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		<title>A word on mainframes</title>
		<link>http://www.sysadminslog.com/2011/04/a-word-on-mainframes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 18:58:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[IBM Mainframes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Unix/Linux Admin]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sysadminslog.com/?p=144</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So some of you might be thinking&#8230; mainframes? Really? Well I am currently taking a course on mainframes. I must say, they are fascinating marvels of computer engineering. They are robust, redundant, and most importantly, extremely powerful.  They have processing power for transactions unmatched by any current server architecture. Any bank with any sizable customer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cloudy Matters</title>
		<link>http://www.sysadminslog.com/2010/12/cloudy-matters/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sysadminslog.com/2010/12/cloudy-matters/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 00:39:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current Events]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[chrome]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sysadminslog.com/?p=136</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So, with Google&#8217;s recent release of their &#8220;Chrome OS&#8221; (CR-48) laptops to some 60,000 (supposed) lucky people, there&#8217;s been more and more buzz about the cloud on the Internet. This laptop (reviewed by a colleague of mine on his blog here) is essentially a Linux OS which opens a Chrome browser up for you and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Security Matters &#8211; part 1</title>
		<link>http://www.sysadminslog.com/2010/11/security-matters-part-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sysadminslog.com/2010/11/security-matters-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 21:37:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Network Administration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Security]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sysadminslog.com/?p=129</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So by now chances are you have heard of Firesheep, the nifty little Firefox extension which allows you to grab session cookies over unencrypted wireless connections for sites like Amazon and Facebook etc&#8230; But not to fear! Someone has come up with a counter-extension called Black Sheep (coincidentally having the same name as a hilarious [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rotate that log, copy that database!</title>
		<link>http://www.sysadminslog.com/2010/11/rotate-that-log-copy-that-database/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sysadminslog.com/2010/11/rotate-that-log-copy-that-database/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 16:55:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Database Admin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Unix/Linux Admin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sysadminslog.com/?p=125</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here are some neat help documents from cyberciti.biz which I think could prove useful in certain situations. Log rotation: I find this so important and I feel like it might be overlooked by some, but cutting your logs into smaller, organized pieces can speed up your system, instead of having to suck in a huge [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How can ISPs justify their costs per GB?</title>
		<link>http://www.sysadminslog.com/2010/09/how-can-isps-justify-their-costs-per-gb/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sysadminslog.com/2010/09/how-can-isps-justify-their-costs-per-gb/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 17:11:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ISP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Web]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sysadminslog.com/?p=120</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So I was curious how much ISPs are charging per gigabyte these days, so I did some digging. Here is what I found. My numbers won&#8217;t be 100% accurate, but I feel they provide a decent overview. For this ISPs with no specified cap I will assume 250 GB (like that imposed by Comcast), so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A lesson to be learned from proper maintenance</title>
		<link>http://www.sysadminslog.com/2010/09/a-lesson-to-be-learned-from-proper-maintenance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sysadminslog.com/2010/09/a-lesson-to-be-learned-from-proper-maintenance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Sep 2010 03:15:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maintenance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nytimes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PGE]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sysadminslog.com/?p=115</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So I just saw this article in the NY Times here This is yet another example of the fossil fuels industries pervasive lack of preventative maintenance. This gas line supposedly has been in place since 1940&#8230; lets take a minute to asses this, this 30-inch pipe is now 70 years old&#8230; do you A. dig [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HP holds the Navy hostage!</title>
		<link>http://www.sysadminslog.com/2010/09/hp-holds-the-navy-hostage/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sysadminslog.com/2010/09/hp-holds-the-navy-hostage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:28:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current Events]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[contractor]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sysadminslog.com/?p=110</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Surprise surprise, the government didn&#8217;t want to deal with overhauling their Navy/Marine infrastructure, so they contracted out to a company which basically charged them out the ass for just about any kind of support, costs which I could never dream of pressing on my clients, because, quite frankly, they wouldn&#8217;t be my clients anymore, they&#8217;d [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AutoCAD returns to the Mac!</title>
		<link>http://www.sysadminslog.com/2010/09/autocad-returns-to-the-mac/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sysadminslog.com/2010/09/autocad-returns-to-the-mac/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:59:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mac Administration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Software]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sysadminslog.com/?p=107</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So for those of you who are die hard Mac fans, this must be good news. Now I am not a &#8220;fanboy&#8221; of Apple, but I do like a lot of their products and can see why they have experienced a rise back into the limelight of computing. While their ways of doing things aren&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A great introduction to HTML 5 canvas</title>
		<link>http://www.sysadminslog.com/2010/08/a-great-introduction-to-html-5-canvas/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sysadminslog.com/2010/08/a-great-introduction-to-html-5-canvas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 03:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Software]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sysadminslog.com/?p=102</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This tutorial was written by a former colleague of mine from Cisco, Simon, who is now working for a software company in Nashua, NH (Northwoods Software). He really knows his stuff when it comes to code, see his tutorial here: SimonSarris.com Happy coding! Sean]]></description>
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		<title>So maybe doing it yourself isnt the best idea?</title>
