This is a list of the articles I've written for publication, with both links to the originals and local copies.
I also keep a list of less serious things I've written on the internet.
Point to Point Linux (subscription required) (October 2004 issue of Linux Journal) - I wrote this about the work I did at Telemetry Investments creating a secure, robust connection between our office and our Disaster Recovery site. We did this with a T3, multiple T1s, and custom linux routers.- Local copy of Point to Point Linux - read the article without subscribing to Linux Journal.
- PtpRpmQa - a full listing of all the RPMs used to create the minimal Fedora install.
- Bloglines, Flickr, and del.icio.us make RSS delectable (online October 13 2004 on newsforge) - An overview of how to use RSS feeds to manage information with three web-based tools.
- Local copy of Bloglines, Flickr, and del.icio.us.
- Using Firefox's mozex extension to call an external mail program (online October 15 2004 on newsforge)- Instructions on how to configure the Firefox web browser to open mailto: links with the mozex extension.
- Even tastier del.icio.us (online November 4 2004 on newsforge) - additional tip and tricks for using the del.icio.us social bookmark manager.
- Local copy of Even tastier del.icio.us.
- Scripting with dmidecode (online December 23 2004 on newsforge) - analysis of a script I wrote to use dmidecode and some other tools to provide information about the CPUs in a system.
- Local copy of Scripting with dmidecode.
- A Killer App: PDF Editor (online January 6 2004 on Linux.com) - how to edit pdf files under linux.
- Local copy of A Killer App: PDF Editor.
- How To Use Mutt, Fastmail, and Mail.app Together on Your Mac (online January 18 2005 on Mac DevCenter) - integrating the Mac OS X mail appliction with the console mail program Mutt and the webmail service Fastmail.fm.
- Local copy of How To Use Mutt, Fastmail, and Mail.app Together on Your Mac.
- Linux Server Management with IPMI (in March 2005 issue of Sys Admin Magazine) - how to use IPMI to control servers running Linux. Subscription-only site, but the editor kindly gave me a direct link and permission to post it here.
- Local copy of Linux Server Management with IPMI.
- Convert a Windows System to Dual Boot Linux (online February 22 2004 on newsforge) - How to add linux to your windows system by installing a second hard drive.
- Local copy of Convert a Windows System to Dual Boot Linux.
- Motion: Your Eye in the Sky for Computer Room Surveillance (in March 2005 issue of Linux Journal magazine) - how to monitor your computer room using a network-attached camera and the free motion-detection software Motion.
- Local copy of Motion.
A report on the
USENIX 2005 Conference day 1, day 2, and day 3 (April 2005 on OSNews.com) - summary of each day of this year's conference in Anaheim, CA.- Local copy of my Usenix 2005 Report.
- Redundant Routers with Linux and Keepalived (online April 15 2005 on Linux.com) - a brief howto about configuring redundant routers on a network using the VRRP protocol.
- Local copy of Redundant Routers.
- Rendering Everything As Text (online May 26 2005 on LinuxDevCenter) - how to convert arbitrary data into textual representations.
- Local copy of Rendering Everything As Text.
- Improving Network Reliability with Keepalived (online Septemper 1 2005 on LinuxDevCenter) - how to increase network reliability with multiple routers running VRRP via Keepalived.
- Local copy of Network Reliability.
- Custom Scripting Gives Users a safe-du (online December 7, 2005 on Linux.com) - An overview of a perl script wrapper I developed for finer-grained control of du on linux.
- Local copy of safe-du.
- Aging PowerBook Upgrade by a Linux/OS X Geek (online June 7, 2006 on MacDevCenter) - My thoughts on upgrading a Powerbook to Tiger and configuring the system in a linux-friendly way.
- Local copy of PowerbookUpgrade.
- Using screen for Remote Interaction (online August 27, 2006 on Linux.com) - how to use the unix utility screen to share command-line interaction and long-distance teaching.
- Local copy of TeachingWithScreen.
- Firefox as a Desktop Environment - I originally wrote this for an online publication but it was rejected so I'm posting it here.
- Process monitoring with ps-watcher - Using the free tool ps-watcher to monitor and react to process information on your linux or unix machine.
- Local copy of ps-watcher - coming soon.
- In-Flight Mechanics (pdf) - paper I wrote and presented at the LISA '10 conference about a large software conversion project.
- Local copy of In-Flight - coming soon.
- Presentation slides (pdf)
- Presentation audio (mp3)
- Why Aren't You Doing Code Reviews? - my contribution to the SysAdvent 2010 blog, discussing the use of code review tools for sysadmins.
- Local copy of code reviews - coming soon
