4th February 2012

Network Dictionary – Acronyminy

acronyminy – (akkro – nim – ih – nee) The disjointed sensation of knowing what an acronym means, but not remembering the exact words because you have used it so often you no longer think of it as an abbreviation. aka, “What does the acronym OSPF stand for ? Uh, protocol 89, uses multicast on [...]

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Algoryhme by Radia Perlman

Radia Perlman penned this poem while she developed Spanning Tree.

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Blessay: IT Training Lessons From the Olympics

While the current Olympics is about as interesting as reviewing firewall rules, the current success of first world nations shows that money CAN buy you success. I’m hoping IT Managers can learn training lessons from this.

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Rant:New Logos ? Tasteless Rubbish

When I first heard about the logos, I thought, fair enough. Now I have had a closer look, and taken a few days to think about it – they are rubbish.

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How to Make a Network Cable – wikiHow

Found this guide, which is well done. Everyone who works in networking should make a cable at least once to understand. It builds tolerance of the cabling guys. How to Make a Network Cable – wikiHow

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Network Dictionary – Assonance

Assonance

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Bob Cringely – CCIE:the Leading Men – Judge Economic Progress

Bob Cringely analyses GDP per CCIE in a country to judge their future economic progress. Who cares about the information, this is a huge push for our CCIE certification. Folks, time to think about asking for a raise!

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Network Dictionary – Pontificate

Pontificate – To express opinions or judgments in a pompous way. I use this word when I am writing something where its mostly my opinion rather than factual or substantiated. This reminds me to be humble and gentle, not everyone cares about my opinion.

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OSX:Punditry – Four Options From Apple in September – Unexpected!

I am holding on to some cash, waiting for Apple to make their September udpates. Here are my predictions for what they will release, and why.

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Enterprise Cloud Computing – Build Your Own With Cisco VFrame – Why Wait ?

I can see some value in external Cloud Computing, but why not just build your own with Cisco ? Take a bunch of leftover machines, that old storage system and get a demo version and make your own.

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