Adam's R & R

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true Adam 2006-06-12T18:24:00-04:00 2006-06-12T22:33:55Z 2006-06-12T22:33:55Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954798.post-115015163522149815 Certimification

Well, after keeping the updates semi-frequent for a long time, my output finally dropped off. To put an end to the Dolly mystery - it was the knave Dougherty that sent the card, he even sent me clues that unfortunately got swallowed by the mighty AOL SPAM filter..... In any case I have at least been doing something useful: I am now officially a Red Hat Certified Engineer (or RHCE). You can even

false Adam 2006-05-22T16:42:00-04:00 2006-05-22T20:47:50Z 2006-05-22T20:47:50Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954798.post-114833087064918578 Bah! (baaaaa?) - Unsuccessful

So, it seems that I did not have the correct person listed on the Who's Dolly poll. Most of you (45% at last count) think it is "Other". Brian continues to keep mum on the identity and I appear to have no deductive powers whatsoever. I can't add names to the poll without invalidating the existing votes, which is a no-no so I will resort to randomly accosting people on the street and asking "Are

false Adam 2006-05-12T14:29:00-04:00 2006-05-13T03:55:37Z 2006-05-12T18:33:00Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954798.post-114745878034253285 Dolly, who art thou?

I have received a, shall we say strange, postcard. The sender of said postcard is currently a mystery, known only as "Dolly". Here is a scan of front and back (click for larger pic): Front: Back: I've stuck a poll up here using a handy feature of the new AIM Pages site so people can vote for whodunnit - any suggestions on additions to the list can be e-mailed to me for inclusion - get

false Adam 2006-05-11T19:21:00-04:00 2006-05-11T23:27:26Z 2006-05-11T23:27:26Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954798.post-114739004694051818 AIM Pages

As mentioned over at the work blog, I've tried out the new AIM pages beta. Colour me impressed, not sure it's targetted at me or my geeky kin, but I like the simplicity of the interface and the ease of use. I think it took about 30 seconds to get a basic site up, and adding pictures (randomly from my SPAM) was also a breeze. I added the AIM Fight module for a laugh too :) Not bad, and a step in

false Adam 2006-05-04T17:51:00-04:00 2006-05-04T22:08:24Z 2006-05-04T22:03:14Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954798.post-114678019480758639 Monkey Wisdom

Before I get on to the London leg of my recent trip, I had to post these two related stories. I came across them both independantly, the first came from an e-mail (Lon I'm looking at you) in response to a fairly normal question I had asked. The question boiled down to, why do we continue to do something a certain way when it doesn't make sense? Here is the reply: Did anyone ever tell you the

false Adam 2006-05-03T10:43:00-04:00 2006-05-03T15:09:38Z 2006-05-03T15:08:28Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954798.post-114666890831773752 Double-in

Been a couple of weeks since the last post - such is the effect of a globetrotting, binge drinking lifestyle. I'm just back from a week in Dublin and London with TK and although it was a business trip, there was plenty of time for drunken carousing and debauchery (Yay!). So, after arriving in Dublin on Saturday (22nd) I immediately (well, after lunch with Fi to see the new bump and deliver

false Adam 2006-04-12T23:10:00-04:00 2006-04-13T03:25:44Z 2006-04-13T03:25:44Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954798.post-114489874485597150 Postcard from the Edge

Well, not quite, but this is the first postcard I've ever received from Romania (click to enlarge): It's from Matt & Ruth of Seattle trip fame - I remember them saying they were going on vacation - had no idea it was to Eastern Europe. I hope the soluble Disprin got to them in time...... I gotta say - I love the logo & slogan on the back - Gigantic Monuments from the Communist Dictatorship

false Adam 2006-04-12T16:46:00-04:00 2006-04-12T21:19:49Z 2006-04-12T21:19:49Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954798.post-114487678907735972 Goin' Travellin'

So, I'll be back in the old country from April 22nd (Saturday) to April 26th (Wednesday) and then in London from then until April 30th. Since it is a business trip, the oppportunities for craziness will be a bit limited, but I'm sure I'll squeeze some in. Of course, there will be catching up, and no doubt the requests for cheap American goods will soon be flooding in, but besides that I will get

false Adam 2006-04-07T00:26:00-04:00 2006-04-07T04:36:07Z 2006-04-07T04:36:07Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954798.post-114438456705552155 Mac Mini Now Running XP

Thanks to Boot Camp I now have Windows XP running on the Mac Mini. Initial impressions are good - the installation was painless and switching between the the to OSes can be done via the Windows Control Panel (nice) or by holding down the option key and choosing at boot up. So far my impressions are good - the driver disc worked great and everything is detected correctly, the display is nice and

false Adam 2006-04-05T12:59:00-04:00 2006-04-05T17:57:10Z 2006-04-05T17:01:25Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954798.post-114425648504007579 Interesting Game Purchasing Motive

Sometimes a game or company gets mentioned enough at the periphery of my attention span that it finally penetrates through and I take a look. This is what recently happened with GalCiv II from Stardock. This happened from various sources, including Penny Arcade and Slashdot amongst others - there was so much traffic on it that things inevitably got confused and they had to release a statement to

false Adam 2006-04-03T17:36:00-04:00 2006-04-03T21:54:40Z 2006-04-03T21:53:39Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954798.post-114410121957449559 Oooobuntoooo

I have tried many Linux Distros over the years. Up until now I think the champion in terms of ease of use was Mandrake (later Mandriva) but I think we have a new winner in that arena. Ubuntu Linux, a Debian based distribution, was extremely easy and quick to install - from one CD too though of course it required an internet connection to do so :) The ease of installation is further helped by a

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