The Importance of System Administrator Appreciation Day

[Article first published as System Administrator Appreciation Day on Blogcritics.] Every year on the last Friday in July, nerdkind recognizes System Administrators’ Appreciation Day.  It may sound silly to those of you that have never done the job, but over the years…

System Administrator Appreciation Day and the DC Universe [tf charts]

Crazed Hope. Iron Will. Cool Tech. The way I see it based on how the DC Universe runs – not only what I do but what we all do.  There will of course be a post to follow today on…

The Son Also Rises [tf charts]

This week’s TF Charts is courtesy of Batman and the much anticipated Dark Knight Rises. To everyone seeing Dark Kight Rises tonight, have a good time, and I hope you enjoy it.  Eat a lot of popcorn. Also, if you spoil it…

Mobile Tech Patent Fallout: The Only Winning Move is Not to Play [tf charts]

Today’s chart is more of a comparison – 1980’s military fiction vs present day mobile tech reality.  I can’t even remember what I was looking for online when I stumbled onto a War Games fansite and became nostalgic.  So here’s…

DNS Changer Malware and the FBI’s July 9th Deadline – A Few Answers

[Article first published as DNS Changer Malware and the FBI’s July 9th Deadline: What It Is and What You Should Know on Blogcritics.] Depending on how close you are to your local nerd, you should have already heard about a computer virus…

Technical Fowl Starts Crunching Numbers

“this is a pie chart describing my favorite bars.and this is a bar graph describing my favorite pies”-Marshall, How I Met Your Mother Data.  It’s what makes the world go ’round. Every aspect of everything in this world, and as far…