VI411 is the personal blog of me, Alex Weeks. I have been a working with Linux since around 1995, back during a time before “SCO” was such a hated term. (At least not as hated as it is today!)

I was introduced to UNIX while studing music in college. Finding that I liked using the command line more than the “point and click” mentality of Windows 3.1, I found himself spending more time helping out in the universities computer lab on the lab’s AIX system than I did working on my homework.

After college, it seemed that no matter where I worked, I became the computer guy. Instead of making pizzas, I was charged with developing a computer based ordering system / customer database. When I should have been taking inventory in a stock room, I was installing an inventory control system. I finally gave up the fight when asked to maintain a collections database instead of collecting the debts.

Over the course of my career, I have administered AIX, SCO, Solaris, multiple flavors of Linux, and many versions of VMware. I have also has spent a lot of time doing test / development work for companies like IBM and AIG.

Currently I work as a Virtualization Practice Manager for one of California’s leading solutions integrators.

I am also the current author of the Linux System Administrator’s Guide hosted by the Linux Documentation Project. You can find the latest version at either http://www.tldp.org/ or http://www.draxeman.com/.

Computers are not my only interest though. I am married to a wonderful woman who has given me 3 amazing boys (#4 is due in late November).

I has been playing guitar since the age of 13. Currently I am in the process of recording my first solo album. More about this will be posted as it develops.

I also am a former homebrewer and beer snob. The reason I say former is because at the end of 2005 I found out I was alergic to Gluten, a protien found in many grains including barley. One of my goals is to develop a gluten free beer, but between work, wife, and 3 boys I never seem to find the time.

Disclaimer: This blog contains the personal thoughts, opinions, and ideas of Alex Weeks. The opinions, ideas, and comments do not necessarily represent the views of my employers, past or present and is not sponsored or endorsed by them.