Tagged: linux

WDS for Windows and Linux

Where I work is very much a Windows shop. Well, there’s also almost 2000 OS X laptops to worry about. However, most of the infrastructure we operate is built around Windows. Active Directory provides...

Calling in the Foreman

For what feels like a really long time now, configuration management systems such as Puppet have been the norm. Even in a small charity I do work for I’ve had it deployed for managing...

Patch Management in the Linux World

At one radio station I volunteer for, we’re mainly a Linux shop. Rivendell provide playout, Icecast streams the audio and it’s Debian on the desktop. With the small number of systems involved, keeping them...

Underside of the Forth Rail Bridge

Logging Output with LiquidSoap

In ye olden days, logging of station output used to occasionally involve a stack of VCRs, long play tapes and presenters tasked with swapping out tapes. Nowadays, everything is done on a computer. It...

Linux and Pro Soundcards

It’s not often you’ll catch me singing the praises of Windows but when it comes to sound cards it’s got to be a winner. Every professional, balanced sound interface I’ve come across comes with...