Introduction So, a lot of you have probably read my earlier post on some of the cool, but sadly not very widely heard of, stuff that F-Secure is doing besides their bread-and-butter anti-virus software. If you haven’t, check out A bunch… Read More ›
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Mikko Hyppönen talking about the NSA at TED
I recently saw this speech live in Helsinki, and now I’m very thrilled to find it online, and in English even, so I can share this with the rest of the world. Mikko Hyppönen is the Chief Research Officer at… Read More ›
First look at the Raspberry Pi
Yesterday my Raspberry Pi arrived, and today I had some time over to set it up and have a first look. First of all, I don’t see this becoming a desktop machine for anybody, it’s just too slow to be… Read More ›
Interesting New Work
It’s interesting to just lean back and watch what kind of curve balls life throws you. About a month ago, I was sitting in my office, minding my own business and idly configuring a couple of IP-based video cameras. Suddenly,… Read More ›
Professional Rack Installation = 8 Hours of Labeling
DELL Server im Rack Originally uploaded by BlaM4c Last week I spent close to 8 hours printing and applying labels to different cables in a packed and live rack. And it didn’t help that the rack runs our virtual servers,… Read More ›
Computer Names
Recently I started thinking about computer names, and more so how you name them, and how my naming conventions have evolved over the years I’ve been involved in the industry. When I started doing home computing on such a level… Read More ›
How to install Windows XP from a USB-stick
I’ve recently tried very hard to install Windows XP on my Media Center/File Server, which little/no success until today. This was mostly due to the following factors; My server has a RAID controller (SI3114) that Windows doesn’t recognize from stock… Read More ›
Peculiar Network Problem
This Monday I was called out to fix a computer that couldn’t get on-line. I quickly discovered that the problem wasn’t with the computer itself, but with it’s wired connection. The computer was wired as follows; Control Room: Computer <->… Read More ›
Printers
I don’t know about most IT-guys, but I at least have a profound hate for printers. I just hate them with the very core of my being. And the weird thing is that I’m not sure why I hate them… Read More ›
Frustration
Today I’ve done the “school-run” since 10 AM, and it’s always frustrating. Basically, my co-worker is responsible for all the work that needs to be done to the different schools’ computers, and therefore this is mostly his problem. Unfortunately he’s… Read More ›
Grumpy Techie 