David Paul Both's Page

Along with two others, David Both, President of Millennium Technology Consulting LLC has been added to the board of Ten Thousand Villages located in the Cameron Village shopping center in Raleigh, NC.

Ten Thousand Villages is a non-profit, fair trade retail store that provides vital and fair income to people in developing countries by selling their handicrafts and telling their stories in North America. Ten Thousand Villages works with artisans who would otherwise be unemployed or underemployed… Continue

I will be teaching a 4.5 day Linux+ training class in Charleston, SC, the week of September 21.

CompTIA Linux+ is a vendor-neutral certification, generic across distributions, targeted to individuals with a minimum of six to 12 months of practical Linux experience. The CompTIA Linux+ exam covers fundamental management of Linux systems from the command line, user administration, file permissions, software configuration and management of Linux-based clients.

This class is preparation for that ex… Continue

The old saying “You get what you pay for” seems true on its surface, and it can be true. I like to save money, but many times I am willing to pay more for a better brand or an upgrade to a product with more features. I do this because I know the better brand will last longer or the product with more features has a particular feature I need or find useful.

When I bought my Hybrid Toyota Prius I paid more than I would have for an equivalent size car back in 2001. But I bought it to save gasoline… Continue

One of the things that most companies want when they choose a consultant is a level of knowledge and support that will always be there. It is not enough to simply do the job and walk away like many firms do; you want some ongoing support and a place to find information when you need it. Whether to answer basic questions like, “how do I…,” or to complex system administration tasks, you will always have some need for information within or even beyond the scope of the consulting contract.
Freedom o… Continue

Spring and summer are the seasons for thunderstorms although they can actually occur any time during the year. In the state of North Carolina alone during the time period between January 1, 2000 and March 3, 2009, 8040 thunderstorms occurred(1) — and these are only the ones with hail over 1″ and wind speeds of at least 50 Knots. That is an average of 869 major storms per year during the slightly more than 9 year time period. Many more smaller or unmeasured thunderstorms occurred during that same… Continue