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The Great Internet Blackout of 2012

Nick Anderson — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:11:24 +0000

I am happy to see how many sites are participating in the SOPA/PIPA protest today. I am a bit disapointed that facebook did not join (at least yet), and google only doing a doodle seems a little bit on the weak side. Still its nice when so many people can show support for something so [...]

NetApp – Customer Service WIN!

Nick Anderson — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:02:25 +0000

I just wanted to share my NetApp customer service experience since usually people only share negative experiences. I needed to download a mib for a NetApp today. I really don’t like that I have to register an account just to download a mib but whatever. I was really upset after registering the account and entering [...]

Remember to Register for Xen Day Boston 2011

Nick Anderson — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:36:02 +0000

Just a reminder that Xen Day Boston 2011 is coming up (December 9th). There’s still room to register, but spots are going fast! For more information see: http://blog.xen.org/index.php/2011/12/02/xen-day-presenters/ ©2012 cmdln.org (a sysadmin blog). All Rights Reserved..

Xen Day @ LISA11

Nick Anderson — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:41:12 +0000

If you’re going to LISA in Boston this year consider registering for Xen Day on Friday Dec, 9. Registration is free and the schedule looks great. ©2012 cmdln.org (a sysadmin blog). All Rights Reserved..

I’m Grumpy

Nick Anderson — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 05:55:28 +0000

“I’m Grumpy.” Beyond the piles of peanuts and change, dishes and glassware, beneath the splashed on Polo Crest, Sean Jean clothing, and Bill Blass underwear, He was quiet and mysterious, a man of few words that loved his work. “Mmm…” But he was surrounded by shiny things that said more. Shiny orange woodwork. Shiny golden [...]

Google Music Beta Invites

Nick Anderson — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:06:06 +0000

Happy SysAdmin Day

Nick Anderson — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:10:57 +0000

In case you weren’t paying attention in the last few weeks, today is the 12th annual System Administrator Appreciation Day. It’s always the last Friday in July. A good reminder to not make changes on Fridays so you can stay out drinking with your colleagues. There are several places having meet-ups, if your near one [...]

LOPSA Mentorship Program Cuts First Teeth

Nick Anderson — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 03:42:21 +0000

That’s right the Mentorship Program is turning 1. Like any youngster we’re still learning our place in the world. We have had growing pains but we still have a bright future. In the past year we have had three program chairs Jesse Trucks, Ian Parades, and Thomas Leyer (current chair). The core team consists of [...]

gnome-shell first impressions

Nick Anderson — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 20:11:33 +0000

Well I’ve been running gnome-shell for a couple days now. Overall I like it, the desktop environment stays out of my way which is a good thing. But it has been staying out of my way a little too much. I have been missing a lot of instant messages since installing gnome-shell. The reason is [...]

Replace unity with gnome3 and gnome-shell in ubuntu 11.04

Nick Anderson — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 12:53:16 +0000

Well I gave unity the old college try in ubuntu 11.04. But last night I just couldn’t take it any more. There were some small rendering issues occasionally plus some tray programs like workrave had no place to go, at least that I could find anyway and I really need workrave to remind me to [...]