Living on a pale blue dot
May 14, 2009 • Comments
As you can see I decided to switch back to WordPress. I'm the kind of guy that lets little things bother me, and that whole no "naked domain" issue with Blogger really bothered me. So, here we are. Now I just need to figure out the best way to post from my mobile device's email interface.
May 14, 2009 • Comments
Milio's Sandwiches (formerly Big Mike's Super Subs) are without a doubt in my top three all time favorite foods. The secret is in their bread. It's absolutely amazing! I had some tonight and thought I would throw up a picture. The sandwiches are comparable to Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches if you've ever had them.
I always get the Skinny Longhorn (roast beef) or Skinny Pride (turkey) with provolone and mayo. They're not the healthiest options on the menu, but damn are they tasty.
May 13, 2009 • Comments
I forgot to mention that it was Whitey's birthday yesterday.
May 12, 2009 • Comments
One complaint so far: the Blogger software doesn't let you use "naked domains" for their custom domain option. This is very irritating because I've always been one to explicitly remove (permanently redirect) the www from all of my domains for years now. Frick!
May 12, 2009 • Comments
I've owned this domain for a while now and have been looking for an excuse to use it. Being the huge Google Apps advocate that I am, I decided to give Blogger a try. So far I am very impressed with the features and functionality it offers especially the ability to post from mobile devices. This should make an excellent alternative for those thoughts that are too big to post on Twitter.
I don't know how often I'll post, but there will be a serious attempt made to do so on a somewhat regular basis.
April 01, 2008 • Comments
This is one of the most useful technical resources I have ever seen. Check out the Unix Toolbox. You will find this guide extremely valuable whether you are a seasoned Linux/BSD veteran or not.
January 13, 2008 • Comments
Have you ever noticed that it's nearly impossible to mount a password-protected Samba share in Windows Vista? Well, after filtering through error logs and searching the Internet I found a solution. I know this may be hard to believe, but the problem is not with Samba. It appears that Vista defaults to the NTLMv2 protocol, which Samba does not support.
To make this problem go away, simply run secpol.msc and go to Local Policies followed by Security Options. Look for Network Security: LAN Manager authentication level. Change Send NTLMv2 response only to Send LM & NTLM - use NTLMv2 session security if negotiated.
After making that change I was able to mount the network shares without issue.
November 20, 2007 • Comments
If you run Mutt and Postfix on your home LAN, it's probably in your best interest to relay all outgoing mail to a dedicated mail server. Oddly enough, it's not that hard to setup.
Edit /etc/postfix/main.cf and add the following lines:
relayhost = mail.domain.tld smtp_sasl_auth_enable = yes smtp_sasl_password_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/passwd smtp_sasl_security_options =
Create the password file/hash and paste the following using your own authentication credentials:
mail.domain.tld username:password
Create the hash:
postmap hash:/etc/postfix/passwd
And finally, restart Postfix. Double check your logs to make sure everything is working as it should.
October 24, 2007 • Comments
From now on I will be sharing most of my projects in a read-only SVN repository. You may currently check out some of my configuration files. I will eventually get around to importing everything else.
EDIT: All of the projects available on this website have been moved to the subversion repository.