Kinda Scruffy!

Or, maybe a better title for this would be “They rebooted the server, why didn’t I get a page?” I’ve had that question asked of me quite a few times, and I’ve never had a good answer, so I thought I’d take a closer look at Nagios and see what is going on. [...]

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§299 · November 5, 2008 · Technology · (No comments) · Tags: , , , , ,


Inspired by Mark Pilgrim’s “Essentials” post, I thought I’d come up with my own list of essential software.

Mac OS X. Closed source or open source, I lean towards the system that performs the best. Simplicity, security, and reliability have made me a Mac fan for years. I’ve tried to love Linux, I [...]

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What would it take to change computers? What would it take to build something truly revolutionary in a time where most of the design philosophy of a computer is taken for granted?

I spend an inordinate amount of time thinking about ways to make computers better. Much of that thought is dedicated to software, [...]

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