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Microsoft ReFS vs Oracle ZFS - FIGHT!

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Reading Time: 8 mins
Section: Blog Posts
Categories: blog
Tags: IT Windows Linux UNIX sysadmin tech computing

Last night, I gave a presentation at WWITPRO (Waterloo Wellington IT Professional Users Group) that demonstrated the differences between ReFS and ZFS. This blog summarizes the key details.

The evolution of Information Technology

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Reading Time: 5 mins
Section: Blog Posts
Categories: blog
Tags: IT sysadmin programming development tech computing

The names we've used have change a lot over the years...

eBook pilot

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Section: Blog Posts
Categories: blog
Tags: books IT

We decided to see what it would be like to use eBooks (on a Kindle DX) to teach our IT program. It failed. Miserably.

I created the Internet

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Section: Blog Posts
Categories: blog
Tags: Internet IT sysadmin

Yes, it's true.

War Games shell scripting fun

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Section: Blog Posts
Categories: blog
Tags: IT Linux sysadmin

If you have to ask why, then you haven't seen the movie...

How to please your IT department

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Section: Blog Posts
Categories: blog
Tags: IT sysadmin

They will thank you profusely!

Microsoft Energize IT conference

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Section: Blog Posts
Categories: blog
Tags: Microsoft IT

The latest Microsoft pep rally in Toronto. Here's how it went down.

1. What do I do?

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Reading Time: 5 mins
Section: About Me
Categories: about me
Tags: bio programming development IT

Basically, my professional bio - what I do for a living.

5. Tech T-Shirt Slogans

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Section: Tech Stuff
Categories: info
Tags: computing tech development programming IT sysadmin

Proper tech attire includes a t-shirt with a cheeky slogan.

6. Tech Humour and Puns

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Section: Tech Stuff
Categories: info
Tags: computing tech development programming IT sysadmin

You can't work in tech without a twisted sense of humour and moderate-to-high level of snark.