Tag Archives: Open Source

Once apon a time …

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Jes

Person A has a problem, and can’t find a solution in the project documentation. She eventually figures it out for herself, and when Person B comes along with the same problem, confirms that she had the same issue, notes the … Continue reading →

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Nexus One

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Jes

After three years of being a faithful iPhone fan, I’ve switched to Android. I’ve just finally had enough. No matter how polished the user experience is, or how great the hardware, I am sick of being frustrated by iPhone’s petty … Continue reading →

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Simple Steps with Puppet

Posted on May 6, 2010 by Jes

Puppet is an automation framework for UNIX and UNIX-like operating systems. It allows sysadmins to automate common tasks in a centralised, efficient, and scalable way. I’ve recently started looking into Puppet, drawing on my experience managing a large and convoluted … Continue reading →

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Then and Now

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Jes

While cleaning through some data to free up an external drive I found a collection of screenshots from around 5 years ago. I spent a pleasant few minutes paging through them, remembering what my desktop and workflow used to be … Continue reading →

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