https://blairkennedy.com/posts/ Recent content in Posts on Blair Kennedy Online Hugo en-us Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:22:42 +0000 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/rebuilding-this-blogs-guts/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:22:42 +0000 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/rebuilding-this-blogs-guts/ This site has quietly been running on old, migrated-from-a-CMS bones for a while: a theme wired up as a bit of a Frankenstein setup, some old posts stuck in a format nobody would choose on purpose, and a hosting setup that worked but that I hadn’t looked hard at in years. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/20230411/ Tue, 11 Apr 2023 17:44:15 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/20230411/ Today is A/C Day 2023. This is an annual ritual. This is the 1st day this year where we have had to begin using our air conditioner. I need to begin tracking when we stop using the A/C. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/my-first-post/ Tue, 11 Jan 2022 20:44:15 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/my-first-post/ This is my first post testing out the new Hugo site generator. Tranistioning from Drupal. Unfortunately, this may not be great for any remaining SEO. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/new-az-ms-datacenter/ Wed, 30 Sep 2020 06:44:29 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/new-az-ms-datacenter/ Microsoft is planning to open a new sustainable datacenter in Arizona. The new Azure West US 3 region will be in the Phoenix area and available in 2021. More information may be found on the Azure blog. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/teams-down-2020-09-28/ Mon, 28 Sep 2020 15:31:37 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/teams-down-2020-09-28/ Microsoft Teams is having a bad day. Well, that is not entirely true. It looks as though Azure Active Directory is the culprit keeping me from my MS Teams meeting. Here is the MS 365 Status page if you want to keep tabs on things. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/248/ Sat, 23 May 2020 11:04:06 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/248/ Goodbye Maggie. You were trouble but a great companion. You will be missed. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/247/ Wed, 22 Apr 2020 09:59:47 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/247/ Well, today, 4/22 is officially the first day of 2020 when I had to turn on the air conditioner. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/246/ Sun, 02 Feb 2020 09:57:42 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/246/ Hey, today’s date is a palindrome! https://blairkennedy.com/posts/245/ Sat, 01 Feb 2020 11:50:37 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/245/ I just took the AWS Solutions Architect Associate exam and re-certified. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/244/ Thu, 23 Aug 2018 18:01:38 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/244/ I just ran across this Kubernetes comic. Fun stuff from Google. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/243/ Tue, 05 Dec 2017 16:04:40 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/243/ Check out Advent of Code when you have a chance. A fun site to challenge devs during the holiday season. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/242/ Sat, 18 Nov 2017 21:33:58 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/242/ First Ralphie, now me. I now own an official Red Ryder Carbine BB gun. I promise not to shoot my eye out. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/241/ Wed, 20 Sep 2017 16:46:28 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/241/ If you would like to enable desktop icons within the gnome desktop manager, use the dconf-editor tool for this. org>gnome>desktop>background show-desktop- icons You can also use the “Tweak Tool” as well. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/240/ Mon, 18 Sep 2017 22:36:51 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/240/ https://blairkennedy.com/posts/239/ Mon, 18 Sep 2017 22:31:09 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/239/ Amazon AWS has announced per-second billing for EC2 instances and EBS volumes starting October 2, 2017. There are still hourly charges related to dedicated instances, snapshots, and AWS marketplace images. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/238/ Tue, 08 Aug 2017 13:02:29 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/238/ Linux Load Averages: Solving the Mystery is a terrific article on Linux load averages from Brendan Gregg. Well worth the time. I learned a lot. Please be patient. This was tweeted out recently, and his site is throttling requests. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/237/ Fri, 30 Jun 2017 00:09:03 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/237/ Here is an [ interesting blog post](http://getlevelten.com/blog/brandon-reid /high-tech-websites-drupal) of high-tech websites that use Drupal. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/236/ Sun, 23 Apr 2017 14:05:46 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/236/ After my third failed GE BR-30 LED bulb, I thought that I would post of my experience. Within 12 to 18 months of purchase, I have had 3 of these bulbs fail in the exact same way with random dimming and flickering. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/235/ Thu, 06 Apr 2017 00:41:31 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/235/ [In a blog post from Mark Shuttleworth](https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/04/05 /growing-ubuntu-for-cloud-and-iot-rather-than-phone-and-convergence/), Canonical will stop work on Unity 8 and the desktop server Mir. In Ubuntu 18.04, GNOME and Wayland will be the desktop display technologies. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/234/ Wed, 05 Apr 2017 13:08:22 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/234/ Just passed the Amazon AWS Certified Developer - Associate exam. That successfully completes all 3 of the AWS associate level exams. Now to start working on the professional certification. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/233/ Wed, 29 Mar 2017 15:38:56 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/233/ Due to a rash of spam calls lately, I felt compelled to make this short post. I love the anti-spam calling feature of the [Google Android Phone](https://pla y.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.dialer&hl=en) app.  https://blairkennedy.com/posts/230/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 23:35:48 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/230/ I passed the [AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate](https://aws.amazon.com/certification/certified-solutions-architect- associate/) exam this morning. Whew, on to the next one…  https://blairkennedy.com/posts/228/ Thu, 01 Dec 2016 08:42:20 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/228/ Amazon re:Invent 2016 is underway. &nbsp_place_holder; https://blairkennedy.com/posts/227/ Mon, 05 Sep 2016 22:07:02 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/227/ I jumped on the recent bandwagon of creating a Raspberry Pi docker cluster. I just got my 3 node swarm up and working. $ docker info Containers: 4 Running: 4 Paused: 0 Stopped: 0 Images: 4 Server Version: swarm/1. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/226/ Fri, 26 Aug 2016 21:59:38 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/226/ Happy National Dog Day 2016! Here is my crew. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/225/ Tue, 19 Apr 2016 12:13:50 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/225/ Wisdom of Yoda… https://blairkennedy.com/posts/223/ Thu, 03 Mar 2016 22:23:47 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/223/ I have recently decided to move from Microsoft ActiveDirectory (AD) to using OpenLDAP on my home network. My AD configuration included the use of kerberos. There is one more piece to my guestOS setup, I also automount user home directories via NFS. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/221/ Mon, 03 Aug 2015 17:28:22 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/221/ I found this on the shelf of my local Toys ‘R Us. Well, I guess that the gender question is solved. Zoomer is a male. