In this article, Rands describes the building of a company culture in getting a software product to 1.0. Company culture has become a topic of interest to me lately. In taking a new job in a place with a very different mindset, I want to better understand my component in this machine. Thoughts in my…
Why, oh why, doesn’t Adobe include the highlighter tool in Acrobat Reader? I understand the intent of the tool. For the person creating the document to highlight the important parts. Perhaps though the people reading the document would like to highlight the important parts. For an off-computer example, students highlight parts of text books. So…
My have things changed. The number is probably in the millions to tens of millions considering people often set up networks at home. RFC 1118 – Hitchhikers guide to the Internet. E. Krol. When the Internet was designed it was to have about 50 connected networks. With the explosion of networking, the number is now…
Screen Grab will be very useful. It is easy enough to take screenshots, past them into GIMP and save them as PNG. Why do that when you can have something do it for you in one step? Take Screen Capture of Webpages in Firefox » Digital Inspiration: Software Reviews, Technology News, Downloads, Productivity Tips As…
A number of people have remarked that my cube is too clean. So… Here is a list of things people can get me to help messy up my cube: The Red Swingline Stapler The Cubes – Cubicle Playsets Albert Einstein Action Figure Giant Plush MicrobesE. Coli, Pox/Syphillis, Mad Cow, Bookworm, Ebola, Ulcer, Beer Yeast Monty…
It sounds like there are good things coming out of the Infosec World conference. Just last week I and a co-worker had commiserated about too many security policies focusing on things people are not going to do anyway. So to pick your battles so you can stand your grounds seems pretty wise. Too much interference…
This is just a personal exercise to track what I have done and might ought to try. Done To-Do No way Welcome to MY world: 31 ways for you to use your blog Not sure what to blog about? You can blog about anything that interests you. Here are some ideas to get you started:…
This hilarious email exchange at about hackers, CentOS, a web host, and a former computer systems engineer turned politician made my evening. LOL
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