Blog Retired (for now)
Marking the long over due retirement of the blog as life/work and other hobbies have taken me away from tech blogging.
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Power Consumption Table
This page is reserved for keeping track of power usage of commonly used systems and components. Eventually this should be combined into a sort able table but this will do for now. Dell Power Edge T430 PSU: 495W CPU(s): System powered off: 8W Idle 0 drive(s): 108W Idle 1x2TB Constellation SAS drive(s): 119W Idle 4x2TB … Read more
Backing Up IIS 7.0 Quickly & Easily
I recently needed to install an IIS based web app for a client and wanted to be sure that everything was backed up. I found a really simple and fast way to do just that by following the steps outlined over on this blog post.
Nexus S Get Ice Cream Sandwich
Just a quick note on the android OS. I just received Ice Cream Sandwich OTA on my stock Nexus S today. Anyone else get it yet? –himuraken
Nagios Checker – Firefox Plugin
Ran across a very handy Firefox plugin for Nagios users – Nagios Checker 0.14.4. Super fast install and minimal setup to get going. Running View Expanded View Options include audio alerting, specific alerts to view, display settings, update timer and others. Once installed all you have to do is move the mouse over the status … Read more
Open Source for Schools
Why Linux and open source matters for small businesses and schools Hans Knobloch, Philadelphia Information technology Examiner This blog was shared with me last night and I think the points made for using open source (linux) are right on target. The general public may or may not choose to accept this but business use of … Read more
Open Source Everyday – Firefox
One open source tool I use everyday is Firefox web browser from Mozilla. Currently on version 3.5, Firefox is perhaps the main alternative to Microsoft Internet Explorer. Now with the release of IE8 and the significant resources impact on many machines, there is an even stronger demand for a stable, easy-to-use web browser.The open source … Read more
TrueCrypt – Drive Encryption
I recently replaced my laptop and decided to encrypt the hard drive. I use Absolute Computrace for system recovery if lost or stolen, but this does not protect the data. Security experts recommend using encryption with recovery tools. The point of this is that if the hard drive is removed from the system with the … Read more