Never Patch Your Virtual Server

Here's how a well intentioned email goes wrong. Horribly wrong. I'm not naming names and pointing fingers, however the biggest finger needs to be pointed at myself. I misread a page that I was reading. The email gave me the link, I clicked it, and put into motion a series of events that left me, well, mildly calm. [More]
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Site Reboot

Well, I just installed some patches and need to reboot the server. I've been running without reboot since before the year began, and apparently the patches I just installed require a reboot. Be back soon! [More]
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IT Certifications Declining in Value

I always felt this way about certifications. I obtained a certificate in ASP.Net back during 1.1 days, but always felt I wasted my time with it. Yeah, I may have learned more than I really needed to by ramping up to take the test, but in the end, it did nothing for me. [More]
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FTP Clients that allow FTP over SSL

I was just compiling a list of FTP clients that allow for FTPS (FTP over SSL) and thought it would be a good idea to keep this around.  The only thing is, I haven't worked directly with all of these, especially in the context of SSL.  Normally my work is done over standard FTP. ... [More]
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