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I’m considering implementing a multi-platform regression testing box. This would be used to run regression tests on each of the platforms. My first consideration was install each OS on a different partition/HDD, then boot into each OS for each test. Then I considerered something like VMWare, or Xen. The pros/cons I thought of were:   Pro Con Multi Boot Each OS will have direct access to the hardware Via code, can I get […]

Nokia has the right idea. Why make different rechargers for each phone? Why not have one recharger for every phone? That way, should I forget my recharger when I go to a conference, I can borrow a recharger from any other Nokia owner. That is what happened this morning at NYCBSDCon. My phone was dying and my recharger was at home. OUCH.

I recently purchased four DLT drives; three from one seller, and one from another. The three drives cost me $30.25 to ship from Edmonton to Ottawa via Canada Post. The other drive cost me $48 in shipping. I knew that was on the high side when I bid for the item on ebay. I don’t think I got value for money as these images can demonstrate: I have emailed the seller. Hopefully we

Many mp3 players recharge through a USB connection. What do you do if you go on holiday without your computer?

I’m back from Dominican Republic. This was a family holiday, planned well before I became unemployed. So don’t let the previous post cause any confusion. I’m still looking for work. After we arrived home, I was pleased to find a package waiting for me from Michael Pan of Berkeley, California. Micheal sent me 10 almost-new DLT tapes! Today, I loaded those tapes into my tape library and ran my usual tape testing routines.

I’m looking for work. I’m a software developer. Please read my resume and contact me if you have any leads. Thank you.

The BSD Certification Group Inc. has announced the launch of their first fund raising drive to assist in the startup costs for the upcoming BSDA exam. Take a moment of your time to Donate $10 to support BSD. While you’re at it, consider chipping in another $10 to your favourite BSD project’s donation page.

I recently bought a Harmony 880 remote control. Harmony is a Canadian company recently bought by Logitech. I bought my remote from Dell for about CAD$190 delivered. It’s a great unit. There is one problem I had: battery charging. As long as the remote remained on the charging cradle, it would work. As soon as the remote was removed from the cradle, it stopped working. The problem was battery charging. The battery does

Tonight I gave away a computer. It was the first computer onto which I installed FreeBSD. That computer was given to me by Jay. It was originally a 486 with 16MB of RAM. That computer started a whole lot of things back in 1998. I brought it from New Zealand back to Ottawa. When I gave it away, it was a Cyrix 686 with 64MB of RAM. I told the guy that the