http://itadmins.org The Techs that Drive Tech Sat, 18 Oct 2008 23:56:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I now have several machines running Ubuntu and Debian on my home network.  Each one had an inconsistent version of the packages on it, and I finally decided this morning I was done upgrading each machine individually and downloading updates when I got around to it.  Mikey's got his own ... http://itadmins.org/uncategorized/my-own-aptitiude-repos/ Okay, so the Acer Aspire One now has a nickname of AA1.  I kind of like it, so we'll see if it sticks. I received my own Acer netbook for my birthday and am in the process of tweaking it to my satisfaction.  My biggest annoyance so far has been ... http://itadmins.org/uncategorized/more-aa1-tweaking/ Acer recently released the Aspire One.  My wife was looking for a laptop to check email and visit her forums while on the road.  The tech details were GMail and phpBB, for those interested.  We met at MicroCenter after work to look at netbooks on her birthday.  I will not ... http://itadmins.org/uncategorized/acer-aspire-one/ With the hurricane season at it's peak, I've decided to include a section focused on DR.  I hope to add links to sites detailing weather and EOC information for the United States.  If anyone elsewhere would like to contribute, please email me at <mike at itadmins dot org>. I'd also ... http://itadmins.org/uncategorized/its-dr-time/ Today, Google relased Chrome Beta, an open source web browser based on Firefox and Webkit.  I am currently writing this post from Chrome.  The biggest benefit I see to Google's method of writing this program is the intense resource management.  If one tab locks up, the others are fine.  From ... http://itadmins.org/uncategorized/wake-up-call-for-mozilla/ As a System Administrator, I am constantly looking for the ultimate commands to make my job easier.  Moving files around, renaming files for archival purposes, downloading updates, and building reports are a lot easier with scripting.  This is another document for the reference library, folks. http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/ http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/ Score one for the consumer.  The head of the FCC has recently announced that they are proceeding with charges against Comcast for traffic shaping, or selectively slowing down and blocking specific protocols on their internet service. I haven't been a very big advocate of bitorrent, but this will also prevent ISPs ... http://itadmins.org/uncategorized/take-that-comcast/ As a contribution to the community, I am performing a crude usability test.  For years, bookstores have been selling thousands of self-help teach yourself office application books.  My curiosity focused on a book that my wife recently finished.  I have in front of me an Excel 2003 book and over ... http://itadmins.org/uncategorized/primative-usability-tests/ Ahhh... the good old days. I had ones of these DataLink watches when I started flying on my first tech job. It saved a ton of time and helped me reschedule several flights, including one where I was north of the border without my luggage. Forget about ... http://datalink.fries.net/ Just a heads up to Ubuntu and Debian users out there. There is a major bug in openSSL that needs to be patched on all Debian and Ubuntu systems and you must regenerate your ssh keys. I've included some links to the gory details: http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2008/msg00152.html http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-612-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-612-2 http://itadmins.org/uncategorized/critical-security-updates-to-ubuntu-and-debian/