The Next Big Thing Jeff Hicks has noted that the current "big thing" is virtualization; he wanted to start a conversation on the next big thing. He opines that it'll be really, really fast hardware, and that the nature of desktop and server management will change as (I'm interpreting his post) as the OS

Scripting/Sysadmin meme (Greg’s Turn) I saw this scripting/sysadmin meme picking up steam last week, and it seems that I've now been called out. Thank you Don for the consideration. Well, let's see... How old were you when you started using computers? Eight years old. The year was 1983. What was your first machine? Apple

Scripting/Sysadmin meme (Don’s turn) Kirk Munro called me out on the Scripting/Sysadmin meme that is circulating. It's like a chain letter for blogs, I think. So here goes: How old were you when you started using computers? How old is fourth grade? 8? 9? What was your first machine? The first one I ever