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After a month of using Firefox, Google Chrome is now stable with self-hosted Wordpress with new bookmark sync feature

I worked for several days configuring the software to stream my RadioShack Pro-50 scanner online. The Olympia, Lacey, and Tumwater dispatch is currently online at http://wacomputing.com. I configured a .ogg stream that is audible as an in-page player or as a .m3u stream in your media player. The final configuration utilizes my existing Ubuntu Server [...]

Nikto is a Perl script that scans and identifies potential risks on a server, website, or network.It is run completely from the command line and does an excellent job of digging out potential security holes. Download Nikto on their website. Specifically, Nikto tests for:

IDS Evasion
2300+ New RFI Tests
6100+ Files and CGIs
Outdated Versions of 950+ Servers
Version-specific [...]

I wipe and reinstall around 3 XP machines per year, sometimes more. The most time consuming aspect of getting a client computer up to speed is installing updates and major Service Packs. Using a free Windows-based software called, nLite I can integrate updates and remove Windows software components before placing the disk in the computer. [...]

Shall I dare say that the race to make the best tablet is on? Haleron Technologies, an electronics company out of Columbia, has available the iLet Mini Hal tablet. Even though the unit is back ordered until 19March2010, definitely deserves our attention.

For all of you that need to know the specifications right off the bat, [...]

I had the opportunity to check out the Dell Remote Access Card (DRAC) today. The DRAC allows administrators to remotely boot and essentially take control of the system if it hangs or is turned off. As long as there is power, the DRAC is active and ready to work. Read more about the DRAC here [...]

In a recent interview on the blog MyNoSQL, Twitter engineer Ryan King said a migration from MySQL to Apache’s Cassandra database (db) is in the works. The move comes at a time when Twitter’s growth has cause significant heart-ache for the IT and other staff. In the last 12 months, Twitter was down for 84 [...]

Clicker – think of this site like your online TV guide
Hulu – rockn’ good shows available 30 days after air date
CBS – network station
NBC –network station
ABC – network station
FOX – network station
Netflix – requires a subscription, but if you have a PS3 or other compatible hardware, you can watch unlimited TV and movies
iTunes – watch [...]

The Bloom Box, an invention from start-up Bloom Energy, saturated the media today. Bloom Energy has utilized over $400 million in venture funding to create a product that has the Department of Energy (DOE) and other energy stakeholders drooling. For the last 18 months, companies likes Google, eBay, and Wal-Mart have been the beta testers [...]

Gloobus is a file preview extension for the Gnome Desktop Environment. Sorry KDE fans, this is not for you. As you may have noticed, not all filetypes in Gnome have a thumbnail preview. This is where Gloobus comes in handy. It currently supports preview mode for around 40 different file types.
Images: jpeg / png / [...]