wittzend.com

Latest

Posted May 1, 2009 tech_tips

Booting via USB Key Made Easy

Man, how times change. I remember paying nearly $200 for a 2GB USB flash drive in 2006, and having people “oooh” and “ahh” about the amount of storage space available … Continue Reading Booting via USB Key Made Easy

Posted February 13, 2009 whatznew

Happy 1234567890!

If you care about such things, something significant just happened. The internal time on your computer, measured in number of seconds elapsed since 00:00:00 UTC January 1, 1970 (not counting … Continue Reading Happy 1234567890!

Posted March 27, 2008 whatznew

My First Wireless WAN Device

Well, Krista’s annoyance at seeing random $9.95 charges on our corporate card for wi-fi hotspot access during my travels over the last year finally convinced me to give an AT&T … Continue Reading My First Wireless WAN Device

Posted July 8, 2006 the_new_unix

Upgrading by Deep Dependency

The technical analog to “Management by Shiny Object” would have to be “Upgrading by Deep Dependency”. I am usually very quick to speak highly of Gentoo Linux as both a Linux distribution … Continue Reading Upgrading by Deep Dependency

Posted June 29, 2006 good_books

Review: “Open Source for the Enterprise: Managing Risks Reaping Rewards”

It is no secret…I think Open Source Software can be of tremendous value to some organizations, but up until quite recently, books on the subject tended to focus more on the tools … Continue Reading Review: “Open Source for the Enterprise: Managing Risks Reaping Rewards”

Posted June 21, 2006 the_new_unix

Correction: network-admin in Ubuntu

In my review of Ubuntu Linux 6.06 the other day, I mistakenly gave credit to the Ubuntu Team for the “Networking” applet (a.k.a. network-admin) I enjoyed so much. While it is probable … Continue Reading Correction: network-admin in Ubuntu

Posted June 19, 2006 the_new_unix

Kicking the Tires on Ubuntu Linux 6.06

As many already know, I am a die-hard Gentoo Linux user…I use it at work, at home, and anywhere else I have machines used (primarily by me) to “hack“. Lately I’ve been … Continue Reading Kicking the Tires on Ubuntu Linux 6.06

Posted June 6, 2006 tech_tips

favicon.ico Creation and Screen Captures on Linux

There are several tools and processes I’ve been wanting to make the subject of Weblog posts, but keep I forgetting about them until something comes up that makes me wish … Continue Reading favicon.ico Creation and Screen Captures on Linux

Posted May 18, 2006 laugh_lest_we_cry

Trust Turned to Trussed

I spend a fair amount of my commute time reading. Mostly just catching up on a seemingly endless pile of magazines covering topics of interest to me professionally and personally. … Continue Reading Trust Turned to Trussed

Posted April 25, 2006 tech_tips

BCP and the Small Business: Computing Infrastructure

BCP, or Business Continuity Planning for long, is the art practiced to insure that when disaster strikes, your business doesn’t crumble. It can, and should include such things as site evacuation plans, … Continue Reading BCP and the Small Business: Computing Infrastructure

Posted September 13, 2005 the_new_unix

Linux, Laptops, and Projectors…Oh, My!

The time has come ’round once again where I will be regularly presenting information to hungry graduate students. This last Saturday marked the beginning of my second year teaching a … Continue Reading Linux, Laptops, and Projectors…Oh, My!

Posted July 19, 2005 cool_software

2 machines, 2 screens, 1 keyboard and mouse = Synergy

There is nothing more ergonomically and functionally annoying than to have to use two machines sitting next to each other, and having to switch between keyboards and mice to control … Continue Reading 2 machines, 2 screens, 1 keyboard and mouse = Synergy

Posted September 22, 2004 tech_tips