Category Archives: Technology

TurnKey Linux Software Appliances

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Doug Porter

When testing out new software packages or development environments, part of the hassle tends to be downloading the package, finding a spare machine, installing it on that machine, and then getting it configured and ready to go. A great site … Continue reading →

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EasyVMX Empowers the VMWare Player

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Doug Porter

At work we use the VMWare product suite extensively. We have the luxury of having licenses to almost all of their products. At home though I do not have personal licenses to many of these products but still want to … Continue reading →

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PushPin Keeps Windows Always On Top

Posted on September 7, 2009 by Doug Porter

I have started using Hulu Desktop at home and ran into the annoying problem that I wanted to keep the Hulu Desktop window always on top of all other windows. I looked for something built-in to Windows Vista but did … Continue reading →

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Upgrade to WordPress 2.8.4 ASAP

Posted on September 5, 2009 by Doug Porter

Since apparently there is a wicked vulnerability in earlier versions of WordPress, I have upgraded this poor neglected blog (which probably is good, since its small amount of traffic kept it off the radar for hacking) before some hacker decided … Continue reading →

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Amazon’s Mechanical Turk Searching for Lost Aviator

Posted on September 11, 2007 by Doug Porter

Amazon.com has pointed their amazing Mechanical Turk towards the task of examining satellite imagery in search of lost explorer Steve Fossett. Fossett’s plane was reported missing on September 3, 2007 after he failed to return from a flight over the … Continue reading →

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