his craft. He has moved to a point where he can define his own methods, and doesn’t need to explain them to anyone, unless someone is wise enough to ask. The Master Craftsman [...]
Where I spend my days ($WORK), we have multiple monitoring systems for just about every service on every server that we have. Many of these are Nagios, some are built in, and others are SiteScope. All of the systems generate email alerts that either go to our pagers, our email, or both. [...]
I love Linux, I really do. Compared to the older UNIX systems like AIX, HP-UX, and Solaris (who is trying really hard to catch up) Linux is head and shoulders above the rest. The main reason for this is that a lot of really smart people also love Linux, and try their best [...]
My personal browser of choice has almost always been Omniweb. Omniweb and I went through a tough time for a while when it (she?) was crashing frequently and generally having a tough time of it. The Omni Group has once again straightened things out, and she (yea, I’ve decided Omniweb is a she) [...]