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/220/ Sat, 09 May 2015 12:13:49 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/220/ I have been having difficulty with the Edimax EW-7811Un wifi dongle on my Raspberry Pi model B on the Raspbian OS. It uses the rtl8192cu driver. After periods of inactivity, the wifi would stop. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/219/ Fri, 06 Feb 2015 10:38:03 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/219/ If you are a Chromecast owner, Google is currently offering you a Valentine’s Day movie rental on them. Head over to the Chromecast offers page and redeem your $6 credit for each Chromecast that you own. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/218/ Tue, 27 Jan 2015 17:44:43 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/218/ Google has [announced the newest cities](http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2015/01/google-fiber-new-metro- areas.html) to get Google  Fiber gigabit service. The cities are: Nashville Charlotte Raleigh-Durham Atlanta Unfortunately, I am not in an existing or upcoming Google Fiber city. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/217/ Tue, 27 Jan 2015 17:30:33 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/217/ Security company, Qualys, has discovered a Linux [glibc vulnerability](https://community.qualys.com/blogs/laws-of- vulnerabilities/2015/01/27/the-ghost-vulnerability) that they have named “GHOST” (because it is a gethostbyname vulnerability) with a cute logo included as well.  https://blairkennedy.com/posts/216/ Fri, 31 Oct 2014 23:31:00 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/216/ GoDaddy hosting is not responsive to [Drupalgeddon](https://www.drupal.org/SA- CORE-2014-005). I might as well manage my own site. Time to move to AWS. Update: Move to AWS completed over the holiday break. Now I have to work on putting together a better theme. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/214/ Sat, 26 Apr 2014 17:09:25 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/214/ Wow, this error caused me some grief for a couple of days. Anytime that I would access the “Configuration"menu of my Drupal 7 site I would get the error, “One or more problems were detected with your Drupal installation. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/213/ Thu, 10 Apr 2014 19:15:32 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/213/ The following .vmx setting works for enabling 3D acceleration in VMware Workstation 9.0.3 running on Ubuntu 12.04.3 Linux. This configuration is deployed on a HP Pavilion dv7 laptop with Intel 3000 integrated graphics. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/212/ Thu, 27 Feb 2014 18:54:03 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/212/ After installing Ubuntu 13.04 as the main OS on my HP Pavilion dv7 laptop, I noticed that I could not change the screen brightness using the f2 and f3 brightness keys. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/211/ Thu, 20 Feb 2014 15:57:40 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/211/ [Node.js in Action](http://www.amazon.com/Node-js-Action-Mike-Cantelon/dp/1617 290572/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1392937013&sr=8-1&keywords=node.js+in+action) just arrived from Amazon. Time to start digging in and getting started on my next project… https://blairkennedy.com/posts/210/ Sun, 16 Feb 2014 23:49:31 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/210/ These are just a few notes of the 32bit libraries that I had to install to get the Android AVD (emulators) to run on Ubuntu 13.10 x64. sudo apt-get install lib32z1 lib32ncurses5 lib32bz2-1. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/209/ Mon, 13 Jan 2014 14:53:18 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/209/ Google has spoken at past I/O conferences about home automation (aka [Android@Home](http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/10/google-announces-android-at- home-framework/)). With the purchase of Nest, it looks like they are $3.2 billion dollars serious about it. [Here is The Verge article](http://www. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/208/ Thu, 26 Dec 2013 11:40:45 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/208/ A new version of Noobs is available for your Raspberry Pi. Update your Pi or make sure that your new Christmas gift has the latest. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/207/ Sat, 16 Nov 2013 12:12:26 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/207/ Recently, I received a Sandisk Connect Wireless media drive for my birthday. It is a nifty little device and I was ready to load up some content to give it a spin. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/206/ Sun, 09 Jun 2013 11:13:58 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/206/ I decided to transition my laptop from Windows 8 Pro to Ubuntu Linux. I figured that I would just re-install Windows as a virtual guest under VMware Workstation. Unlike my experiences with prior versions of Windows, I was directed to call Microsoft for further activation and report 9 groupings of 7 digit numbers. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/205/ Thu, 06 Jun 2013 15:58:56 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/205/ There is still an issue with the Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1000 adapter and resuming from suspend in Ubuntu 13.04. After resuming from a suspended state (eg. re-opening the laptop lid after it had been closed) the wifi adapter is unable to connect to an access point. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/204/ Mon, 03 Jun 2013 12:57:39 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/204/ I encountered a bizarre problem today when working in Windows 7. The 32-bit version of IE 9 stopped resolving DNS. The 64-bit IE 9 compatriot worked fine. Being stumped, I fell back on the following old piece of advice. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/203/ Thu, 23 May 2013 14:53:48 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/203/ Thanks to Everett for the pointer. There is a Microsoft SQL Server ODBC driver for Linux available. This was news to me. Version 1.0 was released on March 6, 2012. Connectivity with SQL Server 2012 is supported. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/202/ Wed, 15 May 2013 00:18:21 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/202/ To take a screenshot on a Nexus handset, press and hold the power and the volume down buttons at the same time.  https://blairkennedy.com/posts/201/ Sat, 19 Jan 2013 16:31:27 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/201/ When setting up the Android ADT on CentOS 6.3 64-bit (x86_64), it is necessary to include 32-bit libraries. The following command line will ensure the proper libraries are available. The 64-bit libraries are included on the command line even though they will already be installed on the OS. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/200/ Tue, 08 Jan 2013 15:03:41 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/200/ This is just a quick note: With CentOS 6.3, when configuring /etc/sssd/sssd.conf, be sure to include the following in the [domain/default] stanza: krb5_canonicalize = false The following post lead me to this solution for my issue: Problems with SSSD after Redhat 6. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/199/ Mon, 10 Sep 2012 16:17:17 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/199/ Go Daddy was taken down by a denial of service attack. The outage was about 3-4 hours. Here is an article from [The Verge](http://www.theverge.com/2012/9/10/3308545/godaddy-down-anonymous- claims-credit). As of the time of this writing, the website is still performing poorly. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/198/ Mon, 28 May 2012 19:44:28 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/198/ I do enjoy the latest Ubuntu incarnation 12.04, Precise Pangolin. However, the global menu is just something that I cannot deal with. It probably stems from my phobia of the Apple operating systems. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/197/ Sun, 04 Mar 2012 00:05:26 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/197/  &nbsp_place_holder; &nbsp_place_holder; Made the move and upgraded my hypervisors from ESXi 4.1 to ESXi 5.0 today. &nbsp_place_holder;Boot from USB still works great. &nbsp_place_holder; https://blairkennedy.com/posts/196/ Fri, 02 Mar 2012 12:35:42 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/196/ When using Linux under VMware, a guest’s system time is affected when it is paused or suspended. &nbsp_place_holder;This is because the ntp daemon will give up when the time difference is too great. