Archive for October, 2008
Thursday, October 30th, 2008
A generous gift was bestowed upon me last week -- Dell's PowerEdge SC420 server. It came with two (2) 80GB hard drives which I have since replaced with two (2) 1TB hard drives. I decided to mirror these drives for the sake of redundancy using Linux's built-in software ...
Posted in Amazing, Hardware, Hosting, IT, Linux, Ridiculous, Software, Technology, Ubuntu | No Comments »
Saturday, October 25th, 2008
It really couldn't be any easier than this:
sudo apt-get install openssh-server
You're done. Now you can use ssh to remotely connect to your Ubuntu box.
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Monday, October 20th, 2008
Me too.
While writing a JavaScript countdown timer the other day I ran into a very peculiar issue. Every time I refreshed the page, the countdown had 0 hours, 59 minutes, and 59 seconds remaining, regardless of the current time, but it had the correct number of days.
To set the ...
Posted in Annoying, Bugs, Depressing, JavaScript, Programming, Ridiculous, Web Development | No Comments »
Saturday, October 18th, 2008
As I was piddling around on LogMeIn today, I noticed that the PC I was currently using was on the list of online computers. I tried to remote control it and received a warning message, but beneath it was a button that allowed me to control it anyway.
This was ...
Posted in DIY, IT, Software | 3 Comments »
Saturday, October 11th, 2008
Every year my desktop gets older, our mortgage gets smaller, the games get better, and I crave new hardware. The 1st step is to admit you're addicted, right? Without further adieu, I present you with my pick for the best gaming desktop of 2008. My picks were ...
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Thursday, October 9th, 2008
The advent of YouTube, Hulu, Netflix's watch instantly feature, torrents, and offsite/online backup has made good bandwidth crucial to an enjoyable experience. The first time my wife got me killed by hogging the bandwidth while I was playing World of Warcraft I immediately cranked up the DD-WRT control panel ...
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Thursday, October 9th, 2008
Today I had the strangest experience ever. My dentist decided I needed a root canal so I went to the endodontist to have the operation. They put a rubber dam around the tooth which was no fun because it covered my mouth, so my only breathing option was ...
Posted in Depressing, Health, Life, Ridiculous, Scary | No Comments »
Monday, October 6th, 2008
I finally kicked my habit!
Turdrangus
Level 70: 17 days, 19 hours, 27 minutes, 32 seconds
Total: 35 days, 23 hours, 48 minutes, 52 seconds
Jorina
Total: 4 days, 21 hours, 35 minutes, 38 seconds
Total
40 days, 21 hours, 24 minutes, 30 seconds
Start Date: August 2007
End Date: October ...
Posted in Entertainment, Gaming, Money, Software, WoW | 8 Comments »
Saturday, October 4th, 2008
Kara and I decided to try someplace new for dinner tonight so I started the "Find Food" feature on my GPS unit. As we were driving along, Jamestown Oven & Grill popped up so we checked it out.
In the parking lot there were two vehicles: a delivery car and ...
Posted in Food, Reviews | 3 Comments »
