Technology Effects on Financial Literacy

Financial literacy is the measure of personal finance best practices and actions. In this project proposal, the study reviews the efficacy of Lampo Group, LLC’s Financial Peace University online compared to the traditional classroom curriculum. The study includes qualitative analysis of focus group surveys along with a larger quantitative survey of American paths to financial… Continue reading Technology Effects on Financial Literacy

An ML-Focused Python Guide Book for Beginners

I know that script is here somewhere...

I’ve decided to create yet another Python site (YAPS), The Orange Pages, an ML-focused Python guide book for beginners. It is in a similar vein to The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Python and Automate the Boring Stuff. It will include what I’ve learned in my five years as an engineer, utilizing Python as the “magic” as… Continue reading An ML-Focused Python Guide Book for Beginners

Finding AD Groups with PowerShell Wildcards

Managing a new app means documenting who has access. Let’s start with Active Directory groups, assuming the previous SysAdmin(s) consistently named AD groups for applications. This PowerShell command will return all the details for any AD groups containing the string “foo”. Replace foo with your app name. Let’s break down the command: This is the… Continue reading Finding AD Groups with PowerShell Wildcards

Building a Machine Learning Docker Container

I created a simple machine learning Docker container image for executing small experiments on AWS and Azure. The container uses Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS at its core with Python 3 and common Python ML libraries: pandas scipy numpy matplotlib records tensorflow Machine Learning with Docker Source Code

Report Your RHEL Server Configuration in 5 Minutes

If you manage a large number of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) servers or you’re a new admin, it’s not a bad idea to create a RHEL server configuration report to see what the servers are actually doing. To make this a bit less painful, I created a simple bash script, providing base configurations, web… Continue reading Report Your RHEL Server Configuration in 5 Minutes