Comments on Kamal Shah's Blog: Oh, for a good Sys Admin!

You don't know the company I keep. On On

2009-05-11T22:25:00.000+05:30

You don't know the company I keep.

On On

Mr Madras, I think everybody who works with compu...

2009-05-11T20:31:00.000+05:30

Mr Madras,

I think everybody who works with computers has a basic understanding of Sys Admin. This is the world of specialization...and nobody is good at everything (including Sys Admin) and often you turn to a specialist for detailed answers.

Ask a dermtologist ...s/he has a decent understanding of pathology but does not have the answer to detailed questions in that field. That does not mean s/he does not love medicine enough...s/he just loves the skin more than s/he loves the pathology of the human body!

Please check whether your favortie motor bike rider understands the Thermodynamc principles on how his bike's engine works...apart from dismantling his bike!

Everyone who works with computers for a living sho...

2009-05-01T10:33:00.000+05:30

Everyone who works with computers for a living should be good at Sys Admin. Else they do not love computers enough, and should have taken up another profession.

I am sure the best of motor bike riders know how to dismantle their bike and put it together again. Schumi is able to work on the Ferrari F1 machine, as well as any mechanic on his team.

So the appropriate answer to the question "Kamal, do you have a spare SATA hard disk case?" is

either "2.5" or 3.5?"

or "No, but why don't we buy one. It costs Rs 250 to Rs 400"

or "I have one at home, and can get it tomorrow".

You love food enough to know what goes in to an "idli" or a "pesarattu". The computer is more than just the Mac OS X, and you will enjoy getting to know how to build one.