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Hi Roosl,
Alright, so it's about time this clown had something to
say...
So, what have you been up to this Summer? All good
stuff, I hope.
I've been pretty busy at the day gig, and have some
fun projects there to tell you about. Otherwise, just..
you know.. Staying out of trouble.
I also have a bit of nifty news regarding the gallery.
No, unfortunately, no new imagery.. But it's pretty
cool!
We have had a decent monsoon season here in the
Valley of the Sun this Summer. Those storms are
really kinda neat, although I didn't enjoy the tree
trimming that follows.
Of course, given the past week since I began editing,
a little tree trimming is nothing compared to what the
souls on the Gulf coast have endured.
| Great Expectations |
My outside day gig in UNIX security has offered some
great opportunities to ply my trade favorites. I've
been developing many tools to automate processes
for my team, and writing documentation and training
aids. But I was also asked about automating what
may have seemed a daunting task.
In our environment of providing security support for
all employees, we also support over 2000 UNIX
servers, hosting various versions of UNIX from several
major vendors. Our group also releases, secures
and maintains the passwords for the root (super)
user on these servers.
Compliance with a requirement to periodically change
root's password meant having many people work
overtime for a day or two. So, this Summer I had a
lot of fun developing some new tools which use a
variety of scripted programs, and one called "Expect"
to automate the process.
Now, I run this new process overnight once per
month, costing the company just two to four hours of
overtime for one person.
Pretty cool, huh? Out of that project, several other
spiffy tools have been released. I must say I really
like that job.
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| Nice Gallery Sale! |
I am happy to exclaim the sale of one of my favorite
works! A designer in Italy has purchased Network1 and all rights to it's
exclusive use.
I'm not certain yet where the image may appear on
their site(s), but the company's site linked in the
gallery is ScienceDev.
I've decided to donate half the proceeds to
Katrina Relief Efforts.
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Drop me a note and let me know what's news with
youz!
Keep in touch, and come back to the website now
and then to see what's new!
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| Time and Space |
God,
Life is complex. This planet's forces are those you
designed as part of the means. Yet, we often want
to blame you and one another when we find
ourselves in the path of Nature.
Help us each to help each other. Help us to remember
that there is so much more to the cycle of life and
Nature's ways on this little ball than our desires and
wishes.
Please come to, comfort and bless those who are lost
and have found themselves in fear and alone.
Forever grateful to God for His given blessings, I'll
never say enough about what His presence and
meaning are to me in my life...
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See you soon! Be careful out there!
-Roosl
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| The Sidebar |
No Kidding...
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wonder why).
Favorites include my System Monitor and Desktop
Calendar.
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readers..
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change tools, as well as other automation, please
contact me via e-mail!
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