I recently completed the LPIC-1 certification offered by the Linux Professional Institute, which tests candidates on Linux internals and system administration. LPIC-1 certification is broken down into two exams: 101-400 and 102-400. 101-400 covers topics such as Linux system architecture, installation, package management, devices, and filesystems. Conversely, 102-400 explores shell scripting, X11/GDM, service management, basic […]

Folding@Home is an open-source distributed computing project launched by Stanford University professor Vijay Pande in October 2000. It aids in disease research by simulating the myriad ways in which proteins “fold” or assemble themselves to perform some basic function. Though protein folding is an essential biological process, mis-folding can lead to diseases such as Parkinson’s, Huntington’s, and Alzheimer’s. Consequently, the examination of folding models […]

Viva Amiga: The Story of a Beautiful Machine is a 2017 documentary by director/producer Zach Weddington detailing the history of Amiga Inc. and their eponymous line of home computers. The company’s trajectory is charted from its beginnings in the early 1980s, through its acquisition by Commodore International and launch of the Amiga 1000 in 1985, […]

I recently picked up a copy of “CoCo: The Colorful History of Tandy’s Underdog Computer”, written by Boisy Pitre and Bill Logudice, charting the evolution of Tandy’s TRS-80 Color Computer line. The book mainly covers a period from the inception of the value-oriented product line in 1980 through to the cancellation of the Tandy CoCo […]

A recent CBC news story detailing the recovery of a 30 gigabyte hard drive containing personally-identifiable information of military personnel at a local recycling depot compelled me to share a similar experience regarding improper disposal and sanitation of IT assets. In my previous article, I described how I had begun to build a CCNA test […]

Here’s one in a series of many stories of failure, frustration, and figuring things out. I’ve been studying for Cisco’s CCNA certification recently and decided to purchase some older gear in order to set up a test lab, familiarize myself with IOS, and get used to the the physical wiring/configuration of these devices. Thus far, […]