Archive for the 'computers' Category

Tragistrophic Leopard Upgrade

Saturday, January 19th, 2008

The advertisement from Apple says “So advanced, it practically installs itself.” What a load of garbage! Here is the story of my nightmarish upgrade to Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard).
Before we even begin, I have to own up to my culpability for not ensuring I had full and complete system backups before […]

Virtualize Me

Monday, June 25th, 2007

So here I am in New York City attending the 2007 Virtualization Conference (a part of the larger 2007 SOA World Expo) and trying to learn a bit more about the future of enterprise computing. I had not done any traveling in a while and also had not been to a conference in ages, […]

Call Me GSEC 5730

Wednesday, September 6th, 2006

Woo-haa! I keep those packets all in check!
When you go to write some shell code, best not disrespect!
Woo-haa! I gots you all in check!

That’s right, people. My week of buckled down studying has paid off and on Monday I took the two big exams. As Mark phrased it, I “gave those tests the […]

Apple … Cares?

Sunday, August 6th, 2006

If you know me (even casually) then you know that I am pretty much obsessed with the Macintosh line of Apple Computers. I was working on Apple IIe machines when I was about 8 years old and I was there in 1984 hanging around UNC Student Stores so I could produce my Sixth Grade […]

Australia Wants Women In IT

Wednesday, July 12th, 2006

Last year I was thinking about moving to Australia and getting an IT job down under. Unfortunately, the reason(s) for going disappeared and I found the bar to entry was just too high. Plus, it was going to be a complete nightmare to get my beautiful dog Alva over there. However, I really […]

Had To Go For The 71″ Monitor

Sunday, July 2nd, 2006

My eyesight is getting so bad that I finally had to upgrade from my crappy 30″ Apple LCD display. After shopping the entire Internet, I ultimately decided to order this monstrosity from LG Electronics. The MW-71PY10 will be installed Monday so that I can watch all the July 4th fireworks from around the […]

Crap For Sale Page

Sunday, November 27th, 2005

Hello and welcome to the First United Crap For Sale Page!!111oneone.;#

Geek Entertainment For The Day

Tuesday, November 15th, 2005

Ahoy! A new campaign to sink Internet Explorer is on ye horizon!

Worship The Spam Karma

Wednesday, May 4th, 2005

Someone had to do something about all the scum on the ‘net. That person is Dr. Dave.

10.3.9 -> 10.4 Upgrade Successful

Saturday, April 30th, 2005

Taking the growl out of Tiger.

Oh Ess Ten Dot Four: Liger

Saturday, April 23rd, 2005

Liger: It’s got skills.

Alan Embraces 21st Century Computing

Saturday, April 16th, 2005

After a year lost to Windows and Linux, Alan can finally use the computer again.

The Passing of a Legend

Tuesday, March 1st, 2005

JEF RASKIN, CREATOR OF THE MACINTOSH COMPUTER, DIES AT 61

A Note On Tech Support

Tuesday, March 1st, 2005

Tech Support is laborious & annoying. Family, friends, people at random gatherings (including weddings, airports and recently while viewing a house with a realtor), you name it. After being paid to do this for several years, I have grown to believe that most tech support should be like this.
If I actually […]