Server Hugger – a sysadmin who like to able to touch their servers, typically to the point of obsession. Thus they must have data centers in their building or very nearby (which is becoming increasingly difficult). As read on GigaOM Trailer Park 2.0: Where your data lives. Server huggers like being near their servers -– [...]
Network Dictionary – Spinning Rust
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OS X:Using Web Kit for HTTP, Website Analysis and Network Testing
20 November 2008 By Leave a Comment
Safari (or Webkit) has a neat debugging feature built in. It is available in both OS X and Windows versions. When testing performance of websites through application inspection on firewalls or load balancer it can be a useful tool to get visibility.
Network Dictionary – Appsellation
19 November 2008 By Leave a Comment
Term to describe the “add on selling” of Network Management applications as an upgrade to your network. Approximately the equivalent of asking “would you like fries with that” when ordering network equipment with the same outcome – you can’t really eat that many fries and sugary drink, but you can’t help buy it when you [...]
Review: How Close Was My Top5 on Cisco’s Viral Marketing for ASR9000
17 November 2008 By Leave a Comment
Review:Cisco ASR9000 Router – Nothing to Look at Here, Move on Please.
17 November 2008 By Leave a Comment
OSX: Text Editing
14 November 2008 By 6 Comments
I don’t do “word processing”, I write. I have different tools for writing depending on the task. Here is a review of OS X text editors that I use and would recommend.
Domain Tasting Looking Dead – At Last ICANN Is Doing Something
14 November 2008 By Leave a Comment
OSX: Eject Key Joyfulness
11 November 2008 By 1 Comment
IP Addressing for HA Links for ASA/FWSM/ACE Etc- Poll
6 November 2008 By 7 Comments
What IP addressing do you use for the sync / failover / HA links between your highly available devices ?
RANT:Cannot Copy Text From Product Quick Reference Guide. What ?
6 November 2008 By 2 Comments
I attempted to copy some text from the CPQRG today only to find it is copy protected. Why ? Is it a secret ? Don’t we want to sell things anymore ?
Network Dictionary – Process Humping
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Rant:D-Link Hijacks Your Internets – In FIRMWARE
6 November 2008 By 2 Comments
Ubersource points out the D-Link router/modem firmware forces you to go their website and receive spamvertising about security software. You have to login to the router, go Advanced and OPT OUT to stop this. This is very poor practice. Opt-out is NEVER ACCEPTABLE, and using a piece of hardware that is fully paid for to [...]
Why Rate Articles ?
5 November 2008 By 4 Comments
Number 1 Reason to Avoid Using the Cisco Learning Network | Cisco Study Blog
5 November 2008 By 3 Comments
Brandon makes a good point about Cisco intervention in the Cisco Learning Network. In general, Cisco employees have a tendency to overstep the mark and can be rather taken with their imagined importance. They also get very defensive about looking after the ‘company image’ or their public profile. Number 1 Reason to avoid using the [...]
Blessay: Personal Ethics and Corporate Morals – My Choices
4 November 2008 By 1 Comment
One of the challenges of professional life is that my conscience can be ‘challenged’ by the corporate process and actions that I deem wrong, by my personal moral code, are quite acceptable in corporate morality.
