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Tunneling….it’s not just for rats

…in fact it’s the only way to get through public networks securely and privately!!! This was supposed to be the last article in the series of “Making Choices…Where do YOU fit into Technology?” but then...

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BIT Tech Digest Technology Trailblazers – Samara Lynn

The BIT Tech Digest is all about giving visibility to Black men and women in the technology industry. The Blacks In Technology community has given me the opportunity to meet some extraordinary people...

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A dose of Nagios pt.1

Hey that rhymed!!! OK, I couldn’t help myself, it’s the hip-hop in me. plus I’m excited to finally write about Nagios. I’ve used Nagios in my workplace for the past 5 years and have really become more...

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Setting Up an A+ Certification Prep Home Computer Lab

Originally posted on soulofageek.com One question I am constantly asked by students and other aspiring I.T. professionals preparing for the A+ exams is “how do I get experience working on computers?”...

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Nmap Scanning basics w/ Debian Linux pt. 1

This is going to be just a basic Nmap scanning tutorial, more advanced tutorials about Nmap will come later. Let’s begin. So what is Nmap? Nmap is for all intent purposes, a port scanner. You might...

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A Dose of Nagios pt. 2 (the installation)

What’s up fellow techies and welcome back to my series on Nagios. In the first part of this series we talked about what Nagios is and how it works. In part two I’m going to dive into the installation...

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Why Chromebooks Make Sense…For Some

Over the past few months, I have had a growing affinity for Chromebooks. So much so that I actually own two different models. What are Chromebooks you ask? A Chromebook is basically a personal computer...

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Why should I use their cloud when I can have MyCloud? “The Odyssey of MyCloud”

The funny thing about my tunneling article is that it started me thinking about uses for an IP Tunnel. It is great to say that you can tunnel through just about any network, but what do you do with the...

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Three Simple Things Computer Users Should Know How To Do

Originally posted on www.soulofageek.com When I turned sixteen, I could not wait to get behind the wheel and hit the road. However, before I could trade in my 10-speed bike for the 1971 Pontiac LeMans...

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When Windows becomes Linux…the “Cygwin Project”

The Cygwin Project is a collection of tools that gives Windows the ability to look and operate as Unix/Linux environment. Apparently this project has been around since 2000 but I just found out about...

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Security Tips and tools for the network admin: Security Onion Part 1

Every day I run into system admins who know about security. Few are security professionals and often time they miss the little hints that might be lurking in the darkness of their own network. The...

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Google Site Reliability Engineering: Reasoning About Systems

Google seems like a great place to work. I say this after being invited to participate in a Site Reliability Engineering workshop hosted at their Mountain View headquarters a while back and I have to...

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#BITTechTalk episode #41 (Talk about Google SRE)

In this Blacks In Technology podcast episode, Greg introduces and welcomes Ayori Selassie as the new co-host to the BIT podcasts as well as a new member of the BIT organization. Ayori discusses with...

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#BITTechTalk episode #54 with guest Nigel Kersten

In this episode of the Blacks In Technology podcast, Greg and Ayori are joined by CIO/VP of Operations at Puppet Labs, Nigel Kersten. Listen as we talk about the Puppet configuration management tool,...

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BIT at Solid 2014: Where Hardware and Software Meet Everywhere

Solid is O’Reilly Media’s first conference wholly dedicated to the intersection of hardware and software around what is popularly referred to as IOT or the Internet of Things. Held at the Fort Mason...

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#BITTechTalk episode #57 with guest Leah McGowen-Hare

In this episode of the Blacks In Technology podcast, Greg and Ayori speak with Master Technical Trainer at Salesforce  Leah McGowen-Hare. Listen as we talk about diversity in tech, demistifying...

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#BITTechTalk ep. #92 w/ Tameika Reed and Dionne Parler “Women in Linux”

On this episode of the Blacks In Technology #BITTechTalk podcast we are  joined by Tameika Reed (CEO) and Dionne Parler (COO) of the Women In Linux organization. Tameika Reed – Founder & CEO...

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Win A Free Pass to the USENIX LISA 2016 conference

Blacks In Technology has once again partnered up with USENIX as an official community sponsor for their annual LISA (Large Installation System Administration) conference happening Dec. 4-9 in Boston,...

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