Rantings & Writings: from my keyboard to your screen.
Summer Hit 07…suggestions?

Every year I release (in very limited quantities) a CD with some kick-ass, beach-going, get me a tan, bbq-ing songs, and this year is no exception. I’ve got 11 songs so far…any suggestions? Working Class Hero – Green Day What I’ve Done – Linkin Parkk Icky Thump – White Stripes Tarantula – Smashing Pumpkins Hump De Bump – Red Hot Chili Peppers LDN – Lily Allen Hey there Delilah – Plain White Ts She’ll never be your man – Chris …

WTF?

  Does anyone have a clue  on what  the hell Darth Vader is up to?

Without Breasts there is no Paradise – New Show on NBC

I got kind of exited a yesterday when I heard from my girlfriend that they are going to take one of our favorite shows (or novela) "Sin tetas no hay paraiso" (which translates more accurately to "Without Tits there is no Paradise") to NBC and Telemundo, and make it into an regular series, various sources have reported. Now I was fortunate enough to get a hold of the original 7 DVDs brought directly from Colombia (now don't download them via …

A killer app for the iPhone

Earlier today I was driving in awful LA traffic, and I thought of a killer application for the iPhone, but first let me give you a bit of background. At home, I've got an old server, that was given to me by an client, which permanently lies in a closet. It runs Windows XP and has all my files (music, pictures, videos, apps, etc). I have Hamachi running on it, and I share my music using iTunes, so that my …

Why being an IT professional rocks, and why it sucks

Why it rocks: Fixing a computer problem in less than a minute in front of a client, and him/her telling you that they've tried for hours. Making people feel stupid, when the reason why they can’t log into their computer is the NUM LOCK key. Being able to navigate around in any OS. Making clients' work easier by writing a small script. Reading about a new gadget, application or website, and knowing about it waaaaay before. Assembling a computer, and …

How to Build an Enterprise-Class Router/Firewall for under $200 (part II)

Part I of this article here  This is the last part of my article on how to make a linux router/firewall, and it will focus on software installation and configuration as well as possible ways to expand this appliance, such as turning it into a file server, email server, spam filter, AV filter, wireless access point, etc.  This box is going to be Ubuntu powered – although you can install any distro you'd like -  I recommend using Dapper Drake, …

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