		<link>http://www.sysadminslog.com/2010/08/so-maybe-doing-it-yourself/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sysadminslog.com/2010/08/so-maybe-doing-it-yourself/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 01:14:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Random]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sysadminslog.com/?p=89</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Being that I am in college, some classes require group participation *shudder*. I dread these awful assignments because I am usually lucky enough to be stuck with the lot who like to slide through life (yes, shocking it does continue when they leave college) with as little work as possible, since an exchange of group [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Great interview with a brilliant designer</title>
		<link>http://www.sysadminslog.com/2010/08/great-interview-with-a-brilliant-designer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sysadminslog.com/2010/08/great-interview-with-a-brilliant-designer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:44:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Web]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sysadminslog.com/?p=94</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So this guy Fred Brooks was interviewed by Wired, he oversaw the creation of the IBM System/360 the most popular mainframe IBM ever sold, I think that is quite an achievement and what he has to say is truly thought provoking! I suggest taking a look at it here: Wired]]></description>
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		<title>congratulations to my friend on her new blog :)</title>
		<link>http://www.sysadminslog.com/2010/08/congrats-to-my-friend/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sysadminslog.com/2010/08/congrats-to-my-friend/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 04:23:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Random]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sysadminslog.com/?p=85</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I just wanted to give a shout out to Jesse who is entering the blogosphere with her site &#8220;Fish Tales&#8221; about her adventures in the care and upkeep of fishes! See here:Fish Tales Best of luck and happy blogging, Sean]]></description>
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		<title>Finally updated my man page</title>
		<link>http://www.sysadminslog.com/2010/08/finally-updated-my-man-page/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sysadminslog.com/2010/08/finally-updated-my-man-page/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 18:28:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sysadminslog.com/?p=79</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So I finally took some time to update my man (about me) page, take a look if your interested I should be have something for you guys next week! Cheers! Sean]]></description>
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		<title>Eric Schmidt sure has a lot to say</title>
		<link>http://www.sysadminslog.com/2010/08/eric-schmidt-lot-to-say/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sysadminslog.com/2010/08/eric-schmidt-lot-to-say/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:16:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current Events]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sysadminslog.com/?p=76</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So Eric Schmidt has once again reared his head in the media&#8230;  he alleges that because younger people are (essentially) foolish enough to put all their personal information and pictures up on social networks that they will have to change their names when they grow older just to escape their &#8220;delinquent&#8221; pasts. The Internet is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Google Wave is phased out</title>
		<link>http://www.sysadminslog.com/2010/08/google-wave-is-phased-out/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sysadminslog.com/2010/08/google-wave-is-phased-out/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 01:38:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sysadminslog.com/?p=72</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So it seems Google, like me, was a bit confused about the purpose and or distinct advantages provided by their new tool, Wave. To be honest, it had a lot of neat little Web2.0 gadgets in it, but aside from using a wiki engine or forum, but there isnt much that it was a better [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ESX Admin From the top — part 2</title>
		<link>http://www.sysadminslog.com/2010/08/esx-admin-from-the-top-%e2%80%94-part-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sysadminslog.com/2010/08/esx-admin-from-the-top-%e2%80%94-part-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:43:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Unix/Linux Admin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Virtualization]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[esx]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sysadminslog.com/?p=64</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Alright, so for now this is it, as I find more good articles ill post them up here. Here is the last of the good ones I have at this time. Know your ESX log files, they usually contain some helpful information, this site tells you more about the purpose of each log file: via [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mainframes are still cool B-)</title>
		<link>http://www.sysadminslog.com/2010/07/mainframes-are-still-cool/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sysadminslog.com/2010/07/mainframes-are-still-cool/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:07:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current Events]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sysadminslog.com/?p=58</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So I just read this article from the Times on how IBM finally rolled out an updated mainframe system, the Z series.  Now I know, everyone&#8217;s &#8220;moving to the cloud&#8221; these days, but calm down for a minute, it is after all, only my opinion.  I do think that for certain applications having a more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ESX Admin From the top &#8212; part 1</title>
		<link>http://www.sysadminslog.com/2010/07/esx-admin-from-the-top-part-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sysadminslog.com/2010/07/esx-admin-from-the-top-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 23:15:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Virtualization]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sysadminslog.com/?p=52</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Alright, so as promised, here are some links which could be useful to the everyday ESX admin. Password Resets: http://blog.vmpros.nl/2009/01/06/vmwarechanging-the-root-password-on-esx-server/ As basic as this may seem, it is just something that we all need every once in a while. Dealing with locked VM disk files: http://conshell.net/wiki/index.php/Recovery_of_Locked_VMDK This problem, depending on how robust your power infrastructure [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ESX Administration from the top</title>
		<link>http://www.sysadminslog.com/2010/06/esx-administration-from-the-top/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sysadminslog.com/2010/06/esx-administration-from-the-top/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 17:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Unix/Linux Admin]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sysadminslog.com/?p=48</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So, I haven&#8217;t written much in the way of systems administrator like content here yet, so I thought it was time to start! I am compiling a list of very helpful links regarding administering and trouble shooting VMwares ESX (now known as vSphere in version 4 and up) . They have gotten me out of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>what is going on down south!?</title>
		<link>http://www.sysadminslog.com/2010/04/what-is-going-on-down-south/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sysadminslog.com/2010/04/what-is-going-on-down-south/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 00:23:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So first off, I know I haven&#8217;t posted in a while so I am hoping to get a few posts in this weekend. So by now I am sure you have all heard about this mess, but now these drilling companies are going for the gold of screw-ups, they toppled another one here not long [...]]]></description>
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