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/195/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:32:51 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/195/ One of these days, I will replace this theme… https://blairkennedy.com/posts/194/ Fri, 02 Dec 2011 21:23:01 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/194/ I am upgrading the website this evening. &nbsp_place_holder;After the upgrades, I am going to leave things in a temporary theme for a while. Sorry for the mess. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/192/ Fri, 25 Nov 2011 22:47:02 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/192/ I recently took to the streets as part of the annual Black Friday ritual. &nbsp_place_holder;As I was perusing one of the big box electronics stores, I ran across an HP laptop with a core i7 processor, a 9-cell battery, and a 17. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/191/ Sun, 20 Nov 2011 22:39:46 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/191/  This evening, I chose to install MySQL 5.5 instead of accepting the 5.1 version that&nbsp_place_holder;shipped with my CentOS 6 &nbsp_place_holder;Linux distribution. &nbsp_place_holder;After dutifully downloading the binaries and successfully installing the RPMs, I received the following error message when starting mysqld: https://blairkennedy.com/posts/190/ Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:33:00 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/190/ Rest in peace Olivia Kennedy a.k.a Ollie. &nbsp_place_holder; &nbsp_place_holder; 1997 - 2011 &nbsp_place_holder; &nbsp_place_holder; https://blairkennedy.com/posts/188/ Tue, 12 Jul 2011 22:06:19 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/188/ Well, I have just received the RMA replacement of my failed Samsung HD204UI 2TB drive.&nbsp_place_holder; Now it is time to put the drive back into my Linux server and rebuild the RAID-1 (mirror) array so that the data resumes its&nbsp_place_holder;highly-available state. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/187/ Thu, 07 Jul 2011 00:34:55 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/187/ Well, I have finally taken a few minutes out of a weekend to track downthe cause of an annoyance lingering in the syslog of my NAS server. A file server where I host both NFS and SMB/CIFS resources. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/186/ Thu, 24 Feb 2011 09:44:53 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/186/ I have just finished moving the site to a new hosting location. &nbsp_place_holder;Still working through minor adjustments. &nbsp_place_holder;Things like re-establishing my theme are high on the priority list. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/184/ Wed, 08 Dec 2010 16:48:20 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/184/ I have found the following two resolv.conf options to be extremely useful when standing up AIX systems that are tethered to a Microsoft DNS solution: options timeout:1 options attempts:1&nbsp_place_holder; https://blairkennedy.com/posts/183/ Tue, 07 Dec 2010 09:24:43 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/183/ &nbsp_place_holder;I am starting to delve into Andoid application development. &nbsp_place_holder;As such, I &nbsp_place_holder;needed an appropriate application launcher icon to represent my Android-oriented Eclipse IDE environment. &nbsp_place_holder;I took a stock android logo and the eclipse icon. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/182/ Sat, 04 Dec 2010 21:10:50 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/182/ Testing the use of the Scribefire Firefox extension for blogging. &nbsp_place_holder; &nbsp_place_holder; &nbsp_place_holder; &nbsp_place_holder; &nbsp_place_holder; https://blairkennedy.com/posts/181/ Thu, 02 Dec 2010 11:57:07 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/181/ &nbsp_place_holder; There are some cool new apps now available in the Android marketplace: &nbsp_place_holder; Angry Birds Seasons - holiday edition of Angry Birds. &nbsp_place_holder;A Christmas advent-style calendar set of levels plus the halloween edition https://blairkennedy.com/posts/180/ Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:59:21 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/180/ &nbsp_place_holder; &nbsp_place_holder; …now it is time to up a few Xbox 360 Kinect bundles into the end of year budget! https://blairkennedy.com/posts/179/ Sat, 20 Nov 2010 13:37:33 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/179/ Well, I have run out of storage for backups and shared media on my home-grown Linux NAS server.&nbsp_place_holder; My existing 1TB mirror is full.&nbsp_place_holder; Now that 3 TB drives have started to trickle out, the 2 TB capacity devices are dropping in price. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/177/ Wed, 06 Oct 2010 18:18:39 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/177/ We are tuning and testing the performance of a new policy administration system and SOA platform.&nbsp_place_holder; In order to provide some baseline details, we have used IBM PowerVM live partition mobility to reorganize the virtual LPAR topology without having to interrupt or introduce idle time to the effort by stopping and restarting complex application environments. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/176/ Wed, 15 Sep 2010 09:42:59 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/176/ Halo Reach went on sale yesterday, 9/14/2010. &nbsp_place_holder;I ran into my local Best&nbsp_place_holder;Buy on the way home from work to pick up a copy. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/175/ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:33:37 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/175/ &nbsp_place_holder;I recently upgraded to Ubuntu 10.04. &nbsp_place_holder;Immediately after starting it up, I was faced with a huge annoyance. &nbsp_place_holder;The window title-bar buttons were on the left. &nbsp_place_holder;Being a right-handed person, this threw me for a loop. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/174/ Tue, 03 Aug 2010 21:38:54 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/174/ I just checked for updates and Froyo is ready for me to download.&nbsp_place_holder; Upgrade started! update: Android 2.2 installed in about 5 - 10 minutes on my EVO. &nbsp_place_holder;No issues. &nbsp_place_holder;I would say that it does feel a little faster in areas. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/173/ Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:38:51 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/173/ I am starting to check for froyo again. People have started to receive their notifications. Unfortunately, my EVO has not been contacted. I feel like a kid on Christmas Eve waiting the impending arrival of Santa. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/172/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:42:23 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/172/ Well, it looks like the weekend release possibility was a mistake, and it has been pulled.&nbsp_place_holder;&nbsp_place_holder; It appears that the actual release date is Tuesday, August 3rd.&nbsp_place_holder;  [http://www.zdnet.com/blog/cell-phones/sprint-htc-evo-4g-froyo-update-rolling- out-next-week/4377](http://www. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/171/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:32:57 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/171/ Well, rumors are indicating that the Android 2.2 update, “Froyo”, may be released&nbsp_place_holder;for the Sprint EVO this&nbsp_place_holder;weekend.&nbsp_place_holder; I am not&nbsp_place_holder;going to hold my breath.&nbsp_place_holder; However, I will be checking for new updates every 8 hours…. