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Diary of a Network Geek

Change Management Records

It's vital to good server management to maintain a change control log.

Really, it's best for everything in an IT department to keep a good set of change control logs, but most of us don't do it. Well, a great little blog called Ask The Admin has an article on the Importance of Change Management Record Keeping that is a "must read" for anyone who has to keep track of more than one system.

Tiltshift

Yes, stupid photography toys.

C'mon, it's the perfect thing for a Friday; Tiltshift Maker.
For those of you not familiar, "tiltshift" pictures take normal, large settings and make them seem like little, tiny diaoramas. In fact, there are very expensive lenses designed to get this very effect. But, why spend the money on that, when this website will do it for free?

Anyway, it's Friday and you certainly must deserve a little fun by now, so enjoy!

Nerf N-Strike Raider CS-35

A Nerf "Tommy gun"?

Okay, this isn't quite as cool as the Vulcan EBF-25, which was fully automatic, but the Nerf N-Strike Raider CS-35 is a close second. It's a pump-action gun with a 35 dart drum magazine. Not fully automatic, but, then again, it doesn't need batteries, either. If you follow the link you'll get to a page with plenty of pictures and a short video of the Raider in action.

Happy Lucky Friday!

Yes, today is Friday the Thirteenth.

Most people in the Western World think of this day as unlucky, though I never really have.  For years I wondered why people were so funny and superstitious about Friday the Thirteenth.  I always thought it was because Judas was the Thirteenth Apostle or something like that. No, according to this article on GlobalPsychics.com, it has to do with the plot to suppress the Knights Templar. Hey, stop laughing! That's what it says!! And, I quote: