Solved. . . The end of an iSCSI irritation
Wed, 06/10/09 – 7:11pm | 124 views | One Comment

We have had an issue with our SAN and a couple of Windows servers.  When these servers were rebooted from a script, we lost the network shares that were homed on the SAN volume.  The volumes (drives) …

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Heading Home…
Friday, Apr 10, 2009 – 12:52pm | 89 views | No Comment
Heading Home…

My the week goes by fast when you are having fun.  We are all packed and getting ready to head to the airport. I have been thinking about my week in New York, and I …

Ready, set, go…oh and someone is calling…again
Friday, Apr 3, 2009 – 1:07am | 78 views | No Comment
Ready, set, go…oh and someone is calling…again

It is time for a quick break and the family and I are looking forward to a trip to New York!  The kids are about to start a week long break so the timing could …

Social-networking can be rewarding and it can get you a pink slip
Wednesday, Oct 22, 2008 – 6:04am | 1,004 views | 6 Comments
Social-networking can be rewarding and it can get you a pink slip

Having MySpace or other social-networking sites that present anything less than a stellar picture of oneself can hurt one’s chances at advancement or even ongoing employment. This goes for full-time employed people and freelancers/consultants.
Last month, I …

Is free software profitable in the long run?
Thursday, Oct 16, 2008 – 5:10am | 365 views | 4 Comments
Is free software profitable in the long run?

Quicken reduced the cost of Quicken Online to free. This is great for consumers, but I have to ask myself why Intuit would make such a move. What does Intuit see that would cause them to …

Political: Spin Doctors Rule These Days and Does Truth Even Exist?
Wednesday, Oct 15, 2008 – 6:44am | 356 views | 3 Comments
Political: Spin Doctors Rule These Days and Does Truth Even Exist?

This is not a political blog and I do not wish to make it one. That being said, what interests me in all the recent back-in-forth amongst of the candidates is the spin and how …

Hold on to you hats boys and girls, the ride is not over yet
Monday, Oct 6, 2008 – 9:29pm | 167 views | No Comment
Hold on to you hats boys and girls, the ride is not over yet

The bailout finally passed last week, but has a several week lead-in time before the money starts flowing. The DOW is below 10,000 and still falling.  All is not well with the financial system.
I heard …