Category Archives: Documentation

PowerShell I Heart You

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Jorge Segarra 10 Comments

Ok so in the last 48 hours I think I’ve fallen madly in love with PowerShell. My time is limited so I’ll make this short. Last night I wrote a script to copy files from one file share to another … Continue reading →

Documentation, PowerShell, Syndication

Creative Writing Week: Documentation

Posted on April 12, 2010 by Jorge Segarra 10 Comments

First off, welcome back class! So this week we’re talking about writing. As a DBA or a developer you are going to be asked at some point to perform a necessary evil called documentation. Why is this evil? Well, it’s … Continue reading →

Documentation, SQL University, Syndication , ,

Missing Crystal Reports 10.5 runtime?

Posted on March 29, 2010 by Jorge Segarra 7 Comments

The other morning I was migrating an application from a desktop machine to server. Some real fun with this project includes zero documentation from the developer (he was a contractor who did a rush job and left). Thankfully I have … Continue reading →

Documentation, Tips ,

System Documentation: What’s Your Method?

Posted on August 1, 2009 by Jorge Segarra 1 Comment

As a system administrator it’s your job to know the ins and outs of the systems you manage. But are you the only cog keeping that particular wheel turning? If you were to leave your current position, or God forbid, … Continue reading →

Documentation, Rambling, Syndicated, Syndication