March 19, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on How to survive and thrive while working from home
I’m one of the roughly 5% of Americans who work full time from home. I’ve been doing it for 30 years now. If I could manage it with a 28.8K modem internet connection back in the day, you can do … Continue reading
March 19, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Pet the cat, own the bathrobe: Linus Torvalds on working from home
So your boss isn’t sure you’ll be productive while working at home. Perhaps, they should consider Linus Torvalds. He created a little operating system called Linux, which runs everything in the world except desktops, and Git, which is used by … Continue reading
March 18, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Ansible DevOps comes to the mainframe
I cut my teeth on mainframe computers. My first system administration language wasn’t — as you might guess from my Unix/Linux background — Borrne or C shell, but rather, IBM 360 mainframe Job Control Language (JCL). So, the notion that … Continue reading
March 18, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on How to avoid the time-suck of social networks while working at home
Bad news here! Cute kitten there! Work alert here! Now that you’ve moved your work life to your home space you may find yourself overwhelmed with social networking distractions. I get it. I’ve been dealing with the constant beep, chirp, … Continue reading
March 17, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on How open-source software is tackling COVID-19 coronavirus
In Linux and open-source circles, we’re fond of saying we’ve changed the world. And, well, we have changed the world. But, now, we, along with everyone else, face a new challenge: COVID-19. Here are some of the open-source projects taking … Continue reading
March 16, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on How Red Hat tackles security
Red Hat historically has had the best record of all the Linux companies in finding and fixing Linux and open-source security bugs. Here’s how the Raleigh, NC-based company does it. First, Red Hat Product Security is in charge of both … Continue reading