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Networking Transceivers This is all pretty new stuff for me. I have been a cat5 ethernet guy since the beginning. There was just never a need to push more data than what I was getting. But now with converged storage that need is quite apparent. After having deployed a MapR-FS and doing a speed test I realized where I needed to make improvements. Again this page is mostly for my notes.

Encrypt Your DB Backups I’m mostly putting this here for my reference. I do this in multiple projects and always seem to forget where my instructions are. Generate Keys From your user’s home directory: openssl req -x509 -nodes -days 1000000 -newkey rsa:4096 -keyout .ssh/backup_key.pem -out .ssh/backup_key.pem.pub Fill out the questions appropriately. Or not. I don’t think it matters really. That will create the public and private keys. backup_key.pem - private key backup_key.

Why It Needs Help - My Letter This is an open letter to the Covered California website designer, administrators, bureaucrats and contractors. Website Design and Usability I have several things listed below. Things I find to be of poor design or just plain broken. You Don’t Got Mail! “Secure Mailbox (2)” even though nothing was in my mail box. It randomly logged me out. GO’ON CLICK ME IF YA CAN I am low on time for open enrollment and it gave me a “Pay Now” button in order to do it faster, but the button was broken.