Archive for November 2005
Perl Email Troubleshooting Script
My work requires me to test various email functions throughout a broad range of systems. I often do this testing from the commandline, but there are times when you want to automate the testing, to repeat the same task many times to make sure that things are behaving reliably.
What follows is a bit of perl […]The Auld Triangle
Loyal friends and readers have commented more than once on my choices of musical quotations peppering my writing. Dropkick Murphys, The Chieftains, The Pogues—these are the bands to whom I have been listening with the greatest frequency and enjoyment in the past year. Some of their music has undoubtedly crept its way into my writing.
Tuesday […]The Dog’s Bollocks
I have returned. I spent the last twelve days in Europe. My work sent me there. And at the end of the day it was work that dominated my time. Despite the best of intentions I did not spend a great deal of time sightseeing or experiencing the culture. True, I got a few opportunities. […]
