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Building And Developing Railo For Testing
[2009-06-25] As of today, you can easily build your very own version of Railo from the latest source code in Subversion! This blog post will take you through all the steps necessary to download, build and deploy a new copy of Railo for your own testing, experimentation and general edification.
The Truth About Technical Accessibility
[2009-06-11] This has been stewing for a while. Just brimming under the surface. An brewing anger towards companies that do not understand accessibility, nor the commitment that is required to be accessible, but will give it a light treatment simply as a sales tactic. Basically, I've had it. I'm mad as hell and I am not going to take it anymore.
Q&A Site For System Administrators Gaining Momentum
[2009-05-28] System administrators now have a new resource to turn to whenever they run into a problem. A site called Server Fault has been launched in public beta, and it's well-populated with people who can answer the sorts of questions that pop up in sys admins' professional lives.
Windows 7: Fast Enough for You?
[2009-05-07] The recent release candidate of Windows 7 is still the buzz. If you're like me, one thing that you're very concerned about in a new operating system is speed. Is the thing going to be fast enough?
Is The Google Marriage Great For Linux?
[2009-04-21] It has been quite a while now that stories of Google's Linux supported desktop have been doing rounds over the technology news websites across the world. This has been an interesting move by Google. From providing the support for Google gadgets on Linux to now providing an entire Google desktop for Linux users!
System Administrators Still Not Crazy About SSDs
[2009-04-09] The average system administrator is probably quite used to hearing about all sorts of great technologies he should embrace. This week, let's try something new and instead talk about one he (maybe) shouldn't: solid-state drives.
Installing An Enhanced Wiki And Issue Tracking System
[2009-03-19] Trac is an enhanced wiki and issue tracking system for software development projects that works very well with Subversion. If you need to set it up, this short guide will show you how to do that with little effort.
Red Hat Could Be Facing Suit For JBoss
[2009-03-05] I've previously argued that IP indemnification should be as much a part of the software selling process as companies guaranteeing that babies were not harmed in producing their products. I was later informed that US law can hold both vendors and users of infringing products liable.
Experimenting With Amazon Google Hacks
[2009-02-12] Sometimes it is not about what you can find, but what you can't find that makes Google more interesting. In the highly competitive world we live it, here are some Google hacks for Amazon that will let you know what is not currently being carried by Amazon.
SCM Software Aids System Administrators
[2009-01-23] Perforce Software has released version 2008.2 of its Software Configuration Management system (SCM), with enhancements to improve developer productivity and facilitate system administration.
WhoCrashed Handy Tool For SysAdmins
[2008-12-19] When a computer crashes or freezes users usually see an error message or an error code. If they want to find out more they check the Event Log but that may not have the answers they are looking for.
The Costs of Not Providing Your Business With Flexible and Agile Architecture
[2008-12-04] An article written by Joe McKendrick called SOA eased the way for recent shotgun financial mergers inspired me to take this discussion one step further. To me, the biggest benefit of SOA done right is agility. I define agility in IT as the ability to adapt to change at the speed of business. Companies that invest in architecture, specifically in SOA, are in a much better position to adapt to mergers and acquisitions, connect to partners and suppliers, take on new business opportunities, and continually drive down the costs of maintenance and support.
SysAdmin Facing Cyber Extortion Charges
[2008-11-20] Sooner or later, it looks like we may have to either rename this site or start a new one called "System Administrators Behaving Badly." The latest piece of news to fit this category concerns a laid-off sysadmin who was arrested after allegedly trying to squeeze more money from his former employer.
Test Cases in Your Browser with Selenium
[2008-10-30] One of the hardest things to do is build out automated test cases for testing the security of your web server. Building out test harnesses is a pain to do, but something that needs to be done not just to stress your web server, but to check on conditionals and security flaws or even not called API strings within the confines of the web server.
Sysadmin Caught With Crazy Amount Of Stolen Equipment
[2008-10-16] We've talked a lot about data theft in recent months, and now a mention of hardware theft seems worthwhile. It turns out, you see, that a system administrator managed to take 19,709 items from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C.
Do SysAdmins Steal Data?
[2008-09-18] With the unprecedented melt down of Lehman Brothers yesterday, a huge EDS layoff, and even eBay looking at layoffs, one has to ask, who is minding the store on customer records and customer data?
Beware of Wordpress .htaccess Hack
[2008-08-28] Just quick heads up for anybody who may have any older Wordpress installs running to check their .htaccess file hasn't been hacked.
Simple System Administration Guidelines
[2008-08-14] A system administrator's job isn't too straightforward, and there are probably hundreds, if not thousands, of tips that could be applied to all the duties. Here's a more manageable handful that will hopefully hit the important parts.
City System Admin Locks Out Everyone
[2008-07-17] Terry Childs is cooling his jets in jail, while the city of San Francisco tries to get back control of its FiberWan network, this is why no one single person should ever have total access to anything.
Sys-Admin Services Lacking Social Software
[2008-06-25] Social Software technologies can improve collaboration and networking within and beyond the enterprise, but a general dearth of system and administrative services brings greater long-term risks as customers look to extend from workgroup installations to enterprise-wide deployments, according to research released today by CMS Watch, a vendor-independent analyst firm that evaluates content technologies.
FXCop Checks the Coding Practices of Your Dot Net Assemblies
[2008-05-29] FXCop is one of the very few free tools you can use to check on the coding practices of a dot net assembly.
Understanding How Bitlocker Works
[2008-05-08] In an ongoing debate on if Bitlocker is truly secure, and if not what are the best ways to hack into the system, you need to understand how bitlocker works and what platforms it is used on.
Problems with Server Header Status Codes
[2008-04-16] Members at Webmaster World discusses about the problem of server header status codes. It is one of those topics that aren't touched often!
Windows Vista SP1 Warrants Caution
[2008-03-21] If you're thinking about upgrading to Windows Vista SP1, you may want to think again. Although it was supposed to address users' and administrators' complaints about Vista, SP1 is itself creating enough problems to cause the University of Pennsylvania to back away.
IP Address as Personal Information
[2008-01-23] In some very interesting news coming out of the European Union, the IP Address that you use should be regarded as "personal information" meaning it now has the potential to fall under the safeguards and provisions of the very stringent privacy directives that the EU has.
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