Reverting in "git"
I'm slowly learning "git". The learning curve is hard at first and gets better as time goes on. (I'm also teaching myself Mercurial, so let's not start a 'which is better' war in the comments)....
View ArticleAre release trains obsolete?
IT systems have many parts. Each needs to be upgraded or patched. The old way to handle this is to align all the individual release schedules so that you can make a "big release" that gets tested as a...
View ArticleCascadia IT Conference: Discount about to end!
One week left to get early bird pricing! http://www.casitconf.org/casitconf13 The conference is in Seattle, WA, March 15-16, 2013. Don't miss it!
View ArticleWikimedia Foundation's system administration
In an effort to help the less technical community understand what Wikimedia Foundation's systems administrators do, Sumana Harihareswara wrote some very interesting blog posts. They're interesting to...
View ArticleLISA '13 Call for Participation released!
Just seen on Google+: the call for participation is open: https://www.usenix.org/blog/lisa-13-call-participation-opens Extended abstracts, papers, experience reports, and proposals for talks,...
View ArticleA Linux equivalent of DaIotFOS?
I often recommend the book The Design and Implementation of the FreeBSD Operating System by Kirk McKusick and George V. Neville-Neil as the best way to learn about Unix. It teaches all the parts of the...
View ArticleCascadia IT Conference: Discount extended! Don't miss out!
https://plus.google.com/u/0/101281951565093176572/posts/XALRuBSdgqP From the organizers: An impressive number of registrations over the past few days has prompted us to extend early bird pricing...
View ArticleHow to tell if a site stores passwords in clear-text?
Click on the "I forgot my password" link. If they email you your password, you know they stored it in clear-text somewhere. You should complain. Sadly their first-tier support probably won't...
View ArticleIssue 34 "Hacker News Monthly" issue
My "4 Unix commands I abuse every day" blog post has been published in this month's Hacker News Monthly! Check it out: http://hackermonthly.com/issue-34.html Interestingly enough that post got more...
View ArticleRegistration open for LOPSA-East 2013! (formerly PICC) May 3-4, 2013, NJ
Register early and save! http://lopsa-east.org Space is limited! Registration is open for the 2013 LOPSA-East conference, May 3-4, 2013 at the Hyatt Regency hotel in New Brunswick, NJ. IT professionals...
View ArticleGuidebook for Cascadia IT Conference open to all!
The Guidebook App (available for every smart-phone known to the planet) now lists all the events and talks for the Cascadia IT Conference, scheduled to start this Friday in Seattle, WA. You can...
View ArticleSite Redesign Launched!
www.EverythingSysadmin.com is proud to announce our newly redesigned website! New design and color scheme. After nearly 10 years this new design has a more modern feel. New Feature: The sysadmin events...
View ArticleWhy oh why is Google canceling "reader"?
I can not confirm nor deny... @sheeri or it's a conspiracy by @yesthattom to improve TMFSA by removing a huge time sink... ;)— Nahum Shalman (@nahumshalman) March 14, 2013 If that makes you sad, maybe...
View ArticleThe correct RSS feed for this site
I'm getting reports that some RSS reading software does not see the latest posts from this list. Please be sure to use this URL for your RSS reading pleasure:...
View ArticleRegistration open for LOPSA-East 2013! (formerly PICC) May 3-4, 2013, New...
Register early and save! http://lopsa-east.org Space is limited! Registration opens at midnight for the 2013 LOPSA-East conference, May 3-4, 2013 at the Hyatt Regency hotel in New Brunswick, NJ. IT...
View ArticleCascadia IT Conference 2013 a big success!
Congrats to all involved! Save next year's date: 7 & 8 MAR, 2014. (It's already marked in the Sysadmin Event Calendar: http://everythingsysadmin.com/calendar.html )
View ArticleCall For Proposals Extended: Open Source Bridge 2013
The "Call for Proposals" for Open Source Bridge 2013 has been extended 2 weeks (Sat, March 23). The current proposals so far are listed online. The conference itself is June 18-21, 2013 in Portland,...
View ArticleLast night I had a nightmare...
...that I got caught in a "spear phishing attack". (A malware attack where they send an email specifically crafted to one or two people.) The email was a receipt from a hotel that I stay at...
View ArticleSave up to $197 on LOPSA-East registration, really?
Early bird pricing ends April 1st! Make sure you register before then to save up to $197! http://lopsa-east.org/ Best way to save money? Start talking with your boss NOW so all that purchasing...
View ArticleGoogle hosted Xen Hackathon, May 16-17, Dublin
The next Xen Hackathon will be hosted by the Ganeti team at Google and takes place on May 16-17, 2013 at Google's offices in Dublin Ireland. I can't make it but many of my coworkers on the Ganeti...
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