This post is a little off topic. Some of you may know that I met my wife while working on our college newspaper together over 10 years ago. So, beyond the technology, one of my other niche passions is the news business, particularly magazines and newspapers. (I, also, hate the 24-hour news and how its [...]
Yeah, so its a small milestone, but a milestone none the less. There have been days where I wondered why I was posting anything or even had a blog, but the past month or two has been very rewarding – getting good feedback in the comments and finding that my posts are (hopefully) helpful to [...]
No, its not a new software title… more of a current event. Many have probably seen it on the news, but there is a massive wildfire in my area – the Myrtle Beach, SC area - just a few miles away from where my family and I live and work.
A co-worker, Jamie, loves watching presentations for TED.com. TED.com bills itself as the site with “Ideas worth Sharing,” may of which were presented at the TED conference. And I’ve seen some wonderful presentations. And he’s shared may of those wonderful ones with me. This week, he sent me a link to a presentation from a [...]
This is going to be short post… part of my New Years resolution to be more postive… I’ll warn you, this one is just a rant. Its just one of those things that irks me. We went to Circuit City this past weekend, again. Its only the 3rd time we have been in the [...]
I was invited to write a guest entry for Matt Simmon’s Standalone SysAdmin blog while he’s on vacation. My entry about patch management in virtual environments appeared today… http://standalone-sysadmin.blogspot.com/2009/02/software-patching-is-other-benefit-of.html
I wanted to wish any readers a belated Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. It was a fantastic Christmas in my household and I can’t actually believe that its behind us now. I also can’t believe that we are leaving 2008 and heading into 2009 in less than 60 hours. Where has this year [...]