First Draft Complete
Late this afternoon I completed the first draft of the last chapter in my book, "Using and Administering Linux." This is book 1 in my...
Upgrading to Fedora 30
Yesterday, April 30, Fedora 30 became available. Fedora 30 has some interesting new features as well as some bug fixes so I decided that I...
Server upgrade in the works
After some work to determine the extent of my server problems, I have decided that it is time to go for a complete upgrade. I...
Why I Hate Windoze
I was working with a VM this afternoon that has WInblowz 10 installed to do some testing for a book and took a few screen shots to include in that book. After I finished up with that, I was going to shut down the VM but then – the Blue Screen of Updates that lasted forever.
Book availability update
My book The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins is now available in hardcopy (softcover) at Amazon. Please note that for a couple days Amazon was fulfilling...
Book hardcopy available on Amazon
My book The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins is now available in hardcopy (softcover) at Amazon. Please note that Amazon is fulfilling this via a third...
Yet another book contract
I have just signed with Apress for third book about Linux. With two books now in the pipeline it looks like I will be busy...
New book in the works
This morning I signed a contract to write another book for Apress. This book will also be about Linux but it will be different from...
Looking ahead
Now that I have finished the final proofs for The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins, I am looking ahead to what might be next. Although I...
Site problem solved
Due to some apparent data corruption in the MySQL database that stores the page and post content for this web site, the static pages were...
Real SysAdmins don’t sudo – Book excerpt
I was just reading a very interesting article that contained some good information about a Linux feature that I want to learn about.
The reason I found this article so cringe-worthy is that it prefaced every command with the sudo command. The issue I have with this is that the article is allegedly for SysAdmins and real SysAdmins don’t use sudo in front of every command they issue. This is a gross misuse of the sudo command and I have written about this type of misuse in my book, “The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins.”
Book availability dates revised
The availability dates for my book, "The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins," has been revised. Both the hardcopy (paperback) and the ebook versions are now scheduled...
First draft complete
I have completed the first draft of my book and all of my 26 chapters have been submitted to my publisher. Of those chapters, 24...
Book status
I continue to make good progress on my book, The Linux Philosophy for System Administrators. I have now completed 15 chapters and technical reviews have...
Book Deal Signed
I recently signed a contract for a book deal with Apress publishing. My book is tentatively titled, "The Linux Philosophy for System Administrators." My intention...