Prostitution vs. working in the IT industry

1. We work weird (night) shifts...Like prostitutes.
2. They pay you to make the client happy...Like a prostitute.
3. The client pays a lot of money, but your employer keeps almost every penny...Like a prostitute.
4. You are rewarded for fulfilling the client's dreams...Like a prostitute.
5. Your friends fall apart and you end up hanging out with people in the same profession as you...Like a prostitute.
6. When you have to meet the client you always have to be perfectly groomed...Like a prostitute.
7. But when you go back home it seems like you are coming back from hell...Like a prostitute.
8. The client always wants to pay less but expects incredible things from you...Like a prostitute.
9. When people ask you about your job, you have difficulties to explain it...Like a prostitute.
10. Everyday when you wake up, you say: "I'm not going to spent the rest of my life doing this." Like a prostitute ........

Elbow Macaroni - Email using Telnet 101

This is how your mail software works behind the scenes. Sometimes however you may need to send emails without using Outlook, Agent or whatever else you use. Knowledge of the SMTP commands is necessary.

1. Connect to your mail server. Open a command line, then run:
Telnet mail.domain.ext 25
2. If you establish a sucessful connection you will see the following:
Connected to mail.domain.ext. Escape character is '^]'. 220 domain.ext ESMTP MDaemon 6.7.6; Tue, 25 Mar 2003 11:37:02 +0000
3. The next step is to tell the mail server where you are mailing from. This is the FQDN or the IP address of your local machine
HELO local.domain.name
A well configured mail server will check you are who you say you are (so, if you lie about your machine FQDN or IP, you may well caught), then respond
250 mail.domain.ext Hello local.domain.name [a.b.c.d], pleased to meet you
4.Next you specify who the mail is from:
MAIL FROM: mail@domain.ext
Which should return:
250 2.1.0 mail@domain.ext... sender ok
Some mail servers will check that the domain you use in the MAIL FROM: command exists.
5. Now tell the mail server who the email is to :
RCPT TO: mail@destinationdomain.ext
This should return:
250 2.1.0 mail@destinationdomain.ext... Recipient ok
6.Now tell the mail server that you are going to send the email :
DATA
7.Now you can start writing your email. Start by entering the email headers. Note the space between the: terminating the header name and the value. This is mandatory.
From: Your Name
To: Their name
CC: someone else
Subject: Your subject.
8. Once you finished with your header, press enter to leave a blank line before you begin the message body, and then enter your email contents.
9. To tell the mail server that you have completed the message enter a single "." on a line on its own. 10. The mail server should reply with the following:
250 2.0.0 OK Message saved for delivery
11.You should close the connection by issuing the QUIT command. The mail server should sign off with the following:
221 2.0.0 mail.domain.ext closing connection Connection closed by foreign host.

Old school - Elbow Macaroni

16 RULES I TRY TO LIVE BY...

1. Get and stay out of your comfort zone. I believe that not much happens of any significance when we’re in our comfort zone. I hear people say, “But I’m concerned about security? My response to that is simple: “Security is for cadavers?
2. Never give up. Almost nothing works the first time it’s attempted. Just because what you’re doing does not seem to be working, doesn’t mean it won’t work. It just means that it might not work the way you’re doing it. If it was easy, everyone would be doing it, and you wouldn’t have an opportunity.
3. When you’re ready to quit, you’re closer than you think. There’s an old Chinese saying that I just love, and I believe it is so true. It goes like this: “The temptation to quit will be greatest just before you are about to succeed?
4. With regard to whatever worries you, not only accept the worst thing that could happen, but make it a point to quantify what the worst thing could be. Very seldom will the worst consequence be anywhere near as bad as a cloud of “undefined consequences? My father would tell me early on, when I was struggling and losing my shirt trying to get Parsons Technology going, “Well, Robert, if it doesn’t work, they can’t eat you?
5. Focus on what you want to have happen. Remember that old saying, “As you think, so shall you be?
6. Take things a day at a time. No matter how difficult your situation is, you can get through it if you don’t look too far into the future, and focus on the present moment. You can get through anything one day at a time.
7. Always be moving forward. Never stop investing. Never stop improving. Never stop doing something new. The moment you stop improving your organization, it starts to die. Make it your goal to be better each and every day, in some small way. Remember the Japanese concept of Kaizen. Small daily improvements eventually result in huge advantages.
8. Be quick to decide. Remember what General George S. Patton said: “A good plan violently executed today is far and away better than a perfect plan tomorrow?
9. Measure everything of significance. I swear this is true. Anything that is measured and watched, improves.
10. Anything that is not managed will deteriorate. If you want to uncover problems you don’t know about, take a few moments and look closely at the areas you haven’t examined for a while. I guarantee you problems will be there.
11. Pay attention to your competitors, but pay more attention to what you’re doing. When you look at your competitors, remember that everything looks perfect at a distance. Even the planet Earth, if you get far enough into space, looks like a peaceful place.
12. Never let anybody push you around. In our society, with our laws and even playing field, you have just as much right to what you’re doing as anyone else, provided that what you’re doing is legal.
13. Never expect life to be fair. Life isn’t fair. You make your own breaks. You’ll be doing good if the only meaning fair has to you, is something that you pay when you get on a bus (i.e., fare).
14. Solve your own problems. You’ll find that by coming up with your own solutions, you’ll develop a competitive edge. Masura Ibuka, the co-founder of SONY, said it best: “You never succeed in technology, business, or anything by following the others? There’s also an old Asian saying that I remind myself of frequently. It goes like this: “A wise man keeps his own counsel?
15. Don’t take yourself too seriously. Lighten up. Often, at least half of what we accomplish is due to luck. None of us are in control as much as we like to think we are.
16. There’s always a reason to smile. Find it. After all, you’re really lucky just to be alive. Life is short. More and more, I agree with my little brother. He always reminds me: “We’re not here for a long time; we’re here for a good time?

From - www.daveduarte.co.za

Useful apps found on the web

1.Blogmailr:

BlogMailr allows users to send email to a blog.While there have been other blog add-ons for email enabling a blog, what makes this tool unique is that it is not tied to any one particular blogging application. There are no add-ons to install, no configuration steps, no email settings to worry about, etc.

Very usefull although it's still in beta.

Easy to use with 3 easy steps to get it started:

Step 1 - Register for an Account and Add your Blog
Step 2 - Write an Email , send it
Step 3 - Confirmation will be received from blogmailr

Only negative - attached images do not display in blogger.Go ahead and read more about blogmailr.

2.EYEOS:

EYEOS is a Web Desktop Environment, commonly known as Web Operating System or Web Office. The main difference between eyeOS and other "Web OSes" is that eyeOS is available for download as open source software (GPL), and allows everyone to install their own eyeOS server. Among the advantages of eyeOS is the ability to view and edit files and applications from any PC with an internet connection and a standards-adhering browser.

I’ve been playing around with EYEOS for a while and I’m well impressed. Your own web platform on the go , I would recommend it for the traveler without a laptop. At the moment it’s very limited but I sense the future is going to be bright for Eyeos – definite thumbs up from the putty.

EYEOS website