Monday, August 08, 2005

What's in a Name

I haven't explained the blog name yet so here it goes.

If you've ever configured Cisco devices, you are aware that you can display the configuration using the show command. You can also save this text display and use it to directly configure another device of the same species. It is great with modern day cut and paste technology. This cannot be said of all network devices although more and more companies have been following Cisco's lead.

So what does this have to do with your blog name? Glad you asked. Not all commands that you execute show up in the displayed configuration. Some commands are just 'macros' so to speak that just execute other tasks. One such command is Crypto Key Generate. It generates a cryptology key that is used by the device but since it does not show up in the configuration, you often forget to put it back in during a cut and paste operation and thus the new device does not work correctly until you manually enter the command. Cisco commands, like other operating systems commands, can be abbreviated to uniqueness. Thus the command can be entered as cry key gen.

The abbreviated command was "catchy" like a jingle and just stuck in my head. And since I am a math nut, it seems like a good fit. That's it. If you expected more, I apologize. I like it and I am sticking with it.

Friday, July 15, 2005

Listen to Wisdom When She Speaks

My wife was right. Watch carefully how you blog and what you say.

My first blog that I deleted a while back was in direct response to another blogger, whom I will not mention, who had gone way overboard. Rumor has it that he allegedly used company property for purposes somehow related to his blogging agenda. Now he is looking for a new gig - as in "See ya', ba-bye" - don't want to get any of that on me (wash hands here).

Sometimes it is wise to heed your spouses advice even if you do not agree. Thanks girl.

I have since removed most of my personal information from my blog so as to distance myself from the whole situation.

Sunday, July 10, 2005

Third Time is a Charm

This is my thrird start at creating a blog. My wife did not think very highly of the premise or names of the first two blogs. When trying to come up with a name, most of the simpler names I came up with were already taken. Even variants of everything I thought of were taken. So here is one that has an uncommon name that is not readily recognizable or common and it does not have any negative connotations - at least none that I am aware of. More later