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over a year since last post. holy lazy. -
on the DSLR front...
I have decided to go for the Canon 450D instead of the 400D. spot metering, better battery life, SD/SDHC vs. CF (not that it makes a big price difference anymore), bigger viewfinder, bigger LCD, more pixels. I don't care about the kit lenses so I'll get the body only for now, and grab a lens or two off ebay or something when money makes itself ( Read more... ) -
again with the Foxtel
I discussed the Foxtel situation with Vic, who said "that's bullshit" when I described what was theoretically going to happen, and after having time to ponder, I tended to agree. so I called back the following day and after some convincing, I got the appointment changed to be a satellite install (as it should have been from the start ( Read more... ) -
more fun with Foxtel
today, Telstra has finally taken our address off the cable register, so we can now get Foxtel satellite ( Read more... ) -
Foxtel - the story so far
we live in a townhouse on a block of 6. there is a Body Corporate who govern things on the common property like the driveway, trees and stuff. the block is in a cabled area ( Read more... ) -
it's time to go digital...
after having waited many years, I am taking the plunge and buying a digital SLR. finally, the price and features of consumer grade DSLRs has gotten to the point that it actually makes sense now.
I have decided on the Canon 400D, for which there is a kit that includes a 18-55mm IS and 55-250mm IS (both EF-S, blah) for around au$1100. the 18-55 has ( Read more... ) -
Solaris 10 and Active Directory authentication
Solaris 10 authentication using Active Directory/Kerberos/LDAP is a breeze with a 2003R2 DC and this document:
http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/features/articles/kerberos_s10.jsp -
HTPC setup
My HTPC is something I would find difficult to live without these days. People keep asking me what I use, and it is time to answer that question properly ( Read more... ) -
boot from SAN with Solaris and EMC PowerPath
in today's instalment we are booting a Solaris 10 system from an EMC SAN using a PowerPath multipath device ( Read more... )