Tec(h)tonic

Insights into building a solid I.T. foundation in the mid-size business world.

Author: Christopher Scott

  • Using conditions to string together multiple *nix commands

    I’m in the process of copying 30gb of data from one remote server to another and, only after I initiated the process did I think “Geez, it’d be nice to have a way for the system to notify me when the copy process completes so I don’t have to feel like I have to monitor…

  • A quick update

    I haven’t posted anything new here for a few weeks now but it’s not for lack of wanting to – I have a few long form blog posts in-progress but I’ve also been busy with my new podcast, Geek Tangent. We just released our third episode (in which we discussed the Apple/FBI case, our experience…

  • Free, trusted SSL certificates

    SSL certificates, in case you don’t already know, are the mechanism by which one can secure the connection between a user and a web site – they are the “keys” to establishing a secure connection between the endpoints so that transmitted data can’t be intercepted. As someone who’s frequently spinning up Linux VMs to use…