Sysadmin
Seldom discussed tips for working in the tech industry
There are plenty of great tech industry tips online. In this post, I'll discuss some that you probably haven't seen before.
5 Z shell features that will encourage you to switch from Bash
macOS and some Linux distributions now use the Z shell as the default login shell instead of Bash. This post outlines five awesome Z shell features that may encourage you to switch from Bash.
Cybersecurity in the early 1990's
Cybersecurity is critical in today's digital age of ultra-connected software and hardware. But what did computer security look like 30 years ago? And did it bear any resemblance to cybersecurity today?
Open does not always mean Open Source
Before the term Open Source was popularized, Open meant something altogether different in the technology world.
Tracing difficult shell scripts
If you've ever examined the contents of a shell script and thought to yourself - OH, HELL NO! - then this blog post is for you.
FreeBSD UNIX for Linux sysadmins
If you’ve ever installed and explored another Linux distro, then exploring FreeBSD is going be familiar with a few key differences. In this blog post, I’ll run through those differences, as well as the reasons to use FreeBSD over Linux for certain tasks.