Tag Archives: misc

I started using computers a long time ago, and in the PC world, we were often limited to an 8 character name and a 3 character extension. Unix and MacOS allowed longer names, and many of us in DOS and … Continue reading →

Today is July 4, Independence Day in the US, more commonly known as the Fourth of July. This is the day that the United States declared it self a separate nation from the British Empire. For most of my life, … Continue reading →

Somehow across the course of my career, I’ve morphed from a strictly technical guy to a publisher and teacher that also gets to do some technical work. I never expected this, though perhaps I should have. Despite my disdain for … Continue reading →

This editorial was originally published on June 15, 2013. It is being re-run for the New Year holiday. I was reading a piece recently about the problems many new college graduates will face as they enter the workforce. There are less … Continue reading →

What do you think will happen in the database world in 2017? That’s a question I want to ask you today, the last work day of 2016. When most of us come back to work next week, a new year … Continue reading →

As we approach the Christmas holiday, this is a time when work usually slows down and many of us spend some time trying to relax and recharge away from the challenges and responsibilities we face in technology. Unless you work … Continue reading →

After I wrote about a home lab recently, someone was curious about the amount of money that others invest in their technology lab, habit, or hobby. I thought that was fairly interesting, so I decided to ask others to get … Continue reading →

I was watching the San Diego Technology Immersion Group meeting in September, and found myself transported back into the past. This month was the first meeting of the Linux chapter, spending a few months working through The Linux Command Line. … Continue reading →