The evening plans didn’t wait for talks to be done. The IRC channel (#oscon on irc.freenode.net) was alive with talk of prospects for dinner and drinks after the conference. I myself was torn between a group going out for Lebanese and another going to Henry’s, but opted to go with my buddies from home to…
Category: Scripting
OSCON Day 1 Comes to a Close
I think I have pictures of most of the basic parts of the conference at my OSCON Flickr set, and I thoroughly enjoyed day 1 of the conference. Of course, while *day* 1 is over, *night* 1 has yet to even begin. There are lots of BoF sessions, and maybe even more smaller meetups going…
OSCON Day 1: The BoF Board, for your perusal
I’ve posted a picture of the BoF board for day 1. Click on it to see bigger sizes. The full size image (maybe smaller) is perfectly suitable for reading at your leisure. I’ll update this if/when I see significant changes to it:
Day 1 of OSCON Begins, and More Tips for Conference-goers
I got an early start. Too early. But I’m from the west coast, so my body thinks I slept in. I wandered around a bit, took a few pics which you can see at my Flickr OSCON set, and I discovered a couple of things that might be of interest: The starbucks in the conference…
A Few Tips for OSCON Attendees
If you’re attending the 10th Annual Open Source Convention, I’ve compiled just a few tips for you on this, “day 0” of the event: Don’t check bags. Everything is slower if you check bags, and if you’re packing more than three shirts, you’re crazy, because if history is any indicator, you’re going to be bombarded…
A Quick Look at ElementTree (and a bit about ‘sar’)
I’m working on a new project that will be open sourced if I can ever get it to be generically useful. It’s called “sarviz”, and it’s a visualization tool for output from the “sar” UNIX system reporting utility. I know tools like this exist, but please read on, as I’m looking to do something a…
Show Me Your Python SysAdmin One-Liners!
Ah, the lazyweb. Today, I’m putting together content for a class I’m teaching on basic Linux administration, but during my meeting with a group of trainees to determine the scope of the course, they requested that I completely skip any coverage of “perl -e” one-liners, and show them the Python equivalents. Of course, I found…
Useful stuff – 2008 – first half
Having a Google account is sometimes useful in ways you hadn’t planned for. For example, at a few different employers I’ve been at, I’ve had to prepare for reviews by providing a list of accomplishments to my supervisor. One decent tool for generating this list is email, though it can take some time. Another useful…
Do I Even Care About the iPhone 3G?
Steve Jobs is one of the best presenters you could ever hope to see. He’s great at tapping into that part of your brain that makes you just want whatever it is he’s holding. But this time, it was a little different. You see, I already have an iPhone. I bought one in February. I…
Cloud computing hype overload
I’ve been working with what I used to call “utility computing” tools for about 6-9 months. However, for about the past 2 months, I’ve been seeing the term “cloud computing” all over the place, and there is so much buzz surrounding it that it’s reaching that magical point best described using Alan Greenspan’s words: “Irrational…