docker Using Ansible to Remove Docker Engine from a CentOS/RHEL host Need to remove Docker Engine (enterprise or CE) from a bunch of hosts? Use Ansible! Example playbook enclosed.
Ubuntu Colorizing Bash Shell for All Users in Ubuntu 20.04 By default, the Ubuntu shell is black and white text only. Let's add some color to the bash shell in Ubuntu.
Windows 10 Setting up Docker and WSL2 on Windows 10 for the Sysadmin WSL 2, Docker Desktop, VS Code, Windows Terminal, and Windows 10. All great tools for the sysadmin. Read along for the install and setup guide!
Windows 10 Windows 10 Sticky Notes app has moved to the Windows Store Wait a tick, what happened to the Windows "Sticky Notes" app? It used to be built into Windows 10! Oh that's right... it moved to the Microsoft Store. Link inside!
music 5 Hours of Soundtrack Music from Animal Crossing New Horizons Nintendo's new game Animal Crossing New Horizons is exactly what we needed for this current time. Here is 5 hours of the original soundtrack to put on while you work from home!
elk Common problems with dynamic mapping and missing index templates in the Elastic Stack Elasticsearch's dynamic mapping is great to quickly get up and running with ELK. But index templates are needed to avoid major problems.
vagrant Rsync error with CentOS 7 Vagrant boxes on Windows 10 Having rsync errors with the updated CentOS vagrant boxes? You need to add a synced folder option to your vagrantfile to fix it.
devops The easy way to use PuTTY with Vagrant on Windows Want to use PuTTY as your ssh client with Vagrant? Thanks to a community Vagrant plugin it is easier than ever to do this.
Opinion Marriage Some good hard truths about marriage, why it is good, what it means, and why it should be taken seriously.
leadership A leadership lesson: Properly evaluating an employer Proper evaluation. Ownership, partnership, sensibilities, and leadership.
java Upgrading from Java 8 to Java 11 on CentOS/RHEL 7 and 8 Linux distributions Today's article is going ot focus on how to upgrade from Java 8 to Java 11 on CentOS/RHEL 7 and CentOS/RHEL 8 distributions.
azure Moving from SQL Operations Studio to Azure Data Studio SQL Operations Studio has been renamed and moved to a new project called Azure Data Studio! It's time to move over to the new hotness.
logstash Installing Logstash on Windows (April 2019) There have been several updates to Logstash along with several fundamental changes to it's core architecture so I think it is time to post an update!
vagrant Working with Vagrant on Windows in 2019 It's been a while since I've talked about Vagrant on Windows. It's time to post an update for April 2019.
Administrative Tools Joey's Toolset - v2019.04 Like any good I.T. Pro I use a ton of different tools to "get the job done". In today's article I'll provide my list of favorites, and my reasoning for why I have chosen each utility.
Opinion The American Narcissism Epidemic So what is wrong with Americans' behavior? And why has this happened?
stories A Tech Support Tale from 2011 There are many stories from those that work, or have worked, in enterprise I.T. where they were taken advantage of from the business they are paid to support. This
Facebook Joey D's Opinion on the Facebook Privacy Hearing So about that Zuckerberg testimony and the so called Facebook "data leaks"....
Opinion The Coalition of the Willing A To Be Continuous podcast episode with Jeffrey Snover, inventor of Windows Powershell.
