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#155825 - 2006-01-23 03:49 PM FYI: blog series on kixtart
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I've been using kixtart since back in the day - which day - for me, back in '96-97 (~swilson) days.

I write a blog for IT Toolbox on careers in IT. Today I started a series on scripting for network professionals. It ties to my view (and others) that innovation in IT organizations happens first by IT automating IT - allowing for time to learn the business, perform analytics, and create more valuable tools because the IT professional is not performing mundane tasks.

I've pointed my blog here - a few thousand readers should see it over the next several days.

One thing I would love is some success stories from any of you who wish to contribute or add to the blog.

http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/pm/career/archives/007388.asp

Thanks.
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#155826 - 2006-01-23 04:14 PM Re: FYI: blog series on kixtart
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Great article. Fantastic. Couple of comments.

1) You mentioned Steve Wilsons' site (and yes, I do fondly remember that site - great resource) which of course is now defunct. But you didn't tell your readers about KORG, which I consider the center of the KiXtart universe now.

2) We all know the real reason that consultant suggested writting those "scripts" in "C" ... so that when you needed changes, you would have to hire him back at great expense ... KiXtart is easy for network types to pick-up.

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#155827 - 2006-01-23 04:20 PM Re: FYI: blog series on kixtart
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Quote:

But you didn't tell your readers about KORG



Well... there are links to the mothership...

Oh, and I put in a plug for kforg too.
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#155828 - 2006-01-23 04:23 PM Re: FYI: blog series on kixtart
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I see KFORG but I still don't see a linky to KORG :0(

Sorry - I see it now. Never mind. It just said "KiXtart" and I missed it.

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#155829 - 2006-01-23 07:03 PM Re: FYI: blog series on kixtart
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Quote:

1) You mentioned Steve Wilsons' site (and yes, I do fondly remember that site - great resource)




Wasn't that the site with a black background and green fonts? It was full of example scripts...
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#155830 - 2006-01-23 07:06 PM Re: FYI: blog series on kixtart
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Thats the one.
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#155831 - 2006-01-23 07:13 PM Re: FYI: blog series on kixtart
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I've visited that site a lot before KORG. Great site but I never have visit it again since I discovered KORG 6 years ago...
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#155832 - 2006-01-23 11:10 PM Re: FYI: blog series on kixtart
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Thanks for the resources. I'll be continuing the kix info over the next few days. I, for one, cannot understand how people admin a windows based network without scripting.

As stated, kixtart is a better option for the networking professional - certainly who doesn't program. But as a program, it is superior than many of the programming tools as well. It is just way to simple not to use.

If you have other suggestions and resources, feel free to comment at the blog as well.

Lastly, is there a way for me to get email notification when a thread here is updated? I didn't see the option?
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#155833 - 2006-01-23 11:13 PM Re: FYI: blog series on kixtart
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try the favorite topic function:
http://www.kixtart.org/ubbthreads/addfav...p;Number=155462
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#155834 - 2006-01-23 11:16 PM Re: FYI: blog series on kixtart
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Also, I had this kixtart article published by inform IT in December of 2003. It covers some of what I will be covering in my blog.
http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p=102209&rl=1

At my site there is an article from 2001 published by Windows .NET Scripting Journal (now Windows IT Pro - or something) but it is a paid subscription article and journal. They wanted more but the time to print was so long with Penton Media my short-attention span snapped.
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#155835 - 2006-01-24 05:48 AM Re: FYI: blog series on kixtart
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That has changed. My KiXtart article was turned around in roughly three months in Windows Scripting Solutions.
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#155836 - 2006-01-24 07:15 AM Re: FYI: blog series on kixtart
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I had the same experience as Matthew - said they would publish then months later - never happened.
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