nehalem processors have an integrated ddr3 memory controller which supports 3 memory channels. some information regarding specing out a dell poweredge r710… the server has 18 dimm slots, all 18 slots may be used when filling them with single or dual ranked dimms (up to 8GB single dimms). only 12 dimm slots may be used […]

…i cannot use it.

i played this game when it originally came out in 2003 (minus expansion pack). i thought it was pretty awesome back then. now i pretty much consider it to be an average RTS. it’s a hybrid of age of empires + empire earth. it takes the historical aspect from AOE and the ability to advance […]

i was installing vpnc related packages to test out a cisco vpn connection. i ended up installing networkmanager in the process and then was very unpleasantly surprised to find that my wireless connection no longer functioned. from googling it seems that networkmanager and mandriva’s net applet contend with each other. and from this blog:  http://artipc10.vub.ac.be/wordpress/mandriva/networkmanager-in-mandriva.html, […]

mysql database restores that include large binary blobs might fail. first variable to modify would be: max_allowed_packet increase the value as needed for the restore. other variables of interest: net_write_timeout net_read_timeout took 27 minutes to restore an approx 2.5gb database.

i’m compiling my own list of what i consider useful powercli info… connect-viserver -server <servername> get-vm = list vms on host

i’ve been putting off getting properly acquainted with powershell for about 2 years now. benny has recently re-piqued my interest for PS. for AD i’ve been automating tasks with VBscript & ds* commands and the need hasn’t arrived yet that i needed to do something only in PS. i’ve done minor tasks in exchange 2007 […]

csvde -f output.csv -r  objectclass=user then further customize the columns in excel and save again as csv. benny sent me this powershell script and the link (for further info): Import-CSV “C:\NewUsers.csv” | ForEach-Object -Begin {$Temp = ConvertTo-SecureString “P@ssword1” -asPlainText -Force} -Process {New-Mailbox -Name $_.Name -UserPrincipalName “$($_.UserName)@mydomain.local” -OrganizationalUnit “mydomain.local/Users” -Database “Exch07\Mailbox Database” -Password $Temp -ResetPasswordOnNextLogon $true} http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb310752%28EXCHG.80%29.aspx […]

at some point… http://hackaday.com/2008/05/01/how-to-make-a-digital-synthesizer http://hackaday.com/2008/05/29/how-to-super-simple-serial-terminal

my car after 5 years is still running fine on the original panasonic battery. recent tests report that it’s nearing the end of its life however. i’m not much of a car person so i don’t know what’s a good brand and what’s not. of course, i’d love to have another panasonic battery since it’s […]