Google RSS Reader

Well, Google‘s gone and done it again with a web-based RSS News Aggregator. Simple and easy, sexy and fast. Just when I was going to check out something like Bloglines or Feedlounge (not open to the public yet though). The Google reader will get a full workout from me in the next couple of days, […]

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All About Xen

Linux has a article on Xen, a virtualization system similar to user mode linux, which I did a report on a while back. Xen is used by Unixshell, a company that provides web hosting on virtual machines (no affiliation with them, just noting they use the same tech). Here’s a link to some Xen multi-distros-running-all-at-once

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Free VOIP Unit From Staples?

This is interesting… This page describes how to turn a Linksys Vonage PAP2 unit from something that requires a pay service to a free system by hacking some files. Even better, Staples has a $65 rebate for this $65 unit (or 50/50 if your in USD). I honestly don’t know enough about this stuff to

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Saw Serenity

Went out and saw my first movie in ages last Friday. Very nifty movie, and I think it stood relatively well on it’s own if you weren’t a fan of the Firefly series. Obviously you get a better idea of what is going on, however I’ve only seen one or two Firefly episodes, and enjoyed

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Another IE Exploit

IE, not satisfied with Firefox getting press for a new exploit, decided to let loose with one of their own. Great job, keep on keeping up! Looks like it’s a bug in the javascript implementation which: “An attacker could spoof a legitimate Web site, access data from the Web browser’s cache or stage a so-called

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More Housework

Finally getting back into doing some renovations in house, and the collapse of our clothes-hanger-bar-thingy (what the heck are those things called?) a bit ago forced a re-do of that. I came home yesterday and the in-laws were there with the entire closet contents exploded all through the house. After some wrangling and finagling, most

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Russell and Switching

So Russell Beattie says he might switch back from Mac to Windows. This is of course his right, and he choice to invite the wall of internet flames that has no doubt already engulfed him since Scoble linked to him, I have a few responses to some of the points in his 33 point list

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