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The Actuator – April 17th
Back from Copenhagen and back writing the Actuator after Suzanne’s takeover last week. Thanks to everyone for their supporting comments, both public and private. I’ve got more travel coming up, so maybe we will have more takeovers. Stay tuned. As always, here are some links from the Intertubz that I hope will hold your…
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Establish an IP group repository based on application and auto-update accordingly
There are IP groups in NTA which are incredibly powerful. I think it'd be great to have IP groups be auto-imported. For example , Microsoft publishes Office 365 URLs and IP address ranges | Microsoft Docs - and this is updated regularly and so does AWS at https://ip-ranges.amazonaws.com/ip-ranges.json For example: is now…
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The Actuator - January 29th
This week's Actuator comes to you from the suddenly mild January here in the Northeast. I'm taking advantage of the warm and dry days up here, spending time walking outdoors. Being outdoors is far better than the treadmill at the gym. As always, here's a bunch of links from the internet I hope you will find useful. Enjoy!…
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The Actuator - November 20th
I am back in Orlando this week for Live 360, where I get to meet up with 1,100 of my close personal data friends. If you're attending this event, please find me--I'm the tall guy who smells like bacon. As always, here are some links I hope you find interesting. Enjoy! Google will offer checking accounts, says it won’t sell…
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The Actuator - December 18th
I hope this edition of the Actuator finds you and yours in the middle of a healthy and happy holiday season. With Christmas and New Year's falling on Wednesday, I'll pick this up again in 2020. Until then, stay safe and warm. As always, here's a bunch of stuff I found on the internet I thought you might enjoy. Why Car-Free…
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The Actuator - January 15th
In Austin this week for our annual meeting of Head Geeks. The first order of business is to decide what to call our group. I prefer a "gigabyte of Geeks," but I continue to be outvoted. Your suggestions are welcome. As always, here's a bunch of links from the internet I hope you find interesting. Enjoy! Facebook again…
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The Actuator - October 16th
In Austin this week for THWACKcamp. I hope you're watching the event and reading this post later in the day. We tried a new format this year--I hope you enjoy what we built. As always, here are some links I found interesting this week. Enjoy! GitHub renews controversial $200,000 contract with ICE “At GitHub, we believe in…
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The Actuator - October 9th
Can you believe THWACKcamp is only a week away?! Behind the scenes, we start working on THWACKcamp in March, maybe even earlier. I really hope you like what we have in store for you this year! As always, here are some links I found interesting this week. Enjoy! Florida man arrested for cutting the brakes on over 100…
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The Actuator - September 11th
The weather has turned cool as Autumn approaches, and everyone here is in back-to-school mode. In past years, September has been filled with events for me to attend. But this year there are none, giving me more time to enjoy sitting by the fire. As always, here are some links I hope you find interesting. Enjoy! More Than…
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The Actuator - July 17th
Had a great week in Austin last week, even managed to play some touch rugby with members of Team USA. After a short turnaround at home, I'm in Las Vegas this week for Microsoft Inspire. If you're attending MS Inspire, stop by the booth. You know I'd love to talk data with you. As always, here are some links I hope you find…