First Post

I manage a heterogeneous data center whose operations span two offices. I support 150 users (with one staff member) including ~50 telecommuters from around the country. Granted, this isn't MegaCorp (TM) but it can be interesting. Very.

And since I've been working in IT for 10+ years, I decided it was time to share my accumulated knowledge and experience to make newcomers' lives just a little easier. So I built a wiki at the office. And I figured, "Hey! Why not start blogging too?"

So here I am. This blog is an attempt to disseminate those things that I know or how come across that were not won easily. Perhaps the name I've chosen for my blog is a bit of a stretch; after all, nothing can be touted as a cure-all. But if the information on these posts makes a difference in the life of even one poor sysadmin, newbie programmer, or support desk schlep, then it's been worth it.

I don't expect that my subsequent posts will have any direction or structure to them, so you shouldn't either. To start, I'm simply going to perform a brain dump of the most recent bits o' info at the top of the stack, if you will.

Enjoy.