As you get older, your habits change and you do different things. In the past I have spent a great deal of time building Linux servers and running my domain’s mail and spam filters, my own web servers for family web sites, ftp server, and sometimes hosting a game server. Linux and open source software [...]
Geek
Okay, this may be a setup but it’s really funny
It’s been a busy month, with no sign of it slowing down either! In the meanwhile enjoy this cute video. Even if it’s all setup, it’s still pretty funny.
“Is that how you’re going to do it?”
How Star Wars should have been done. Must see Paul when it’s out on DVD (seriously, it’s just easier that way with my schedule). Simon Pegg and Nick Frost were made for each other.
No Batteries Required
This started with my looking for a good compact digital camera with a viewfinder. As a result I bought a film compact camera that was manufactured in 1972. I prefer cameras with a viewfinder because I take better photos when I hold the camera close to my face (my arms shake). There are several good [...]
Reeder for the Mac
I have a 90 minute commute to work and about an hour of that is on the train. To make my ride more entertaining, I use my iPhone to listen to music, browse the web, and read up on my RSS feeds with Google Reader. Google Reader is OK but it’s a web page based [...]
Opensource is still the best
As part of my ongoing home IT challenges I have set up a basement server running Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. My normal method of managing my servers is to do everything by ssh. That’s geeky, but not much fun. So I looked for a free X server and came across Xming. It’s a not GPL’ed but [...]
Really good Road Runner
And not the Time Warner Cable kind either. I can’t tell if this is legit, but I can tell that it’s very good. Update: It’s not legit.
Light bulb! moment with FIOS
Every now and then I recall the words that one of my friends always asked when we were doing some work. “Right. What are you trying to accomplish exactly?” I had migrated a while back from Optimum Online to FIOS and put my new cable model where the old one was in the basement. I [...]
My subconscious at work?
I’m beginning to believe my subconscious has developed super powers. I am jonesing for a new smart phone that works better than my antiquated iPhone 3G. Given the age of my phone that’s not a tall order. To help me in that direction, my subconscious has disabled the ability of my phone to vibrate when [...]
Hello? AT&T? Can you hear me now?
Any consumer subscription service is about getting what you pay for. 4 bars, a 3G icon, and no Internet connectivity is not acceptable. What good is it to have a grandfathered-in data plan from AT&T if their data network is unavailable half the time? I usually can’t use my phone in Penn Station at all. [...]
