Sometimes the issue isn't all that involved. Sometimes it's just a little thing that needs doing. Posts in this category are all about that. Don't expect any deep thoughts here.
Last night I was updating the Switch OS on my Mikrotik routers. I was doing it remotely, cause that's what you do when you only live three minutes away from the site. It was not working. Automatic update. No joy. Manual update? Nope. It'd flash…
Continue reading...I'm fundamentally lazy when it comes to running infrastructure management tools. I don't like running a ton of virtual machines that I have to keep updated and backed up. I'd much rather run a collection of web apps on a single server. Since the user…
Continue reading...There's a lot of disinformation around Windows updates and I frequently have to debunk the notion that Windows updates should only be applied as a last resort. Just about all my coworkers at my two most recent gigs (and the folks I help on the…
Continue reading...Over the weekend I performed a memory upgrade on one of our Poweredge servers. It needed a bit more in order to run a virtual machine in addition to it's designated role as an application server. A simple task, right? Open the case, smack two…
Continue reading...I'm in the process of revamping my internet precense as well as my employer's websites. Considering that the bulk of this stuff can be accomplished without a dynamic website I've turned to AWS Cloudfront distributions pulling from AWS S3 buckets for the bulk of my…
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