ntop
Aug/25/2010 10:10 PM Filed in: Computing
I’ve been playing with ntop, a rather neat way to monitor network traffic. I’ve got it connected to my personal machine at home, and it’s able to monitor all network traffic (of any kind - TCP/IP, raw ethernet, whatever). It’s slick and powerful. Read More...
What a Summer
Aug/23/2010 08:14 PM Filed in: Personal
It’s been quite a summer. I haven’t been able to blog anything because my wife broke her foot walking down the stairs. After that, she was supposed to stay off her feet (obviously). This meant that I had to handle all the housework. I also had to do the yardwork. Read More...
Google's New Toys
May/19/2010 01:01 PM Filed in: Computing
This week is Google I/O, and Google is releasing a slew of new technologies. I’m excited about a couple of ‘em:
- Google Font Directory (and the Google Font API)
- WebM: A new video codec, open-source, and a successor to Ogg Theora
It's not a crash... it's an upgrade opportunity.
May/16/2010 02:05 PM Filed in: Hobby
I’ve been working with my Hirobo Sceadu Evo .50 for the past several weeks, trying to get it to work “just right.” It was wasted effort, apparently. Read More...
Things seem darkest before the light.
May/10/2010 01:15 PM Filed in: Personal
The date I posted last was a very eventful one. I was enjoying the evening with my wife, or at least trying to, given my attitude about the R/C Club’s 2.4 GHz policy... and life got much more complicated. Read More...
Grumpy at the AMA
Apr/22/2010 05:22 PM Filed in: Hobby
So, after getting all excited by the opening of the new Utah Helicopter Association flying field, I found out yesterday that the field is only chartered for pilots who use 2.4 GHz spread spectrum radios. This did not please me... Read More...
MythTV Follow-Up
Apr/19/2010 04:49 PM Filed in: Computing
After having tweaked my MythTV setup some, I can say it’s starting to actually work. I found another HDMI cable, and a joiner that let me join two fairly long HDMI cables into one cable long enough for the run. I then found I had to replace my nVIDIA GeForce 6200 with a newer card, preferably one that supported nVIDIA’s VDPAU extensions for X11 (VDPAU is a GPU/video decoder library). So with a cheap $40 GeForce GT 220, I can now play full 1080i HD video, with 5.1 surround sound. Read More...
Wendover "Fun"
Mar/30/2010 11:59 AM Filed in: Personal
Angela & I spent the weekend celebrating our 1st wedding anniversary. We decided to go to Wendover, NV, which is about two hours east of Salt Lake City. It’s also roughly adjacent to the Bonneville Salt Flats. My thoughts are that unless you want to lose money at the Casino, there’s not much to do... Read More...
Backups & Anniversaries
Mar/26/2010 03:19 PM Filed in: Personal
Well, Angela & I have now been married for one full year. We’re celebrating our anniversary first with a family reunion (not really a celebration for us, but hey, free food & company), and then we’re going to Wendover for the weekend. I’m looking forward to seeing the Bonneville Salt Flats, if nothing else. I certainly could use the relaxation.
Life has been pretty good for me; work is looking promising, with a feeling that we’re making a difference.
I’ve had a couple of my R/C Helicopters out already (just back yard hovering for the moment); I still have to service my Rappy & get it ready to fly. That machine hasn’t flown in years now...
And I’ve discovered a really awesome tool for system backups: CrashPlan. (Click for details on CrashPlan) Read More...
Life has been pretty good for me; work is looking promising, with a feeling that we’re making a difference.
I’ve had a couple of my R/C Helicopters out already (just back yard hovering for the moment); I still have to service my Rappy & get it ready to fly. That machine hasn’t flown in years now...
And I’ve discovered a really awesome tool for system backups: CrashPlan. (Click for details on CrashPlan) Read More...
MythTV
Mar/13/2010 01:40 PM Filed in: Computing
A short tale of my experience with MythTV - probably the most popular Linux DVR software package. Read More...
Apple Mail: Triumph and Tragedy
Feb/18/2010 07:03 PM Filed in: Computing
I generally only discover new things when something isn’t working for me... and I couldn’t use Apple’s Mail.app to access my Gmail account. (And suddenly, at that -- it worked a few days ago...) Read More...
The Big Enema
Feb/01/2010 03:18 PM Filed in: Computing
Well, I finally caved: After about three years with the same installation, I nuked my hard drive and re-installed from scratch. Read More...
Holy crap, Google!
Jan/22/2010 05:05 PM Filed in: Computing
Google crawls some places at the speed of light, apparently... Read More...
Moving isn't fun.
Jan/14/2010 12:20 PM Filed in: Personal
Moving isn’t fun... Angela & I have just moved from our lovely apartment to our Aunt & Uncle’s home. We’re going to be house-sitting for them for the next two years. Read More...