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/170/ Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:55:16 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/170/ New motd ___&nbsp_place_holder;&nbsp_place_holder;&nbsp_place_holder; ___&nbsp_place_holder;&nbsp_place_holder;&nbsp_place_holder; ___&nbsp_place_holder;&nbsp_place_holder;&nbsp_place_holder;&nbsp_place_holder;&nbsp_place_holder;&nbsp_place_holder; _&nbsp_place_holder;&nbsp_place_holder; _________&nbsp_place_holder;&nbsp_place_holder; ____&nbsp_place_holder; __ &nbsp_place_holder;&nbsp_place_holder; /&nbsp_place_holder;&nbsp_place_holder; |&nbsp_place_holder; /&nbsp_place_holder;&nbsp_place_holder; |&nbsp_place_holder; /&nbsp_place_holder;&nbsp_place_holder; |&nbsp_place_holder;&nbsp_place_holder;&nbsp_place_holder;&nbsp_place_holder; / | / / ____/ | / / / / / &nbsp_place_holder; / /| | / /| | / /| |&nbsp_place_holder;&nbsp_place_holder;&nbsp_place_holder; /&nbsp_place_holder; |/ / /&nbsp_place_holder;&nbsp_place_holder; /&nbsp_place_holder; |/ / / / / &nbsp_place_holder;/ ___ |/ ___ |/ ___ |&nbsp_place_holder;&nbsp_place_holder; / /|&nbsp_place_holder; / /___/ /|&nbsp_place_holder; / /_/ / /_/&nbsp_place_holder; |_/_/&nbsp_place_holder; |_/_/&nbsp_place_holder; |_|&nbsp_place_holder; /_/ |_/\____/_/ |_/\____/ ________________________________________________ | |&nbsp_place_holder;&nbsp_place_holder;&nbsp_place_holder; __ _| |_ | |&nbsp_place_holder;&nbsp_place_holder; / _` | '_ \&nbsp_place_holder;&nbsp_place_holder;&nbsp_place_holder;&nbsp_place_holder;&nbsp_place_holder;&nbsp_place_holder;&nbsp_place_holder;&nbsp_place_holder;&nbsp_place_holder;&nbsp_place_holder;&nbsp_place_holder; (-) | |__| (_| | |_) |&nbsp_place_holder;&nbsp_place_holder;&nbsp_place_holder;&nbsp_place_holder;&nbsp_place_holder;&nbsp_place_holder;&nbsp_place_holder;&nbsp_place_holder;&nbsp_place_holder;&nbsp_place_holder; / \ |_____\__,_|_. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/169/ Sat, 12 Jun 2010 02:14:45 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/169/ Well, with the release of Lucid Lynx and a lack of support from the ushare project, I am going to sacrifice the continuous uptime on my media server so that I may perform a significant operating systems upgrade, LVM reorganization, and replace ushare with fuppes. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/168/ Mon, 31 May 2010 02:47:57 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/168/ The continuous uptime on the Ubuntu 8.04 LTS server “aquila” is approaching its 1-year anniversary. aquila:~$ uptime &nbsp_place_holder;01:30:12 up 325 days, &nbsp_place_holder;2:18, &nbsp_place_holder;1 user, &nbsp_place_holder;load average: 0.52, 0.18, 0.06 @aquila:~$ &nbsp_place_holder; https://blairkennedy.com/posts/167/ Tue, 27 Apr 2010 23:28:51 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/167/ &nbsp_place_holder;Here is my agenda for the IBM Impact 2010 conference: &nbsp_place_holder; IBM Impact 2010 |&nbsp_place_holder; &nbsp_place_holder; My Agenda Blair Kennedy &nbsp_place_holder; Sessions and Meetings Sunday, May 2, 2010 05:00 PM - 08:00 PM https://blairkennedy.com/posts/166/ Sun, 25 Apr 2010 12:14:23 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/166/ &nbsp_place_holder;Ubuntu 10.04, Lucid Lynx is here. &nbsp_place_holder;Get it while its hot. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/165/ Thu, 15 Apr 2010 13:23:24 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/165/ Just found another social aggregator, Spokeo.&nbsp_place_holder; If you have time, you should take a look and see what information they have been able to aggregate from your social network footprint.&nbsp_place_holder; The good news is that they do let you opt-out. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/164/ Mon, 12 Apr 2010 23:53:14 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/164/ The “figlet” application is a cool command line program that generates&nbsp_place_holder; text-art output. Here are some examples from www.figlet.org: _ _ _ _ _ _ | (_) | _____ | |_| |__ (_)___ | | | |/ / _ \ | __| '_ \| / __| | | | < __/ | |_| | | | \__ \ |_|_|_|\_\___| \__|_| |_|_|___/ . https://blairkennedy.com/posts/163/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:36:18 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/163/ @aquila:~$ date Sun Mar 21 00:17:58 MST 2010 @aquila:~$ @aquila:~$ uptime 00:16:17 up 254 days, 1:04, 1 user, load average: 0.01, 0.08, 0.07 @aquila:~$ https://blairkennedy.com/posts/162/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:34:33 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/162/ @aquila:~$ date Sun Mar 21 00:17:58 MST 2010 @aquila:~$ @aquila:~$ uptime 00:16:17 up 254 days, 1:04, 1 user, load average: 0.01, 0.08, 0.07 @aquila:~$ https://blairkennedy.com/posts/161/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:42:00 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/161/ I found the following tip to improve Adobe Flash 10 performance on Linux. su - type mkdir -p /etc/adobe type echo "OverrideGPUValidation=true" > /etc/adobe/mms.cfg https://blairkennedy.com/posts/160/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:07:40 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/160/ Work laptop - capturing this error just in case:  &nbsp_place_holder; https://blairkennedy.com/posts/159/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:14:31 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/159/ I have finally completed BioShock 2.&nbsp_place_holder; I really enjoyed this game and returning to the city of Rapture.&nbsp_place_holder; Being a sequel, some of the surprise and serendipity had worn off. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/158/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:19:06 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/158/ I just registered for an IBM event this afternoon.&nbsp_place_holder; Upon completing the reservation form I was presented with the following set of questions, double negative style: I only want to keep the SPAM coming, so hopefully I selected the right answer. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/157/ Wed, 24 Feb 2010 07:23:46 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/157/ Well, if you are a Microsoft Windows Media Center user like I am, you may have experienced some discomfort after patch tuesday this week (2/23/2010).&nbsp_place_holder; The latest set of Microsoft’s fixes has introduced an issue where Windows Media Center Extenders are no longer able to connect to the central Windows Media Center server. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/156/ Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:38:37 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/156/ After work this evening, a family friend has presented me with a challenge. The challenge, that I have chosen to accept, is to clean and disinfect a brand new Toshiba Satellite L45 with Windows 7 operating system. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/155/ Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:33:02 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/155/ &nbsp_place_holder;My wife and I were trying to print wedding invitations this afternoon, and discovered that our 1.5 year old HP DJ4160 had decided to stop feeding paper properly. &nbsp_place_holder;It is most likely a worn roller. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/154/ Sat, 16 Jan 2010 12:39:19 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/154/ &nbsp_place_holder;I was recently having trouble using my openSUSE 11.2 workstation to access X applications on a remote host. &nbsp_place_holder;When I would ssh to the remote system, I was using the following command: https://blairkennedy.com/posts/153/ Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:04:42 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/153/ &nbsp_place_holder;I really am enjoying the first week of American Idol season 9. &nbsp_place_holder;I think that I caught the hook in General Larry Platt’s song - “Pants on the ground, pants on the ground, look’in like a fool with your pants on the ground…"&nbsp_place_holder; https://blairkennedy.com/posts/152/ Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:19:54 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/152/ &nbsp_place_holder;…another corporate law: &nbsp_place_holder; “Recognition Travels Up, Blame Travels Down” &nbsp_place_holder;&nbsp_place_holder; &nbsp_place_holder; &nbsp_place_holder; &nbsp_place_holder; &nbsp_place_holder; &nbsp_place_holder;– Dilbert’s Boss (Scott Adams) https://blairkennedy.com/posts/150/ Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:44:46 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/150/ &nbsp_place_holder;For those that are looking for it, here is the URL to Stephanie and Josh’s wedding website: &nbsp_place_holder; http://stephanie-and-josh.com https://blairkennedy.com/posts/149/ Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:58:48 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/149/ &nbsp_place_holder;I took the plunge this morning and decided to update my openSUSE 11.1 workstation (VM) to 11.2. &nbsp_place_holder;I only ran into a couple of small glitches that I have noticed so far: https://blairkennedy.com/posts/148/ Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:20:03 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/148/ &nbsp_place_holder;I upgraded my VMware ESXi 3.5 host this afternoon to VMware vSphere ESXi 4. &nbsp_place_holder;The process went smoothly. &nbsp_place_holder;I am sure that if I had take the time to read release note or some form of technical documentation, thing may have not been as unnerving. