I found out today that I am worse than a software pirate: “For us it’s probably a no-lose even with piracy as it is,” shrugged West. “But, as I say, second-hand sales cost us more in the long-run than piracy these days.” Most of today’s key video game outlets – Game, HMV, Amazon – and [...]
Archive for the ‘Software’ Category
21 Jan
GSAK Works In Linux!
Shortly after I started Geocaching I discovered Geocaching Swiss Army Knife (GSAK). GSAK is an excellent database application that is geared towards tracking all of your caching activities. I rely on this one program to load thousands of caches into my GPSr, keep track of what I have found (as well hidden) and all of [...]
18 Nov
Out With The Old – Microsoft Deployment Toolkit
One of the cardinal rules of our IT Office is that everyone must run a standardized (as much as possible) set of software. This practice ensures an easier support experience, both for the technicians and the end users. It also reduces the overall maintenance window. If everyone is running the same software then we all [...]
18 Nov
Introducing WordPress
This is an excellent video introduction to the concepts of WordPress. Pay close attention to the open source principles and references that Matt makes. Those same ideas drive everything I do at work and online.
30 Sep
Threading The Conversation Needle
My latest article is up on the Faith & Technology Blog. I discuss the recent Priority Inbox and Conversation View changes in Google Apps and Gmail. Now it’s time to start thinking about the next topic!
28 Sep
Stick A Fork In It
Two of my favorite Linux projects are forking! Mandriva -> Mageia Mandriva is becoming Mageia. My first successful foray into the world of open source software (way back in 2002!) was made using Mandriva (called Mandrake way back then) as the operating system. At that time I was running the current version (Mandrake 9.2). I [...]
28 Sep
Exchange No More
We have officially shut down our Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 e-mail server. All of our staff e-mail accounts have been successfully migrated to the Google Apps collaboration system. We still have over 1,000 accounts on a few other servers but this is a significant milestone in the overall migration project. Here’s to progress!
2 Jun
Google Apps
We have been working over the last few months to set up and deploy Google Apps to all of our various e-mail users at work. In case you have never heard it before Google has bundled many of their online offerings (Gmail, Google Docs, Google Calendar and Google Sites) into a company branded version that [...]
