Unix Admin Corner

Found a really cool thing that is availible in some versions of Gnu Less. It can read and work its magic on pdf files. I know it won't work on all pdf files, and it doesn't to graphics but that can...

I have to admit, I have been spoiled or lived in a box not sure which. I have been a Unix Admin for years but most of the time I have been called in to do jobs or handle crisis situations it wasn't...

I have bought lots of things over the internet over the last decade, and 99% of the transactions go quite well. This includes purchases from large and small vendors even lots of transactions over e...

I guess he thought he was being replaced... because his power supply died misteriously today just 24 hours after i bought the blade 1000... I have another power supply that will hopefuly still work...

Well I don't feel another year older but the calendar says i am... Well got up early this morning and had a nice surprise, a clean kitchen and that really rocks. Yesterday I bought my self a presen...

Eweek reports that Seagate will be shipping 1.5 Terabyte drives next month. While the power users with unlimited funds are drooling, it has more important ramifications for those of us with lower f...

Seems like everywhere I go, people in IT act like they are on an island, they don't attend user groups, Geek/Techy relationships I have with others seem to be rare, they don't visit or much less ha...

Well I'm here, in pittsburgh, PA. Sitting in the Holiday Inn, Spent most of the day traveling even thought it was only a 1 hour and 15 minute flight. It was supposed to leave at noon, but a storm o...

Leaving for pittsburg pesylvania on monday for AIX training.My job wants to send me to corprate office so I can watch/help install AIX and Oracle on a couple boxes, then I get to come back to my of...

Okay been hearing a lot of buzz about facebook, so finally got around to join it, who knows it might even make me post more. So if you are on facebook, feel free to add me as a friendMy Facebook pr...