I’ve decided to build my new NAS on one of my PowerEdge 2400 boxes I have sitting here. I’ve got a Dual PIII 866 with 2Gb ram, GigE, and room for 6 hard drives in the cage, and up to 3 5 1/4 devices (I will leave the SCSI CD-Rom, and add at least 1 … Read more
I hadn’t intended to turn this into a food blog, but it appears I don’t have much to say during the week (probably because work and school occupy so much of my time). Since I really want to keep in the habit of posting articles, I’ve decided to try and fill the gaps with food … Read more
Black Bean Soup – serves 4 – Ingredients 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 medium or 1 large onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 3 tablespoons chili powder, or more to taste 2 15 oz cans black beans, or 4 cups cooked from dry 4 cups vegetable stock Tobasco Chipotle pepper sauce (if desired) Salt Course … Read more
I’ve had a business DSL through AT&T (formerly SBC) for the 7 years we’ve lived here. Initially I was hosting sites and my own email server, as well as having enough network equipment I wanted to play with to justify the expense. I got 5 static IPs and the fastest they had available 6 Mbps/768 … Read more
Yet another 5 minute review! I figured I’d plug my web hosting company since they are having a killer deal for the next 3 days: Sunday April 19 – Tuesday April 21, 2009 (NO I am not getting a kickback or referral fee, I really just think this is a good deal). $10 hosting for … Read more
New feature: 5 minute book reviews. No, not how long it takes for you to read it, it’s how long it takes me to write it 🙂 That being said, without further adieu…The Cat Who… I started reading this series because my Mother-in-law talked my wife into reading it, and since she(the wife) leaves her … Read more
I recently needed to get OS X for a project I wanted to work on, so I went pricing different versions to find the best deal. We have a a G4 Powerbook, and a G4 tower in the house as well, so I was not opposed to buying more than 1 license so I could … Read more
Several months ago, when dell had their mini 9’s blowing out of the outlet for around $200, I decided I needed one. I got it and used it for a bit before I decided I needed to make it better. What could make it better? Well, first thing was to upgrade the ram to 2 … Read more
Phil’s Vegetarian Lentil Chili I was inspired to make this after reading Willi’s recipe at digginfood.com. I took her basic recipe and adjusted it to be more to my liking. I made sure to honor the spirit of it by keeping it vegetarian (at least one of the spirits). Next time I will try it … Read more
While I’m not currently active on my bicycle, I do still enjoy shopping and looking at gadgets for the biking experience. The latest one I’ve seen is the CyFi wireless speaker. This device allows you to connect to your ipod (via an included bluetooth adapter) or another bluetooth audio device, including phones. I’m not fond … Read more
