Server Naming Conventions?
I’m in the process of provisioning a new server, so I decided to confront a challenging issue of: what do you name the computers? A quick search led me believe that I’m not the only one who has...
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In Search of a Network Attached Storage (NAS) Nirvana
When I first purchased my eight-core Mac Pro, I envisioned a beast of a development workstation with multiple virtual operating systems running simultaneously. I wanted one computer that I could use...
View ArticleBuilding a Kick-Ass Mac Mini Build/Integration Server for iOS, Android,...
This is the first of a series of blog posts where I walk you through the process of turning an old mac mini into a kick ass swiss army knife build integration/scm server. Introduction Several years...
View ArticleLazy, Arrogant, and Incompetent System Administrators and Network Administrators
While the vast majority of IT professionals I have worked with over the years are professional and competent, in the last several years I’ve met some most arrogant, lazy, and incompetent people I have...
View Article2008 Mac Pro (3,1) Upgrades on Deck
Since I’m going to have to repair the Mac Pro, I’ve decided to throw in a few upgrades. In addition to the ATI Radeon 5770 upgrade, I’ve decided to add 16GB of RAM and two Solid State Disk drives...
View ArticleShould You Self-Host Your Blog or Website?
Several years ago, I started an experiment to see if self-hosting would be better than shared hosting for some of my websites. I promptly split my websites between self-hosted, shared hosting, and a...
View ArticleServer Naming Conventions?
I’m in the process of provisioning yet another new server, so I decided to confront the challenging issue of what to name the server. Interestingly enough, I’m not the only one who has wrestled with...
View Article[Linux] How to Send E-MAIL (or SMS) Whenever a User Logs In
In the past, I’ve written about some of the con artist masquerading as consultants, which I’ve run into during my travels as a technical mercenary. At one gig, a younger and inexperienced team lead was...
View ArticleHow to Stop your Synology NAS from Junking up your directories with @eaDir...
If you start mounting Synology volumes over NFS, you will quickly learn that the Synology NAS drops directories cryptically named “@eaDir,” in every single subdirectory on your data volumes. They are...
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