http://d2.degen.net "Get Your Geek On" Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:07:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I’ve been an ardent VMWare user and proponent for some time. But only recently have I had the opportunity to work with the VMWare flagship product, ESX Server. Let me just say…. Oh Good Lord! Disclaimer: ESX is not for everyone, it is first and foremost a dedicated server product; not ... http://d2.degen.net/?p=168 As the rain pours down outside - the rennets of Hurricane Ike, sweeping north through Texas - I'm reminded of how desperately I long for a change in the temperature, some falling leafs, Football and a website redesign. Come'on doesn't everyone associate all these things together? It's been a while since ... http://d2.degen.net/?p=167 Hello my old friends in the Blog-o-sphere! Been a while since I've posted as the wife and I where off in Europe on holiday, good stuff, maybe I'll treat you with some pictures. As the title indicates I have some very big news that I'll be posting in the coming weeks, ... http://d2.degen.net/?p=165 Ah the dog days of summer, kids out of school, family travel, and lots of recently released Linux Distributions! So taking advantage of all three, as my family is out of the house for the weekend, I poured on some serious geek-time and loaded pretty much every new(ish) build I ... http://d2.degen.net/?p=164 With Ubuntu's latest Long Term Support version (LTS) – Hardy Heron 8.04 now deployed on many of my systems, I've come up with some handy how-to's and scripts that you might find useful, here are resources I use most often: 10 Tips for After You Install or Upgrade Ubuntu - http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/04/25/10-tips-for-after-you-install-or-upgrade-ubuntu/ Get VMWare ... http://d2.degen.net/?p=163 “Your Papers Please?”, says the homeland security officer with an accent reminiscent of something from a WWII Nazi Germany checkpoint. Corny, yes but this is how the inquisition is starting to feel upon your entry into the land of the Free. Where once your greatest customs concern was staying under ... http://d2.degen.net/?p=162 Once in a while I pull a truly bone-headed move; last week I proved my own fallibility once again. It was a simple goal really; patch up my media center system. This included applying the new Vista SP1, updating my Nvidia and other system drivers, and hey, while I'm at ... http://d2.degen.net/?p=161 As promised, I’m back with part two of my personal podcast selections. Grammar Girl - http://grammar.qdnow.beta.libsynpro.com/rss If your reading this blog post there is a good chance you are a blogger yourself, in which case this cast is a must for you. But regardless how you use the English language, Grammar Girl ... http://d2.degen.net/?p=160 Just as many other Ubuntu users, I could hardly wait with un-bridled enthusiasm for last week’s April 24th release of the final version of Ubuntu 8.04 “Hardy Heron.” My anticipation was heightened as this was to be a LTS (Long Term Support) release, and I have several projects pending, especially ... http://d2.degen.net/?p=159 Last week I blogged about the state of the Satellite radio landscape and the many great alternatives to fee based subscription radio. But let’s face it no matter how many MP3s you have at some point you may want to listen to some talk radio style programming. To that end I ... http://d2.degen.net/?p=158