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Switching hosting providers again
I have had nothing but problems with 1and1 as a shared hosting provider, so I decided to switch providers yet again. Hopefully the third time is the charm, and my new provider (Pair Networks) will be more reliable! Let me know if you experience any issues!
$ read more →Locating the services that will start when Windows boots
My Dell C400 runs Windows XP, and it was taking 5 - 10 minutes to boot. This wasn't always the case, so I started poking around to see which services where being enabled during startup. Windows maintains two registry keys for startup items, as well as the old trusty "Startup" folder in the start menu. Here are the keys you can check to see which services will start when Windows XP initializes: Registry key #1 HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run Registry key #2 HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run My problem turned out to be with VMWare server, and removing it made my machine boot quickly again…
$ read more →Switching jobs
After almost four years with my current employer, I have decided to move on. I found leaving my current job somewhat difficult, since I work with some incredibly talented people (I worked with people that could tell you the history of the world, how to make the perfect spinache quiche, and several individuals that could recite from memory the layout of the memory map that is passed between the BIOS/EFI and the kernel on x86 platforms). It is also hard leaving an environment you poured lots of nights and weekends into, but at the end of the day I guess you shouldn't become attached to the bits you helped change. Testing new waters should be awesome, and I can't wait to get back into the trenches in my new role…
$ read more →Essential investing resources
Over the past few years, I have come across some super useful investing resources. To ensure that I can find these when I need them, I thought I would post them here: Bill Cara on the markets: Great overview of the market. Compound interest calculator: Great place to see the impacts of interest rates over time. Fund Alarm Data Table: Great place to view the risks associated with a fund…
$ read more →Solaris virtualization slides
I gave a talk tonight on Solaris virtualization technologies, and posted my slides to prefetch.net. The presentation covered Solaris zones, Linux branded zones, project Crossbow, and shows how to configure each technology. The next two years will be exciting for members of the OpenSolaris community, since there are NUMEROUS awesome technologies currently in development (I am looking forward to seeeing Xen Dom0 and DomU support in an official Solaris 10 update!).
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