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Cisco

Cisco IOS to Azure Tunnel within a VRF

Or how I pretty much memorized IPSec tunneling

Writing

Ninja Coffee Machine

A poem for ninjas

Photography

Shooting Film. Kodak Tri-X

I really don't blog enough. I want to blog all the time, but I think I get distracted, or maybe I just really don’t like WordPress. I’ve got so much history here though, it’s a huge undertaking to migrate to another format. I’ve been shooting film

Photography

Found Film From The 2005 Fire

Film Photos from an old trip to Niagara Falls.

Hiking

Hiking the 10mi Ameri-trail

Hiking 10 miles on the Ameri-trail at Lake Houston Wilderness Park. Just a short day hike, which got super hot, and buggy!

Email

Email move was simple

Moving email off of a private server to fastmail was pretty easy.

Email

Email, Privacy, and You

Thinking about moving email off to a private server.

Linux

iSCSI Target Server Choices

Building a custom iSCSI target server based on Debian Linux. Will it work?

Linux

Servers: No country for old men

It's amazing how long Linux server can run if you don't patch them.

Bike MS

It's been a year, MS150 Again.

Blogging is not something I keep up with a lot.

Bike MS

2014 Houston BPMS150 Ride

Biking MS150 for a cure for multiple sclerosis.

Cycling

Cyclists, what they think I do.

Figured I’d make my own. Mainly because the ones I see are never quite right.

Cycling

Drivers Hating Cyclist on Twitter Gratitude

Drivers Hating Cyclist on Twitter Gratitude. “Drivers: You sit behind the wheel of the most advanced personal transport device in the history of the world. All you need to do is apply slight pressure to a pedal with your foot and you are instantly propelled forward at an incredible rate

Blogging

Wow!! Ten Years of Blogging!

Okay .. So I know I’m the worst blogger ever…. But it’s been up 10 years! March 2013 was 10 years of blogging! Holy crap. Maybe I should write more, it seems like six months between posts!

Life

If money wasn't an issue in life...

Oh the places you would go

Cycling

Cycling! A whole new hobby

So I’ve recently got into cycling. It’s been an awesome way to exercise and super fun. I picked up a bunch of awesome gear from Amazon: Giros Savant Road Bike Helmet Shimano 105 PD-5700 SPD SL Pedal Shimano SH-R087 Road Bike Shoes – Men’s

Gear

LeatherCraft 1539 18 Multi-Compartment Tool Carrier

Struggling with the right tools for the job.

Cell Phone

T-Mobile - Outrageous Roaming Charges

Travelling out of the country really racked up the data charges.

VoIP

Kamailio - Changing the From URI for Level3

URI weirdness with Level3

Cisco

Cisco OIP - Registering deals can suck

Sometimes the Cisco OIP program can be a pain in the ass! Another partner registers the deal. You are awarded the business, taking less margin than the behemoth vendor in town, to get the deal. Now you’d like to increase your margins and you aren’t able

Android

The Microsoft/Android war: Which patents are at stake?

Good article over at Network World about Patents Microsoft has claimed to hold. I’ve blogged about the silliness of patents like this in the past. People at the patent offices must be not tech savvy. I would NEVER have let such vague patents be allowed through. Check some of