Diary of a Network Geek

I passed my test this time!

So, now, I’m fully certified to work on Netware 6. What a shame that the place I work at now won’t be doing that. *sigh* The worst thing is that I’ve been a CNE since 1993 and now, after ten years of certification, when my next CCR rolls around, I’ll have to decide if it’s worth updating. It always has been so far because I’ve always worked with Netware, but now… Well, frankly, there’s less and less Netware out there, compared to, say, Linux and Windows. I don’t know that I’ll keep working with Netware anymore. I love it, don’t get me wrong, but there’s just not a big market for it anymore. Or, at least, there’s not a big market for Certified Netware Engineers anymore. Heck, I get more calls for my Citrix experience than my Netware certification!
Ah, well, at least I passed this time, so I shouldn’t have to worry about it for a couple of years. Next up, though, is Security+. Then, maybe, CISSP, or, heaven forbid, a Microsoft certification.

If you’ve ever flown on JetBlue, your privacy has probably been violated.

According to this article on WiredNews, JetBlue sold private information regarding passengers to a defense contractor, Torch Concepts. Of course, they won’t say what it’s for, exactlly, since it’s a “top secret government project”, but they sure didn’t notify anyone that it had been done. What’s more, they claim it has to do with security on military bases. How does private information of non-military personnel on a commercial airline have anything to do with anything on a military base?
Keep an eye on this one, folks. Something isn’t right here.