Day 3 of Dell Technologies World. It might have been my last day, but that didn’t make it any less awesome!
Continue reading “Dell Technologies World – Day 3”COVID-19 – Calculating Christmas
So today, my friend Jen shared with me a post, that went a little something like:
Christmas is now gonna be mid January. Due to Santa having to quarantine for 14 days when he arrives in the country Continue reading “COVID-19 – Calculating Christmas”
SysAdmin Day 2020
I often talk about “Silent Running†– that a powerful measure of success is when everything Just Works â„¢ But such success doesn’t “just happenâ€! It takes time, care, and commitment.
You, our SysAdmins, are the people who work through the nights to keep the lights on. You get in early, you stay late, you get called out overnight, you get called on your days off. And still you keep giving.
To everyone with hands on the keyboards, building and maintaining our systems, and to everyone who supports and enables them – from me, to you …
Thank You!
Happy SysAdmin Day !!!
Andy
Test that Socket!
There are times when you need to know if you can communicate from one system to another. You don’t always have the luxury of having an application listening to connect to, or you don’t have an easy way of establishing a connection (eg. a UDP connection to a specific port).  So, now you can Test that Socket!
Dining with Pigeons
There is nothing better than a lovely meal, right? Except perhaps when it is free!  This evening we had a free dinner at the Pigeon House Restaurant in Delgany – thanks to Jenni winning a competition on FaceBook! Continue reading “Dining with Pigeons”
VMworld 2017 Europe – Day 4
Alas, all good things must come to and end – and that said, it’s time for me to say adiós to Barcelona.  A wee trip to hospital not withstanding, my 4 days at VMworld 2017 Europe has been amazing! Continue reading “VMworld 2017 Europe – Day 4”
Blueborne – Bluetooth devices beware!
So I’ve just finished reading about a new Bluetooth attack called “Bluebourne“. Â This new attack allows for remote compromise of a Bluetooth-enabled device, even if the devices are not paired to being with! Continue reading “Blueborne – Bluetooth devices beware!”