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/147/ Sun, 13 Dec 2009 10:23:34 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/147/ &nbsp_place_holder;….I am still rebooting and adding updates. &nbsp_place_holder;I am getting close to 10 restarts now. &nbsp_place_holder;I am almost sure that I am now within site of beginning to install the productivity applications. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/146/ Sun, 13 Dec 2009 09:38:17 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/146/ &nbsp_place_holder;I am putting together an old computer (2.4 GHz P4) to help a relative. &nbsp_place_holder;Part of my build is to install Windows XP. &nbsp_place_holder;I have license for Windows XP home, but it is SP 1a. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/145/ Sat, 12 Dec 2009 21:11:16 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/145/ [](http://www.blairkennedy.com/sites/blairkennedy.com/files/Hershey fcrp.jpg) Thank you for being a great companion and part of our family. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/143/ Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:23:35 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/143/  I just downloaded the latest beta of the Google Chrome browser. The cool thing is that it is for Linux. I have installed it into Ubuntu Linux 9. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/140/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:21:54 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/140/ Trying out the Bilbo blogging tool. This seems a lot more capable of a tool than BlogGTK. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/136/ Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:55:55 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/136/ I received a Google Wave invitation.&nbsp_place_holder; I have been playing with it for a little while.&nbsp_place_holder; It seems to have potential, especially when used by developers to collaborate on their projects. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/135/ Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:40:11 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/135/ I picked up Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 this evening at the local warehouse club [](http://www.blairkennedy.com/sites/blairkennedy.com/files/files/codmw2. jpg)store.&nbsp_place_holder; After a brief detour to attend my nephew’s 28th birthday party, I finally made my way home. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/134/ Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:32:42 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/134/ An interesting decision tree for answering the question, “Should I get the new ______?” https://blairkennedy.com/posts/133/ Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:39:59 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/133/ I have Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala installed in my ASUS eeePC 1000HA.&nbsp_place_holder; So far, this is a significantly better experience than with Jaunty.&nbsp_place_holder; The wifi and ACPI integration is much deeper. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/132/ Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:16:25 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/132/ I just upgraded my netbook to Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala.&nbsp_place_holder; After the installation, two- finger&nbsp_place_holder; vertical scrolling was not enabled.&nbsp_place_holder; This was remedied by choosing “System”, “Preferences”, “Mouse”, and finally selecting the “Touchpad” tab. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/131/ Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:20:02 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/131/ Today was not a good day at all for the “program”.&nbsp_place_holder; The IBM Power 560 system became completely unavailable to users.&nbsp_place_holder; This [](http://ww w.blairkennedy.com/sites/blairkennedy.com/files/image_2_1.png) machine is housing 17 LPARs providing the platform for the J2EE, SOA, and Database servers being used to jumpstart development and demonstrations. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/130/ Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:29:49 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/130/ Just another Google Docs test. Testing 1.2.3.. I know, you expected that. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/129/ Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:55:18 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/129/ Here are a couple of birds hanging out at Sky Harbor gate D3 waiting for their flight.&nbsp_place_holder; They are a little tough to see them against the dark airplane design carpet. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/128/ Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:07:33 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/128/ The Arizona Cardinals NFL football game this afternoon was awesome.&nbsp_place_holder; My wife and I were in attendance&nbsp_place_holder; at the University of Phoenix stadium.&nbsp_place_holder; It was an up and down game. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/127/ Sat, 10 Oct 2009 21:53:06 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/127/ Well, I have completed the first part of my debt to society for my right hand turn. I took the online defensive driving training course and paid my $168.00. City of Buckeye, don’t spend your cut of the fee all in one place. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/126/ Sat, 10 Oct 2009 03:05:54 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/126/ I installed IBM WebSphere Registry and Repository this evening.&nbsp_place_holder; The installation took&nbsp_place_holder; a little longer than I had anticipated.&nbsp_place_holder; Mostly due to my rushing through the WAS 7 setup and not having the ND node configured properly. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/125/ Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:55:45 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/125/ Thanks to Brian Schween for pointing me to the site SOA Facts This is funny, yet sobering… https://blairkennedy.com/posts/123/ Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:36:37 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/123/  I left a comment over at the Toy Anxiety blog regarding a [Lost and Flash Forward Connection](http://toyanxiety.wordpress.com/2009/09/29/flash-forward-and-lost- connection/) that I found in the show. I noticed that there was a billboard for Oceanic Airlines in the surveillance scene. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/122/ Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:27:04 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/122/ I[](h ttp://www.flock.com/) am just testing the blog editor that is included with the Flock browser. Tags: blogging https://blairkennedy.com/posts/121/ Sat, 26 Sep 2009 12:14:53 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/121/ Well, I made a call to the local police department this morning to try and settle a couple of questions that I had after my experience last night. I have come to find out that there was a targeted DUI task force looking to crack down on the revelers that may have been leaving Majerle’s Sports Grill. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/119/ Fri, 25 Sep 2009 23:54:16 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/119/ I am getting older, so **firsts **don’t come around as often as they once did. Anyway, I have another first this evening… I took my first field sobriety test. Yes, I did pass the test. