Monthly Archives: January 2007

On Aug. 18, 2006, I sent a long email to Gavin Newsome to consider implementing a city-wide fiber optic system. Why? After trying to locate decent internet connectivity for our business, we were forced to use DSL. (Note, we use … Continue reading →

We had a need at the office for a firewall that could do it all. We found that firewall in pfSense. It is hands-down the best open-source firewall that I have ever had the pleasure of using. I highly recommend … Continue reading →

I saw this article on Zawodny’s blog (I read his blog off an on). It is an interesting read. Essentially, Going Ape talks about a BBC show where they take some people and put them into a zoo. They are … Continue reading →

Today, I was thinking about the whole Apple iPhone announcment. They mention OS X and that is all well and good. However, I definitely think the iPhone will be a closed system rather than an open one like the desktop. … Continue reading →

Last year, Goldman Sachs pulled distillates from their commodities index. This was prior to the elections. This caused lots of other funds to unload their positions in those stocks and started accelerated a big drop in gas prices. This wasn’t … Continue reading →

I saw this tip on how to get around some airport wifi restrictions. Check it out.

I’ve had this plugin installed for about 2 weeks and it’s just great. Essentially, the extension removes the menu bar from Firefox. This was one of my last pet peeves about Firefox since I was used to IE’s ability to … Continue reading →

I saw this blog post today titled, ‘The top 10 reasons you will not finish your game’. Its great advice in general for any kind of application. Too often I’ve seen myself and other programmers fall into this pattern. I … Continue reading →