UNIX

The UNIX Philosophy in 2019

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Section: Blog Posts
Categories: blog
Tags: UNIX tech programming development IT computing

The UNIX philosophy is alive and well. In fact, it's booming today!

How ricing shifted from cars to computers

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Section: Blog Posts
Categories: blog
Tags: Linux computing UNIX

How pimping your ride became ricing your Linux desktop.

SPARCbook 3000ST: The coolest 90s laptop

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Section: Blog Posts
Categories: blog
Tags: tech UNIX computing retro

Seriously, how cool is a SPARC-based laptop from the 90s running Solaris?!?

SSH Foo

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Categories: blog
Tags: tech computing Linux UNIX sysadmin IT

This post will show you some SSH Kung Foo!

Halt and Catch Fire

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Section: Blog Posts
Categories: blog
Tags: IT sysadmin retro Internet Web IBM SUN UNIX tech computing

The best drama set amidst the backdrop of the computer revolution.

Ultimate UNIX timeline

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Categories: blog
Tags: UNIX macOS Linux tech computing

Concise, accurate and best of all: UNIX.

The history of IT certification

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Tags: IT sysadmin Linux Windows UNIX macOS tech computing

Have you ever wondered where IT certification began? Well, you're in luck...

RIP Solaris

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Tags: UNIX SUN tech computing

The last UNIX giant of the 90s is now dead.

50 shades of Cray

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Categories: blog
Tags: SUN tech computing UNIX

This post is all about Cray computers.

Microsoft ReFS vs Oracle ZFS - FIGHT!

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Section: Blog Posts
Categories: blog
Tags: IT Windows Linux UNIX sysadmin tech computing

Last night, I gave a presentation at WWITPRO (Waterloo Wellington IT Professional Users Group) that demonstrated the differences between ReFS and ZFS. This blog summarizes the key details.