Sysadmin

Seldom discussed tips for working in the tech industry

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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

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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

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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

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Before the term Open Source was popularized, Open meant something altogether different in the technology world.

Tracing difficult shell scripts

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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

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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.

SSH Foo

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This post will show you some SSH Kung Foo!

Three reasons why incubators breed failure

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Isn't it obvious?!?

How the cloud grew up around Linux

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Without Linux, we wouldn't have the cloud today!

A simple guide to git

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Everyone should know git nowadays...