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Spin on Cue: June 2007

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Wednesday, June 13, 2007. Let the Apple Hacking Begin. I'm an old-school fan-boy of Apple's. I could (can, probably) tell you all about how a 6502 at 1Mhz is just as fast as a 4.77Mhz 8088. I can tell you about how your PC clone will melt down in the face of a IIgs' graphical superiority. I can still tell you that poke 44033,x (4. 6502 Assembler in JavaScript. Although I still occasionally forget that Wednesday is trash day. Her opinion on the switch? Can [Apple] make it not suck on the Mac first? That r...

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Spin on Cue: July 2007

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Saturday, July 28, 2007. The Upper Right Corner. While chatting with a friend in the business, the topic of graphs in marketing data came up. I put my "unix sysadmin cynic marketing and sales are all evil" hat on and belted out this snarky comment:. You always go with the guys in the upper right corner.". What does the upper right corner mean? Who knows. But when has the upper right corner steered you wrong? The product screamed at 20,000 requests/sec for 1k files. As expected, the number of requests...

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Spin on Cue: April 2007

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Thursday, April 26, 2007. Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game ( ObAmazonLink. Follows the Oakland A's baseball team through the 2002 season and explores how their GM, Billy Beane, has transformed their approach to team building from a method based on emotion and "old school baseball knowhow" to one of logic and math. The result is the creation and management of one of the cheaper teams. In the MLB that manages to consistently hit the playoffs. Posted by Steve Shah at 9:57 AM. Get a pat on the ba...

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Spin on Cue: October 2006

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Tuesday, October 24, 2006. The folks over at CIO Magazine. Did an interesting article. On the state of security in the enterprise. Overall, the numbers were pretty disappointing even though they don't surprise me - a significant number of enterprises that I talk to want to have security, but they also want it in an enumerated list that can be tested with a series of check boxes. Got FIPS? Half an isle of various breadboards. Handy should you ever feel like hacking your vacuum cleaner. Until security team...

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Spin on Cue: March 2007

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Friday, March 30, 2007. Random Aside: LiveATC.net. If you've never listened to the radio communication for an airport's tower, I highly recommend it. The experience gives you a realistic appreciation for the people that we put our hands into every time we fly. All without the dramatic tension. It also makes for great white noise while you're working. Http:/ www.LiveATC.net. Posted by Steve Shah at 3:31 PM. Tuesday, March 27, 2007. This particular "it" being basic arithmetic. The folks over at Petco.

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Spin on Cue: November 2006

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Wednesday, November 29, 2006. It's not a big surprise anymore - virtualization. Is coming and it's coming in a big way. What I don't think is nearly as appreciated is quite how fundamental of a shift this is going to become. The separation of resource to application is a huge change in how IT, especially in networking, works. One of the more interesting elements of virtualization. At the end of the month, they can run their reports, use the CPUs. The traditional problem of machine hoarding so that other ...

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Spin on Cue: February 2007

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Wednesday, February 21, 2007. The Linux Desktop is Dead. Is, surprise, surprise, making waves. Mostly unhappy ones that can be best summerized as STFU. However, ESR is right. I still use Linux and FreeBSD. I just use them as servers and ssh into them as necessary. From time to time I take a peak at what the folks over at GNOME. N early editions of my book, Linux Administration: A Beginners Guide. Posted by Steve Shah at 3:00 PM. Wednesday, February 14, 2007. Random Aside: No, I'm Not Linux! Monday, Febru...

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Spin on Cue: December 2006

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Monday, December 25, 2006. Merry Christmas from Riverside, CA. Posted by Steve Shah at 7:46 AM. Wednesday, December 13, 2006. Like a lot of people in the industry, the pile of magazines is high, unwieldy, and largely unread. At best, an issue is skimmed through with an article or two read. But with a cover article titled, " 10 Things I Hate About IT. With lots of spit and venom pointed at vendors and their marketing (i.e., "me") I had to take a read. To get the bitter, pissy. Is going to show up with his...