Dee-Ann LeBlanc: Linux at Work and Play
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Oratopigiphobia

Sunday, 25 May 2008 7:36 P GMT-08
Kenneth Hess has written an interesting article on what he calls Oratopigiphobia, or the fear of open source. I wouldn't say that there's anything particularly new here, but it never hurts to read about how other people are dealing with the

Pondering new directions

Wednesday, 7 May 2008 12:44 A GMT-08
I'm thinking of making this blog more about games. I haven't lost interest in Linux, but I don't eat, sleep, and breathe it anymore since I'm no longer writing about it full time. I know I don't have a massive following but I hope

Care and feeding of the Press

Thursday, 1 November 2007 1:23 P GMT-08
I may not be a journalist at this point in time, but when I read Wired magazine 's EIC Chris Anderson's rant about how he's fed up with "PR Flacks," I had to shudder in sympathy. I've been an editor for a number of publicat

Mars needs PHP programmers

Thursday, 11 October 2007 9:48 A GMT-08
Well, Mars may not need them, but Splunk does! In fact, we need three or four of them. If you like the idea of working for me, we need some for SplunkBase. If you hate the idea of working for me, we need them for other projects too. If you're i

Study shows that gamers aren't antisocial gits

Saturday, 18 August 2007 1:06 A GMT-08
Those of us who like to play games that are social like MMORPGs now have something we can point to that shows that really, we're not antisocial losers. :) I know I've made some very good friends over the years through online gaming. New

Assessing the Cost of an Open Source Project

Saturday, 4 August 2007 5:27 P GMT-08
Ever wondered how much effort it would take you to duplicate a particular open source project? Check out ohloh, where you can feed in information about a particular project and let their software tell you how many man-hours or how many US dollars it

Linux for Dummies 8th Edition is out!

Monday, 30 July 2007 9:42 A GMT-08
I know, your life is just not complete without a new version of Linux for Dummies. :) Well, I can help with that! <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0470116498?ie=UTF8&tag=renaissoft&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325

Nominate a Sysadmin of the Year!

Friday, 27 July 2007 10:11 A GMT-08
System administration is a pretty thankless job. People only think of their sysadmins when there's something wrong, and then they yell at them. However, the sysadmin is the one who keeps things going right so you forget they're there, so that

Portable USB Drive Enclosures: Don't be without them!

Friday, 6 July 2007 3:57 P GMT-08
A few days ago I was minding my own business, doing something on my computer, when the power went out. I have a UPS so this shouldn't be a big deal, but sometimes UPS's fall over dead and don't tell you. Apparently mine had, as my compute

Site Community Features

Friday, 8 June 2007 11:09 A GMT-08
Question of the day:What are your favorite community features on your favorite sites? What keeps you going back there?

Splunk seeking beta testers

Thursday, 31 May 2007 8:47 A GMT-08
Are you in San Francisco and interested in beta testing Splunk? Hop over to the Web Development @ Splunk blog and check out the perks and who to contact. :)

Moi the "Linux Expert" on the set of The Lab with Leo Laporte

Thursday, 19 April 2007 9:10 P GMT-08
Found some photos of moi on the set on the Lab with Leo Laporte 's Flickr pages. These are from the shoots in March. I'm sure the ones in April will be up sometime after the filming madness ends!

LinuxFest NorthWest

Wednesday, 18 April 2007 10:01 P GMT-08
Hey folks. If you're in the Pacific NorthWest or in the Canadian SouthWest, I highly recommend attending LinuxFest NorthWest on April 28th and 29th. I'll be there, that should be enough, right? Okay, okay! There's lots of reasons to go,

Coolest Linux Stuff

Monday, 2 April 2007 4:56 P GMT-08
I'm looking for ultra cool Linux things to do to entice people to try Linux. So they can't be uber-geek, it has to be something that a newbie could accomplish (with help, that's fine) ... something that would make them go "that's

Linux TV "Expert"

Sunday, 18 March 2007 10:44 P GMT-08
Lookie me, I'll be on TV.

Splunk Ninja Episode 3

Tuesday, 6 March 2007 4:18 P GMT-08
Just when you thought the Splunk Ninja had fallen asleep in the shadows, he's struck again with "Two Katanas." If you're interested in setting up Splunk servers to forward their data to one central server, then this video is worth

Tech Support Humor

Monday, 12 February 2007 10:06 P GMT-08
As much as I like to laugh, I try to avoid putting too much silly humor on my blog just so it won't become useless. Still, I have to put up this one. I've worked help desks, written manuals, and taught classes enough that this hits my funny b

Quoted in Red Hat Magazine

Thursday, 1 February 2007 11:13 A GMT-08
A colleague pointed out to me that I was quoted in an article in Red Hat Magazine, "How to write really good documentation." It's a good discussion of how to write tech docs that people can understand.

Cool Videos on using Splunk

Tuesday, 23 January 2007 10:40 A GMT-08
Michael Wilde of Splunk has revealed a hidden identity to the world ... in the dark of night, skulking in IT datacenters, he moonlights as the Splunk Ninja!

Some Changes Around Here

Thursday, 7 December 2006 1:41 P GMT-08
I've been quiet lately. My apologies. Most of the silence is from my being a bit unsure where I was going, but now that I'm there, it's time to settle in and get comfy.

Installing Linux in a triple-boot on a MacIntel machine?

Monday, 30 October 2006 7:05 P GMT-08
Have been working on a joint article where I'm trying to tell people how to get Linux, Windows, and OS X all on the same MacIntel machine in a triple boot setup.

Deciding on a Linux distribution?

Wednesday, 25 October 2006 3:30 P GMT-08
A while back I mentioned a useful tool that helps you select a Linux distribution. I've run across another, and I figure that those who aren't sure might find it useful to take both.

New "Revelations" in SCO vs Linux

Monday, 9 October 2006 12:54 A GMT-08
Remember that whole crazy SCO thing that had so many people in panics, laughing fits, cackles of impending cash windfalls, or stunned silence?

Amarok driving you nuts as you try to play music in Linux?

Friday, 6 October 2006 12:09 A GMT-08
Amarok (a feature-rich music player) for about a month now has crashed every time I try to scan my collection. Finally, I found a solution.

Seeking Women in the Open Source Community

Thursday, 7 September 2006 4:24 P GMT-08
I'm working on an article about women in the open source community.