My mud hut on the information superhighway...

I'm afraid, Dave. Dave, my mind is going. I can feel it. I can feel it. My mind is going. There is no question about it. I can feel it. I can feel it.

A creamy mix of technology and hobbies

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John's Blog - RSS Feed
My (old) Wiki - more info about Linux and this site server/home network (historical)
"Something or Other" forum - discussion area
Yep. New Day, New CMS. Goodbye twiki, old friend. Hello Drupal.
Photos taken with my Nikon D70
Or, Photos in Drupal, from all over the place...

Recent Posts

Title: Apple iPad - iCan't believe iDidn't see it coming Updated date: 1 week 5 days ago Teaser:
It's finally here. It's amazing. It's astounding. It's - uh, pretty much what you would expect
Title: 64bit Linux? Scream. Updated date: 7 weeks 4 days ago Teaser:
I keep hearing THE TIME IS NOW! for 64 bit Linux. Then I try it. Much Sadness Ensues.
Title: 3G? Yawn Updated date: 8 weeks 4 days ago Teaser:
Got my Nokia n900 work/dev phone up on T-Mobile 3G/gsm... it's a LOT slower then Sprint's EVDo that I use for my personal phone
Title: Black Friday Bait and Switch... does anyone buy this anymore? Updated date: 10 weeks 3 days ago Teaser:
Shopping On Black Friday. Why?
Title: Where did John go? Updated date: 15 weeks 6 days ago Teaser:
The past four and a half months have been an interesting journey. It's a journey that is just a few weeks from ending. I can see the shore, but I'm not yet safely in the harbor. I'll blog it all out once this phase is over. Just a wee bit more to go.
Title: Glowing Monkeys and Other Great Scientific Leaps Updated date: 36 weeks 4 days ago Teaser:
Finally, we have glow in the dark monkeys
Title: Jurassic Programming Updated date: 36 weeks 6 days ago Teaser:
While waiting for a massive SQL data load I went surfing for the bibbet and ended up at BDS C
Title: Memorial Day Weekend: No shopping required Updated date: 37 weeks 3 days ago Teaser:
Memorial Day (and let's go ahead and toss the whole weekend in) should be a time to remember those who have paid for our freedom
Title: New Media Wednesday.... Geek Brief Review Updated date: 37 weeks 5 days ago Teaser:
Part Two in my infinite series on New Media: Geek Brief.
Title: Blogging is like Fasting Updated date: 37 weeks 6 days ago Teaser:
The discipline of fasting prepares us for communion with God and for His service. Does the discipline of blogging accomplish anything?

Info about the iron

It used to be a Dell PowerEdge 400sc but she's finally given up the ghost. After that it was a Hewlett Packard xw4400x. Now its a custom built box - core i7, 8gb ram on a Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD4 motherboard, in an Antec Sonata III case. Four cores of goodness!

UPS protecting this machine: Status A USB APC Back-UPS RS 1200, software monitor by apcupsd, works like a champ.
Hardware monitoring, Cpu Temps and Disk Drive Temps

You can go to my old tripod website to get info on my books. It's very retro.

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