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Email move was simple

Thu, 04 Oct 2018 14:06:07 +0000

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

Introducing Amazon Silk

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:39:37 +0000

Amazon Internet filtering could be interesting.

Oracle sues Google over Android and Java

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 12:49:08 +0000

Oracle sues Google over Android and Java | Relevant Results – CNET News.

Wow, I must have missed this news. Not sure how I feel. IMHO programming languages should be free and open. You can make your own IDE and sell it, but really the right to use the language should be free, or even in the case of Java, sell your VM to people.

Maybe I’m not well versed enough on the whole ordeal. Any insight anyone?

RAID Levels Explained

Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:33:38 +0000

A detailed explanation of the RAID levels one could possibly choose.

Happy SysAdmin Day!

Fri, 27 Jul 2007 16:19:35 +0000

Today is Sys Admin Day

Where’s my presents!??????

Freight Forwarder IT Workers Google Group.

Mon, 02 Jul 2007 23:23:50 +0000

Freight Forwarder IT Workers Google Group

I’m basically just adding this so Google will pick it up. I’ve made a group on Google for IT workers/employees/managers etc in the Freight Forwarding, NVOCC, import/export field to talk about things happening IT related in the industry, and to share ideas and such. Right now, there isn’t such a forum, group, or anything like this.

It would be nice to see how other people have solved common problems, etc.

MozDex Open Source Search

Wed, 14 Apr 2004 16:50:24 +0000

My friend Byron’s search company is taking off.

Pulse Jet Engines.. The Future

Sat, 16 Aug 2003 00:32:15 +0000

The race heats up to replace the jet turbine with a more efficient source of Mach-breaking airpower: the pulse-detonation engine.

Wooden Video Art

Thu, 14 Aug 2003 19:02:11 +0000

I want this in my apartment. Damn neat.

he Wooden Mirror project is an art installation, and as such the goals leading to its creation are a bit vague. The piece explores the line between analog and digital. In the essence of the piece is the notion of inflicting digital order on a material that is as analog as it gets ñ wood. I was hoping to take the computational power of a computer and video camera , and seamlessly integrate them into the physicality warmth and beauty of a wooden mirror. The piece reflects any object or person in front of it by organizing the wooden pieces. It moves fast enough to create live animation.

Prokyon3 MP3 Manager

Thu, 24 Jul 2003 15:15:19 +0000

Hmm.. looks interesting. Wonder if it will be good.. Gonna try it some time today. It even has a windows port for you inferior minds out there.

prokyon3 is a multithreaded MP3 manager and tag editor for Linux / Windows. It was written in C using the Qt3 widget set (Qt2 on Windows) and the MySQL database. prokyon3 can access MP3 files on harddisk, CDROM, SMB and NFS. Files can be played using XMMS (WinAmp on Windows), and can even be played when the files are on CD as prokyon3 identifies CDs by content. The files view is customizable and favorite artists are supported. prokyon3 also offers an editor for ID3 and Ogg tags and has been designed to support tagging for multiple files en mass.

Boxes with minds of their own..

Mon, 21 Jul 2003 20:06:15 +0000

Why do my servers seem to know I’m gone.

PNG Format on the outs?

Tue, 10 Jun 2003 23:24:30 +0000

By Paul Festa – CNET

A patent underlying one of the Web’s most popular graphics formats is set to expire later this month, raising the question of whether a rival, open format, created as a royalty-free alternative, will become obsolete.

The situation has also rekindled debate about patents, innovation and the freedom of communication.

In the United States, the patent for the Lempel-Ziv-Welch, or LZW, compression algorithm expires June 20. LZW forms the basis of the popular GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) design.

CD Case Maker

Tue, 10 Jun 2003 17:13:24 +0000

Use this website to create a PDF file which can be printed and folded to create a paper CD case. For folding directions, see the about section. To add more tracks, a mailing address, or graphics to the case, use the advanced form. Mix CD cases created with the advanced form can be optionally added to our public mix CD database. To create a case for an existing CD, use our CD search engine to find the CD and it will fill in this form for you. Jewel case inserts can also be created.

Newsgroups!

Wed, 21 May 2003 23:36:48 +0000

Great Page for people wanting to learn about newsgroups

Payphone Access Points

Mon, 12 May 2003 16:42:42 +0000

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Verizon Communications wants to provide a new purpose for a declining business by using street corner pay telephones to wirelessly link its broadband customers to the Internet, President Larry Babbio said.

Employers in the gun over email porn

Fri, 25 Apr 2003 22:02:25 +0000

Getting fired for nude junk mail

Turn anything into oil?

Fri, 25 Apr 2003 19:11:05 +0000

Turning things into oil could be a profitable business

Dead Man's Switch

Wed, 23 Apr 2003 20:20:39 +0000

Finally, a way to wipe my computer if I forget to click a button for long enough.

Sharp Zaurus Review

Fri, 18 Apr 2003 20:51:59 +0000

Very detailed review on the new Zaurus SL-5600.

“The new Zaurus SL-5600 from Sharp is a linux-based PDA with a 400MHz Intel XScale (PXA250) CPU. The street price is currently around $500 for the SL-5600. Sharp calls these devices Personal Mobile Tools, and if it were up to me I’d call the Zaurus, say, an “Ultra-Light Computer”, but I’ll use the term PDA here. The 5600 is an upgraded version of the 5500 which has been widely available for over a year, and the appearance is almost identical including the distinctive miniature keyboard which hides behind the quick button panel. The Zaurus is a very feature-rich device with plenty of power and expandability.”

Linus Interview

Thu, 17 Apr 2003 17:33:59 +0000

Linux Torvalds speaks with BOOT Magazine

SCO / IBM Lawsuit?

Tue, 25 Mar 2003 00:33:21 +0000

More on the SCO / IBM Lawsuit.. From SCO’s point of view..

Whole Article

Personally I think SCO has put a definate end to their company. If IBM doesn’t buy them so they shut up, they’re as good as gone.