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/118/ Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:24:11 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/118/ Here is the current distribution of browsers accessing my website (as of 9/23/2009): Browser Percentage Microsoft Internet Explorer 69.4% Firefox 12.1% Apple Safari 1.6% Google Chrome 0.3% Others (bots, Opera, wget, Netscape, etc. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/117/ Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:09:45 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/117/ This has been said in many other ways before. Here is my cut: Enabling success for others is a key catalyst for change. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/116/ Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:35:30 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/116/ &nbsp_place_holder; Well, I am heading home from the [IBM SOA Connectivity and Integration](https: //www-950.ibm.com/events/wwe/grp/grp004.nsf/v16_agenda?openform&seminar=QZDS39 ES&locale=en_US) briefing in Dallas, Texas.&nbsp_place_holder; Upon taking seat 31F on the American Airlines MD-80, Jim Bean noticed that the plane is WiFi enabled with GoGo service. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/115/ Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:03:49 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/115/ [](http://cid-fec080a8aefd3cc0.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/My%20Blog%20P hotos/Dallas^_Integration^_Briefing/img269^_2[1].jpg)Here is a picture as I arrive into Dallas, Texas for the [IBM SOA Connectivity and Integration Briefi ng](https://www-950.ibm.com/events/wwe/grp/grp004.nsf/v16_agenda?openform&semi nar=QZDS39ES&locale=en_US).[](http://cid-fec080a8aefd3cc0.skydrive.live. com/self.aspx/My%20Blog%20Photos/Dallas^_Integration^_Briefing/img270^_2[1].jp g) Yes, that is me sitting by the engine cowling. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/114/ Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:42:41 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/114/ In a blog posting, Microsoft is looking to try and “edge” businesses into transitioning from Windows XP. This improves Redmond’s bottom line by encouraging new or upgrade license purchases as well as simplifying their technical support burden. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/113/ Sun, 02 Aug 2009 13:40:06 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/113/ cnet reports a list of Linux kernel contributors. Red Hat and Intel in the #1 and #2 spots, respectively, for corporate contributions. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/112/ Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:21:05 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/112/ Here is how I receive my OTA HDTV content. I have a Winegard HD-1080.&nbsp_place_holder; It also serves as a conversation piece in my den. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/106/ Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:44:54 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/106/ Here is another example of the importance of social media in today’s society. Twitter is being asked, by the United States State Department, to postpone a planned service outage in order to accommodate Iranian communications given the country’s tumultuous political environment. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/105/ Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:42:00 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/105/  I took the ITIL v3 Foundation in IT Service Management certification exam this afternoon. I passed, so I am now on my way towards achieving higher ITIL consciousness. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/104/ Tue, 26 May 2009 21:51:59 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/104/ My guilty pleasure starts its second season this week. The reality obstacle course show Wipeout! Since they are back for another round, I must not be the only one watching. ;-) Be sure to set your Windows Media Centers (WMC) and Tivos. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/103/ Tue, 26 May 2009 21:26:35 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/103/ IBM AIX for Unix professionals class is being conducted onsite at work this week. This is a good basic overview of IBM System p hardware, Power Virtualization, and the AIX operating system. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/102/ Thu, 21 May 2009 00:26:18 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/102/ This is a small blog post, that I may never mark with a “published” status, to identify those points that lead me to using IBM’s AIX operating system at work. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/101/ Mon, 18 May 2009 01:30:55 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/101/ [ ](http://www.startrekmovie.com/)I took my wife out to see the new Star Trek this weekend.&nbsp_place_holder; What an entertaining movie.&nbsp_place_holder; I haven’t enjoyed a movie like this in quite a while.&nbsp_place_holder; https://blairkennedy.com/posts/98/ Sun, 03 May 2009 23:19:27 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/98/ While driving to the IBM Impact 2009 conference in Las Vegas, NV this afternoon, a large number of exotic cars were driving over the Hoover Dam and heading out of the city. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/97/ Sat, 02 May 2009 01:21:16 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/97/ Here is my current session agenda for the IBM Impact 2009 conference: Monday, 04 May  KEY - [Smart Work Rocks the Smarter Planet ](https://www-950.ibm.com /events/IBMImpact/Impact2009Agenda/secure/activity.do?method=view&aID=k62ff057 c4fe04fe0120f7b071de) 08:15 AM - 10:30 AM https://blairkennedy.com/posts/96/ Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:13:56 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/96/ I am going to IBM Impact 2009 next week in Las Vegas, Nevada.&nbsp_place_holder; Are you?&nbsp_place_holder;&nbsp_place_holder;&nbsp_place_holder; &nbsp_place_holder; &nbsp_place_holder; &nbsp_place_holder; &nbsp_place_holder; &nbsp_place_holder; &nbsp_place_holder; &nbsp_place_holder; &nbsp_place_holder; &nbsp_place_holder; &nbsp_place_holder; https://blairkennedy.com/posts/95/ Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:31:49 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/95/ I am starting to use Linux quite a bit more these days. I just want to check that blog publishing in functioning from OpenOffice. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/94/ Sun, 15 Mar 2009 13:21:11 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/94/ Remember, initial configuration of the IBM Datapower XI50 requires that its IP&nbsp_place_holder; address be established through the serial port.&nbsp_place_holder; Here are the specifications: [Link to this page](http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wsdatap/v3r8m1/in dex.jsp?topic=/xi50/welcome.htm) Hardware requirements For first-time configuration of the software, this appliance requires a compatible RS-232c terminal or terminal emulator with a male DB-9 serial port connector. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/92/ Sun, 08 Feb 2009 21:06:18 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/92/ Installed openSUSE 11.1 on my ASUS eeePC 1000HA this weekend. I still ran into issues with the wireless, though. I ended up replacing the Atheros-based AzureWare AR5BXB63 wireless card with an Intel 4965AGN that I had laying around. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/91/ Sat, 07 Feb 2009 12:18:14 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/91/ I have had an issue using Firefox on my ASUS 1000HA netbook under Windows XP SP3.&nbsp_place_holder; The two-finger multitouch scrolling with the touchpad was extremely slow and unusable.&nbsp_place_holder; I found that there is an updated driver available. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/89/ Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:45:07 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/89/ I am all for supporting U.S. produced goods and services. &nbsp_place_holder;While this isn’t a tariff, I believe these types of [protectionist moves](http://www.forbes.com/feeds/reuters/2009/01/30/2009-01 -30T221146Z_01_N30355909_RTRIDST_0_USA-STIMULUS-BUYAMERICAN-UPDATE-2.html) were among the catalysts for the Great Depression. