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Month: February 2002

filing cabinet? no. filesystem.

One of the coolest things about Linux is the amazing amount of configurability it offers. One of those things that you’re allowed to choose in your Linux machine is the type of filesystem that your Linux machine will use. Linux has, for the majority of its life, been tied to the ext2 filesystem. That stands for second extended filesystem, not that that means anything to you. But it’s a decently-fast filesystem that has done very well for Linux for a long time. Well, times have changed, etc., etc., and folks are desiring more reliability, fault-tolerance, higher performance, more security, and other valuable features from their filesystems these days. And this is a good thing! I have poked around a bit Read more…


note to self: um. I forget…

It’s an interesting thing to note–I’m still using blackbox. =:) Heh. I must be getting old…. Further note to self: put some newer screenshots up… sheesh!


toolbox… updates / whether you need them or not…

Hm. Much has happened since I’ve last updated this page. The toolbox project, that now will be pushed to its own page just for posterity’s sake, has been replaced by bbconf, the much-improved blackbox configurator. I’ve done more miscellaneous coding, some of which may actually be considered useful for people other than myself. I think I’ll list some of it here… =:)


over / haul

Well alrighty then… A design overhaul. Much needed and all. I’d love to think that this space could eventually be used to communicate with anyone who cares… sort of like that new-fangled “blog” thingey. =:) But being that I actually know me–and know just how little time I have… well, we’ll see how it goes…. =:) Let’s just say I’m not optimistic that I’ll actually have the time to keep it up… So life is interesting. Mine has taken turns that I’d never thought it would take. My Dad has passed away very recently. I miss you, Dad.


how does that song go again…

So not much has changed employment-wise in the last year+ that has gone by. =:\ I think that’s a good thing. I’m still working for Rite Aid. For the last year or so, I’ve taken on the lead-developer role for Rite Aid in their Internet/Intranet environment. I’ve had some really great opportunities in that role. I’ve lead my team in throwing out a really old, crappy frame-based *shudder*, NT-driven, antiquated web site that Rite Aid’s had up for at least 2 years. I’ve architected and implemented the first production Linux solution that Rite Aid has ever used–a fault-tolerant web environment that utilizes balanced clustering as well as director-level failover. And that was REALLY fun. =:) And the kicker is–we did Read more…


allow me to introduce myself

So. About me. I’m a Systems Engineer by trade. At heart, I’m an artist. A Renaissance man. I’ve always strived to be the absolute best that I could be. Not for anybody else, necessarily. Just because I enjoy seeing myself doing something that I can be proud of when it’s all said and done. I still remember my first “real” job. I worked in a library. I was the “book returner” guy. But, I quickly became valued as the quickest “fix-it-all” guy, the best and most knowledgeable computer guy, and the hardest worker. Well, maybe not the hardest worker, but you get the idea. =:) I was first given the title of “A True Renaissance Man” at that job. I Read more…