Networking, System Administration and Other Stuff
Introduction I try my best to make an effort to update my resume at least 2 or 3 times a year. Not necessarily because I am looking for a new job, but because I don't want to forget about certain accomplishments. 2019 was a very busy year for me and for the first time in … Continue reading Visual Studio Code with LaTeX
It took ages to finally happen but the wait was worth it, and as usual the livecast was great. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhrkdHshb3E A few hours later the SpaceX Twitter feed posted a close-up video of the Crew Dragon capsule separating from the Falcon 9 Second Stage: https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1218976479150858241 Cover Image Credited to SpaceX (https://www.flickr.com/photos/spacex/49421605028/)
Today was the official last day of support for Windows 7 (and a few other Microsoft products). I don't have a whole lot to say about it since I stopped using it years ago, but unlike the end of support for Windows XP I will actually miss Windows 7. It was the first OS that … Continue reading Windows 7 End of Life
2019 in General Once again I made a promise that I would post a lot more often to this site, but once again a lot of things got in the way and I wasn't able to get as much done as I hoped. I was doing very well in the earlier part of the year, … Continue reading My Year in Review – 2019 Edition
Not much to say, the livecast was awesome for the Arabsat 6A Launch. And SpaceX landed the Center Core this time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXMGu2d8c8g Cover Image Credited to SpaceX (https://www.flickr.com/photos/spacex/32652060737/)
It took 17 years, 7 months and 16 days to happen, but Windows XP and all of it's variants are no longer supported by Microsoft. Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 is no longer supported as of today. This marks the end of the Windows NT 5.1 code base, which definitely makes it the oldest Windows version … Continue reading Windows XP is Finally Dead
I think that I have probably been interviewed a lot. In the past 10 years I have probably been interviewed at least 100 times for positions that I have applied for. This does not count the number of phone interviews that I have had or any screening calls with an HR person, I mean I … Continue reading Sorry, I Don’t Have a GitHub Page
World Backup Day takes place every year on March 31st, but it is never a bad time to talk about backups and why they should be important to you. Unfortunately for most people, backing up their data is a pretty major afterthought and most people never even think about it. Backups are easier to do … Continue reading World Backup Day 2019
The SpaceX Demonstration Mission 1 Flight has successfully completed as of 8:45 EST on Friday March 8, 2019. There were no issues and this is the very successful first step towards the next flight (In-Flight Abort Test) that will take place in the next few weeks, using the same Dragon Capsule that completed the DM1 … Continue reading SpaceX DM1 Flight
The Microsoft Services Secure Infrastructure Team recently published a very detailed three-part series on the most common mistakes that they have encountered in Active Directory deployments. It was a very informative series to go through, the links can be found below: Part 1: Most Common Mistakes in Active Directory and Domain Services – Part 1 … Continue reading Most Common Mistakes in Active Directory