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/87/ Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:13:41 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/87/ Well, I completed my goal of installing Windows 7 over this weekend.&nbsp_place_holder; I installed both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions.&nbsp_place_holder; I really did not spend much time in the 64-bit realm, other than to discover that there is still not support for flash, etc. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/86/ Sat, 10 Jan 2009 12:09:20 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/86/ I am now downloading the Windows 7 Beta.&nbsp_place_holder; It is available at the [Windows 7 Beta Download](https://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7 /beta-download.aspx) site. [](http://www.blairkennedy.com/sites/blairkennedy.com/files/image_2_0.pn g) https://blairkennedy.com/posts/85/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:42:22 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/85/ This is a test of using OpenOffice 3.0 for blog entry. This actually appears to work pretty well. I am able to publish in draft stage and continue to edit. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/83/ Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:33:36 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/83/ Well, I celebrated my birthday with my parents and brother’s family last night.&nbsp_place_holder; I was a great night.&nbsp_place_holder; My parents took us out for dinner to Manuels.&nbsp_place_holder; Their food is a staple in my diet. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/82/ Sat, 08 Nov 2008 09:24:23 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/82/ I have ordered a new [PowerEdge T100 server](http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/server- poweredge-t100?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd) from Dell for my virtualization lab.&nbsp_place_holder; This is an entry level server with only (2) 3.5" drive bays and a maximum memory capacity of 8GB. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/81/ Sun, 19 Oct 2008 22:22:26 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/81/ I have decided to continue to post the phishing emails that I receive. I received the following attempt this week (I have edited the target addresses of the links in this blog posting to a bookmark on this page for your protection. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/80/ Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:10:23 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/80/ My wife got her birthday present a couple of weeks early this year. While shopping at the local Walmart, I noticed that the new RockBand 2 guitar was  is reporting that the Google Chrome browser will be available in Beta tomorrow, Sept. 2nd. The [Google Chrome comic](http://books.google.co m/books?id=8UsqHohwwVYC&printsec=frontcover#PPA1,M1) describes what to expect. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/76/ Sun, 27 Jul 2008 17:05:35 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/76/ Well, it has now been about 90 days since trying to subscribe to the Ziff- Davis publication, “Electronic Gaming Monthly”.&nbsp_place_holder; My trips to the mailbox continue to end in disappointment…No EGM magazine. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/74/ Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:46:41 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/74/ The last blog entry did not publish. It sucessfully posted to the http://www.blairkennedy.com server as a blog content it. This blog submission should be published without having to approve the content item in drupal. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/73/ Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:39:36 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/73/ I have just installed BloGTK 1.1 under Ubuntu 8.04. This is a test entry to see how it works. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/71/ Thu, 19 Jun 2008 02:10:09 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/71/  So far, it looks like there were about 8 Million downloads of Firefox 3 during the 24 hour download day event. Guinness is validating the results. Did you participate? https://blairkennedy.com/posts/70/ Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:59:44 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/70/ Well, this is good news. I know that it is a few years out, but I still wonder what will happen to all of the DRM music that I purchased from MSN Music when I upgrade to a new PC after 2011? https://blairkennedy.com/posts/69/ Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:53:06 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/69/ I participated in the Firefox 3 Download Day event this evening.&nbsp_place_holder; You have until 11:16am PDT on June 18th to download the new browser release and participate in setting a Guinness world record for the number of software downloads in a 24 hour period. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/68/ Sun, 25 May 2008 03:36:50 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/68/ I am installing Sun Solaris 10 x86 as a guest operating system on my new VMWare workstation platform. Once installed I will try to access the physical network interface in the host PC via virtual NIC bridging. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/67/ Sun, 25 May 2008 03:26:50 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/67/ I am installing VMWare workstation 6.0.3 on my Windows Vista SP1 media center pc tonight. I ran into an interesting issue. With any of the virtual network adapters enabled, the Xbox 360 media center extenders in the house could not connect to the server. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/66/ Thu, 01 May 2008 00:54:57 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/66/ Well, I was in Las Vegas this weekend. While there I stopped by the local Fry’s Electronics. I started browsing the switches and noticed that the DLink DGS-2208 devices were on sale for $39. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/64/ Sun, 20 Apr 2008 02:27:13 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/64/ Well, now that I have upgraded to Drupal 6.2, I am going to see about working on the look a little.&nbsp_place_holder; I am going to start out with a basic “Zen” oriented theme and then work on developing the necessary css to make things look that way that I would like them to. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/63/ Sun, 20 Apr 2008 02:17:10 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/63/ I went to the Arizona DiamondBacks game this evening.&nbsp_place_holder; This was the first time that I have seen the team this season.  The D-Backs beat the San Diego Padres 10-3. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/62/ Sun, 20 Apr 2008 02:10:43 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/62/ Lets see how this works. I am using the Windows Live Writer for posting this blog entry. …Now I am editing the recently posted item…. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/60/ Sat, 19 Apr 2008 14:11:41 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/60/ Well, I just upgraded the site from Drupal 4.7.2 to Drupal 6.2.&nbsp_place_holder; Everything went well.&nbsp_place_holder; I have also incorporated the WSYWIG FCKEditor.&nbsp_place_holder; Right now, the only&nbsp_place_holder;are not a lot of modules available for the 6. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/59/ Mon, 18 Feb 2008 01:58:04 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/59/ Got a Google server error this evening: https://blairkennedy.com/posts/58/ Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:56:17 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/58/ Take a look at this snapshot from CNET’s Quickcast this week. (2/7/2008) I couldn’t find the place on a map. However, they have a population of web entrepreneurs equivalent to that of silicon valley. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/57/ Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:54:14 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/57/ Xbox Live gamertag recovery has finally worked for me. ;) Your mileage may vary. