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Upgrading to Ubuntu 8.10

October 31st, 2008 · 3 Comments

I haven’t used Ubuntu Linux before, although I did try the Live CD more than a year ago.  I started to install 8.04 two weeks ago in a Toshiba Tecra M3 laptop to replace Windows XP, because I was having virus issues.  Choosing the right Linux OS was my #1 concern because I have reservation [...]

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Wearing My Domain

October 30th, 2008 · 5 Comments

I just dug this T-shirt from my closet the other day.  Network Solutions gave this away back in the late 90’s to everyone who registered domains through them.  As you can see from the faded prints, I’ve worn it down.
Lin Burress told me clothes say something about the man.  So what does this say about [...]

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Posted in Geek · Self · This Blog

Cloud Computing Hype

October 29th, 2008 · 10 Comments

Ever since I attended the JBOSS World User Conference in February 2008, I’ve been getting a lot of junk emails from companies touting “Cloud Computing” technologies.  It’s the latest buzzword in the tech industry.  With big players such as Google, Amazon, or Microsoft, it sure gets a lot of attention.  Essentially, cloud computing is the [...]

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Lunch Bits - Edition 25

September 26th, 2008 · 1 Comment

We went to various restaurants.  The days were warm and sunny, when we talked about:

Mechanical Engineering.  The highest in demand major!
Skype is a good VOIP app.  It’s good for video chat too.  Just need a webcam and one of these phone contraption.
When do we use math?  Absolutely everywhere, in every studies.  Except Calculus, unless you’re [...]

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Posted in Geek · Lunch Bits · Motion Picture · Nature · Stuff

Outage

September 13th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Well, I just had an epic outage yesterday morning.  Around 8am, my 650VA battery backed Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) was … interrupted!  The battery, or something, died on this thing.  It was a no name brand, I guess I got what I paid for.  I’m not sure if I can (or should) fix it.  Needless [...]

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