i have an ipod nano 3g, which i curse for not being rockboxable. maybe someday… anyways, for my first attempt at syncing it in linux i used gtkpod. i believe i had limited luck with it, probably due to misconfiguration on my part (this was a few years back). i then stumbled upon finding that […]

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 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

there’s always so much anticipation/speculation about when desktop linux will take over the world. in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s i felt that same sort of enthusiasm, hoping the best for linux because i’m a huge fan. but nowadays i simply don’t care about the spread of desktop linux. linux satisfied my needs as […]

my guesses for 2010: apple will end its exclusivity contract with at&t (if not then there will be further android growth) blackberry marketshare will drop and keep dropping (good) windows mobile will start to disappear (hardware vendors will drop it, end user demand is low as well) webos will keep palm afloat, but not for […]