Part One of my Raspberry Pi adventures (so far)
Category: Technology
Tech stuff goes here!
A DIY task leads to reflections on the tools we use.
I was introduced to the z/VM hypervisor in the early 2000s, around the time that IBM announced formal support for Linux on the System/390 family (earlier in my career I had heard of something called "VM/ESA", and thought it sounded cool). I was part of the team that wrote the "ISP/ASP Solutions" IBM Redbooks publication, … Continue reading z/VM Express System Installation (ESI)
I have been using LDAP as a central data store for a very long time. Back when I had a home Asterisk PBX, I had an LDAP directory that functioned as a household phone book and source of caller-ID data for the IP phones installed through the home. This LDAP directory was also the authentication … Continue reading LDAP on z/VM as an Open Authentication Source
It's been a long time since I wrote here. The earlier content you see here actually came from my previous blogs at veejoe-dot-com-dot-au and later viccross-dot-com, both of which for various reasons are... no longer available. So why relaunch? Well, mostly because I still have things to say! I have not decided exactly what yet, … Continue reading Relaunching… again
Some folks might be a bit affronted at the "compare and contrast" of z Systems and a fast food drive-through, but it's just an analogy...
This post may come across as self-serving, semi-advertorial, promotional, or just plain crappy (or all of the above). I don't apologise, it's my blog and I'll write what I want to. However, because it's the Internet and it's almost guaranteed that someone reading this will think I should have warned them... consider yourself warned, fair … Continue reading Analogy can be found anywhere
A week or so ago I succumbed to the hype (and the nagging from my devices) and installed iOS 8 on a second iPad. As far as updates go it was smooth although the post-install setup wizard crashed before it could ask me about things like iCloud Drive, which made me wonder whether I might … Continue reading iOS8 and OS X Yosemite
I have settled into a somewhat sedentary lifestyle. My partner tries valiantly to get me involved in her personal training sessions, but I have a lot of inertia. I know that I need to do something about being more active and increasing my fitness level, but have struggled to find a motivator. While in Europe … Continue reading I lost my Fitbit… and found it
Like most international travellers in the Internet age, during our recent travel through Europe I was confronted by the ridiculous situation that exists for mobile data access. By ridiculous I mean ridiculously expensive. Look, don't get me wrong: the technology that allows GSM/UMTS global roaming is pretty magical[1]. But it's not exactly new! It's not … Continue reading On global roaming for data
Crossed Wires 