This is a placeholder for items that we put into the “Library”. This includes content that we want to expand upon or make more permanent than a simple blog post. Take a look at the list below for topic titles.

Best Practice and General Knowledge Articles

• Backups, Disaster Recovery, and Mitigating Downtime - An article on data protection, and how to plan for the worst.
• Barrage of Battery Backup - Why you should have a UPS for your computer.
• Buying A Computer - Practical advice and observations on the topic of buying a new computer.
• Managing services with chkconfig - What is chkconfig and how to use it to manage your Linux services.
• Must Have Firefox Extensions - Extensions you need to make Firefox even better!
• Sending Email via Telnet - Need to test an email server or a relay? Telnet to the SMTP server and send a message.
• Setting Up A POP3 Server - Check out some tips for getting your POP server up and running.
• Setting Up Sendmail - Some tips and guidance for setting up sendmail.
• Synopsis of Surge Suppression - Why you should have good surge suppression for all of your electronic equipment.
• Veritas Volume Manager Reference - This is a thorough reference for Veritas Volume Manager, now known as Veritas Storage Foundation.  This reference includes a quick start walk through as well. You can follow the link for the HTML version, or head over to the downloads section and grab a pdf copy also.  Enjoy!
• Web Surfing Safety - A writeup on best practices for web and Internet safety for folk new to the subject.
• Working With CPIO Files - Downloaded any CPIO files? Need to know what to do with them?

Reference Articles for Linux

• Create a file of arbitrary size - Sometimes creating test files of a specific size comes in handy.
• Labeling Disks In Linux - Read about how Linux mounts disks via a label instead of device path, and what to do about it!

Reference Articles for Solaris

• Create a file of arbitrary size - Sometimes creating test files of a specific size comes in handy.
• Creating Disk Mirrors With SVM - A technical writeup on how to setup disk mirrors using SVM (Solaris Volume Manager).
• Replacing Failed Disks In SVM - An article about replacing a disk in one of those mirrors we just created.
• Solaris and CD ROMs - Some tips for working with CD ROMs in Solaris.
• Solarum’s Solaris Reference - A basic guide to common administrative tasks for Solaris.

Reference Articles for Windows

• Download Internet Explorer 6 - Need to download all the install files for IE6 and not just the web installer? Here you go!
• Windows Shortcut Keys - Want some quick ways to get around and get things done faster in Windows? Check out the list of keyboard shortcuts that do some cool schtuff.