After running on Unix/Linux systems for many years, the value of well constructed environment becomes apparent. Here’s how I setup and manage my dotfiles to ensure a consistent experience.

I recently just sat through one of the most painful technical talks that I have ever attended, so I would like to offer some advice on giving a technical presentation that is mostly stolen from good speakers. At the end of the talk, I was left with the impression that the speaker may have known what they were talking about, but had given very little consideration as to the audience experience.

Often I am asked to help troubleshoot various application running in a client’s environment that I have never run before. One of my front pocket tools is lsof.