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/56/ Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:34:23 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/56/ Well, after 10 hours the following message appears on the Xbox live support homepage: Maybe we will see some resolution to this issue soon…. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/55/ Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:28:55 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/55/ Well, contrary to the news on Major Nelson’s podcast, Microsoft has not fixed the Xbox Live woes. It appears that there is a lot more work to do! The service today (last 8+ hours) is unreliable to completely shotty when trying to play/matchmake Halo 3 or COD 4. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/54/ Sat, 22 Sep 2007 01:13:28 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/54/ Well, I took the Nerd Test this evening. Here are my results https://blairkennedy.com/posts/53/ Fri, 16 Mar 2007 13:11:15 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/53/ Here is my latest speed test from dslreports:  https://blairkennedy.com/posts/52/ Sun, 28 Jan 2007 23:23:44 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/52/  Well, my wife and I walked into one of the local Fry’s Electronics stores today. To be precise, it was the store on Thunderbird in Glendale, Arizona. I was prepared to talk about speakers for my home theater system. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/51/ Thu, 25 Jan 2007 21:57:16 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/51/ Well, I received the following phishing email this evening. The poser is a website in Germany. Here is the actual URL from the link href: der- girlz-clan.de/vwar/admin/Secure.html And unlike their ads, “Like a Good Neighbor…”, State Farm is NOT there. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/50/ Thu, 18 Jan 2007 22:49:57 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/50/ Now this is brilliant. An amazing demonstration of user interface technology. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/49/ Sun, 14 Jan 2007 00:16:35 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/49/ Well, I have finally been able to do it! I finally, after numerous attempts, defeated General Raam on the Hardcore level of Gears of War. Now that the Insane difficulty has been unlocked, I think it would be fun to go through in co-op mode. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/48/ Fri, 22 Sep 2006 23:52:07 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/48/ This is another great piece of work from Weird Al. White and Nerdy https://blairkennedy.com/posts/47/ Tue, 22 Aug 2006 23:09:19 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/47/ A terrific video of classic arcade games recreated using household items. It is titled Game Over. Nice work PES! https://blairkennedy.com/posts/46/ Fri, 18 Aug 2006 01:04:08 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/46/ Just the other day, I was evangelizing the new July 2006 CTP (5472.5) build of Windows Vista. I come home from work, minimize Windows Media Player 11 and….  https://blairkennedy.com/posts/42/ Sun, 13 Aug 2006 21:30:53 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/42/ Just testing a quick blog post with the Windows Live Writer.&nbsp_place_holder; This looks pretty cool, and appears to be Drupal friendly.&nbsp_place_holder; If you see this, then all is well. &nbsp_place_holder; https://blairkennedy.com/posts/40/ Wed, 12 Jul 2006 23:27:22 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/40/ In going through the blogroll this evening, I found this post over on Jeff Sandquist’s blog. He links to an article on the “[10 Commandments of Email](http://www.ismckenzie.com/07/12/the-10 -commandments-of-email/http://www.ismckenzie.com/07/12/the-10-commandments-of- email/)”. Well, looks like I have some work to do… https://blairkennedy.com/posts/39/ Wed, 12 Jul 2006 23:17:14 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/39/ I found this over on the Dvorak blog. This is a list of The top 10 unintentionally worst company URLs. Here is a sample: Experts Exchange = http://expertsexchange.com Pen Island = http://penisland. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/38/ Wed, 12 Jul 2006 00:34:55 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/38/ I found this when perusing through channel 9 this evening. Telnet Star Wars: telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl Awesome! https://blairkennedy.com/posts/35/ Sat, 24 Jun 2006 20:15:01 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/35/ I have just upgraded the site to Drupal 4.7. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/33/ Sun, 26 Feb 2006 13:48:25 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/33/ Oregon: %SystemRoot%\system32\mstsc.exe /v 199.79.222.20:22222 Utah: %SystemRoot%\system32\mstsc.exe /v 204.80.161.66:22222 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/32/ Tue, 21 Feb 2006 10:45:29 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/32/ Wow, looks like I have made it into Websense’s Games category. Not quite sure what constitues a game, but my photo gallery appears to be entertaining: The Regence Group Access to this web page is restricted by Regence policy. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/31/ Sat, 11 Feb 2006 23:56:42 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/31/ Well, today I was informed of the news. I will be embarking on a new project. I have been informed by my wife that I will be installing a wood floor. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/30/ Thu, 02 Feb 2006 22:49:35 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/30/ Well, I have been having lots of problems with Firefox. My issues have covered the gamut of Google search bar extension problems, browser memory leaks/usage issues, web browsing performance problems, and general crashes of the Firefox application itself. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/29/ Sun, 01 Jan 2006 01:48:49 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/29/ Happy New Year everyone. :) Welcome 2006! https://blairkennedy.com/posts/27/ Tue, 20 Dec 2005 01:44:52 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/27/ Ok, I found this while hunting my blog roll tonight. Too funny! https://blairkennedy.com/posts/26/ Tue, 20 Dec 2005 01:25:47 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/26/ For the Star Wars fan in you. Let Chewy put you into the holiday spirit. Catch a very interesting rendition of Silent Night. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/25/ Sun, 18 Dec 2005 21:47:03 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/25/ Well, we are a few days from the official start of winter, however, today we got our first snow. Well, it is likely to be an ice storm before tomorrow. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/24/ Sun, 18 Dec 2005 02:30:24 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/24/ Well, Jaime over in the Microsoft Channel 9 forums has another installment of Googlepark posted. Great work as always! BTW: I can’t get the chef’s song out of my head… ;) https://blairkennedy.com/posts/23/ Fri, 16 Dec 2005 02:00:57 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/23/ Well, I saw the movie King Kong tonight. I think that I came into this 3 hour travesty expecting to much. I should have taken No-Doze prior to planting myself into my seat. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/12/ Fri, 02 Dec 2005 23:15:09 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/12/ Hi, I am new to blogging, and just want to get started. I don’t know how I ended up here, but I hope that you don’t mind. RG https://blairkennedy.com/posts/10/ Thu, 01 Dec 2005 00:43:01 -0700 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/10/ Ok, so I think that I am a little slow here. I just finished reading an article titled Failing ocean current raises fears of mini ice age from New Scientist. The piece asserts that the European continent may be in store for a mini ice age. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/5/ Sun, 16 Oct 2005 02:46:57 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/5/ Testing https://blairkennedy.com/posts/3/ Fri, 14 Oct 2005 01:28:06 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/3/ This is my new site on the web. It is an experiment as well as an opportunity to try out Drupal. https://blairkennedy.com/posts/1/ Thu, 13 Oct 2005 01:48:28 -0600 https://blairkennedy.com/posts/1/ This is my first blog entry with Drupal.