Monthly Archives: March 2016

Open is Not Necessarily More Secure

Posted on March 3, 2016 by way0utwest

Researchers found a bug in glibc. This library has been around for a long time, used in lots, and lots of software. I’m sure there are some programmers unaware that they coded in software that itself used glibc. However, despite … Continue reading →

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Quick Folder Size with PowerShell

Posted on March 2, 2016 by way0utwest

This is a fairly simple idea, and one I’m sure many people have done in the past. Personally, I have tended to just hover a mouse over a folder when I want a size. That seems to work fairly well, … Continue reading →

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Learning from Microsoft

Posted on March 1, 2016 by way0utwest

I know that many data professionals out there are skeptical of the cloud. Certainly there are problems with reliability, security, and more that prevent many of you from migrating to some online database. However that doesn’t mean that everything being … Continue reading →

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