I promise this will be my last geek post for a while. My previous post just made me think of something that was too funny not to share. Life is filled with many truths. On a clear day, the sky will be blue. If you jump into a swimming pool, you will get wet. If [...]
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Are You Smarter Than A Senior Engineer?
Posted: 10th January 2012 by Mike in TechnologyTags: dns, engineer, routing
Nothing makes you feel quite as incompetent as being the new guy. I’ve been in my new role for a couple of weeks now, and to put it mildly, I’ve felt pretty overwhelmed on many occasions. There is so much to learn about my client’s setup, and there are many times that I don’t even [...]
My friends, I have failed you. I’ve been blogging for a long time now. Although some of the stuff I posted from time to time was a bit “edgy,” I never meant to take it too far. I’ve always wanted my blog to be something that you feel comfortable reading at any time, regardless of [...]
For someone who works in IT, I have the worst luck with computers. Several months ago, when I got the bright idea to move my site, it died shortly after its creation when a storm went through our area. I’m not sure what happened, but after I turned on my server again, a lot of [...]
I had a “Mike moment” today at work. It was around 5:00 or so, and I was trying to finish up some things for the day so that I could go home (and work some more). I was logged into about six servers simultaneously, and was keying away furiously, trying to assign IPs to interfaces, [...]
Google Knows Everything
Posted: 19th October 2010 by Mike in TechnologyTags: Google, trivia, Wilson
I love my iGoogle page. It’s set to my home page on my computer, and it has everything I need, all at a glance. Bookmarks, weather, my RSS feed for all of the blogs I follow, sports scores, my email inbox, sticky notes, as well as feeds for all of the various techie, humor, and [...]
Most people hate Mondays. I like them. One of the perks is of my job is that we each get a “work from home day” every week. My day is Monday. What better way to ease into the work week by sitting on your laptop, wrapped up comfortably in a blanket, with a glass of [...]