Category Archives: Technical

Linuxfest 2011

Posted on May 1, 2011 by larry

So I did not advertise it as much but I was gone this weekend attending Linuxfest Northwest It was fun, I even made a presentation on the openfire XMPP chat server. First class I attended was one on Android programming, … Continue reading →

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Presentation for Linuxfest

Posted on April 24, 2011 by larry

Ever put off a report or studying till last minute. I kind of did that with my Linuxfest presentation on setting up a chat server. Worked on it today, it is a pretty simple presentation. No major workout today, I … Continue reading →

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Finally got a tablet

Posted on April 20, 2011 by larry

I been itching for this for so long now, I got a tablet… no its not an ipad, its the the Colby Kyros MID7015.  This gets me something that is android capable. It is a cool little device, out of … Continue reading →

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Embracing ESXi snapshots

Posted on March 3, 2011 by larry

I like virtualization and have been using vmware server for several years now.  There is something called vmware esxi which is free and a lot better and managing resources. Vmware server is good in that it runs on top of … Continue reading →

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Producing Documentation

Posted on February 11, 2011 by larry

I had an extremely interesting conversation with my boss today regarding documentation. I work in the IT industry and there seems to be a mistaken belief amongst some that not documenting certain processes will preserve ones job role. Maybe… To … Continue reading →

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ESXi Server on a shoestring

Posted on January 23, 2011 by larry

A customer of mine asked me about setting a low cost ESXi server for them, and another customer may benefit from an ESXi server.  On Thursday I purchased the parts to build one and begin building one. This was going … Continue reading →

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Aloha Comcast/Xfinity

Posted on January 15, 2011 by larry

Whatever you call yourself nowadays. Actually I am still keeping basic, until I figure out how I am going to do my antenna. Check this bill out in September of 2009 Today’s Bill Also in August all my stuff worked.  I did … Continue reading →

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Sigh, Christmas is done

Posted on December 27, 2010 by larry

In a way I am excited at the prospect of a new year.  But in the immediate short term, it is sad to see Christmas finish.  Next year has to be better than how this year ended.  It has too … Continue reading →

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Cheap vSphere Server

Posted on December 11, 2010 by larry

A year or two ago I purchased a Motherboard CPU Combo, I used the CPU and I could care less for the motherboard. But in the past few days I tried this motherboard which is an ECS motherboard. It is … Continue reading →

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Black Friday

Posted on November 26, 2010 by larry

One of my favorite days of the year.  Today I but a lot of stuff, one was about 6TB of space on 3 2TB hard drives.  I am hoping to improve my disaster recovery procedures. We also got a tree, … Continue reading →

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