Category Archives: System administration

Bad Choice in Self-Checkout Equipment?

Posted on September 18, 2011 by

Exposing a failed self-checkout solution as an example of why software architects need to choose solutions carefully. Continue reading →

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My replacement Linux server

Posted on February 19, 2011 by

Chris reimaged one of his Windows machines to replace an older Linux server. Continue reading →

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Beyond Email Jail…

Posted on October 20, 2010 by

A quick doodle of the hellishness of being banished to the bottom of Email jail Continue reading →

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Getting around with VI in Linux

Posted on July 30, 2010 by

A short and sweet tutorial in the basic use of vi (visual editor). Its goal is to make basic editing tasks in Unix/Linux/BSD easier for newcomers. Continue reading →

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Creating a Sandbox to Test Pega Development (Part 4)

Posted on July 30, 2010 by

Chris continues the process of preparing a Pega sandbox using a VMWare/Linux container by installing PRPC 5.5 with his Oracle and JBoss CE. Continue reading →

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Creating a Sandbox to Test Pega Development (Part 3)

Posted on July 23, 2010 by

Chris wanders along the path to a prepared Pega sandbox in a VMWare/Linux container by installing and configuring JBoss 4.23GA. Continue reading →

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Creating a Pega Development Test Sandbox (Part 2)

Posted on July 21, 2010 by

Chris continues his journey of creating a VM container with Linux to create a Pega sandbox. This installment centers on installing Oracle 10g Express Edition into the new container. Continue reading →

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Creating a Pega Development Test Sandbox (Part 1)

Posted on July 21, 2010 by

Chris gets to create his first VM container and install Linux into it in preparation for installing a Pega sandbox. VMWare and Ubuntu are in the spotlight in this first installment of several articles. Continue reading →

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