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Friday, December 31, 2010

google-maps-icons - Project Hosting on Google Code

google-maps-icons - Project Hosting on Google Code
Good repository of icons that can be referenced from Google Maps.

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Monday, December 27, 2010

Cisco’s Stocking Stuffer for UCS Customers: Firmware Release 1.4(1) | M. Sean McGee

Cisco’s Stocking Stuffer for UCS Customers: Firmware Release 1.4(1) | M. Sean McGee: "Santa came early this year for Cisco UCS customers. Today, Cisco released UCS firmware version 1.4(1). �This release is the single most impressive feature enhancement release I’ve seen in all my 11 years of working on blade servers. �Allow me to walk you through this list of new features and provide a deeper dive into some of the details behind each one."

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Dear StorageMojo: make NFS go fast!

Dear StorageMojo: make NFS go fast!
Lots of good info in the comments about making NFS go fast.

Saturday, December 18, 2010

ZFS gets inline dedupe

ZFS gets inline dedupe

30 Google Chrome tips, tricks and shortcuts | Chrome OS Geek

30 Google Chrome tips, tricks and shortcuts | Chrome OS Geek
Chrome has been my primary browser for the past year. These tips come in handy.

Windows 7 laptop adds number to ssid

Windows 7 laptop adds number to ssid
This annoyance happens from time to time on the kids' laptop (Windows 7 Home 64-bit). Good to keep this link around so that I remember how to fix it.

iMacros for Chrome - Web Macro Recorder for Google Chrome

iMacros for Chrome - Web Macro Recorder for Google Chrome
Support page for iMacros for Chrome. I installed it sometime ago but haven't used it yet. I hope to get around to it soon.

Poodwaddle

Poodwaddle
A repository of interesting and free Flash applets. I really like the world clock.

Monday, December 13, 2010

Monsoon Multimedia Community

Monsoon Multimedia Community

Community site for Monsoon, maker of Vulkano, credible alternatives to Slingboxes, but still less than 100% compelling. A few shortcomings Monsoon need to address to ensure Vulkano success ...
1) Cool to have HDMI output, but lets complete the package by having HDMI output too! I can understanding possible legal challenge, but hey, why not try?
2) Why not make the Vulkano Platnium not only stream but be a "catcher" of the stream (ala Sling Catcher)?

Favorite cheap network tools

Favorite cheap network tools

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Some usual suspects, but a few that are new to me as well.

Manage, control and secure file transfers with Ipswitch solutions

Manage, control and secure file transfers with Ipswitch solutions
Decent looking commercial-grade product for self-hosted file transfers. Worth the money if S/FTP is not good/easy enough.

ZFS - the future of file systems? - Feature - Techworld.com

ZFS - the future of file systems? - Feature - Techworld.com
An old but still relevant article about the awesome Zettabyte File System.

OCZ Vertex 2 SSD review

OCZ Vertex 2 SSD review
by The Guru of 3D

CACE Technologies - AirPcap

CACE Technologies - AirPcap

Dear Santa, can I have an AirPcap Nx for Christmas? I haven't been bad :)

The Wi-Spy spectrum analyzer is a good stocking-stuffer too!

StorageTopics: Not all MAID (Massive Array of Idle Disks) is created equal

StorageTopics: Not all MAID (Massive Array of Idle Disks) is created equal

Good overview of MAID and names a few key players. Btw, COPAN is now owned by SGI. The new COPAN 400 (official SGI product page) looks very interesting at 1.8PB in one cabinet!

Also, here's an old but still good article about MAID.

Tiered storage matches storage performance to media costs

Tiered storage matches storage performance to media costs

Is a thousand year digital data storage possible using Pergamum? � Probaway – Life Hacks

Is a thousand year digital data storage possible using Pergamum? � Probaway – Life Hacks

ProStor Systems - storage designed for terabyte-years

ProStor Systems - storage designed for terabyte-years

Friday, December 10, 2010

OCZ Forum - OCZ Forum Tools

OCZ Forum - OCZ Forum Tools
Some of these tools might come in handy some day.

Thursday, December 09, 2010

Wednesday, December 08, 2010

IP Address Management Software

IP Address Management Software

Daniel Raymer – Monthly Activity Reports� Blog Archive � MAR – Mar 2008

Daniel Raymer – Monthly Activity Reports� Blog Archive � MAR – Mar 2008: "We did perform a very exhausting comparison with Infoblox and VitalQIP.

For pure DNS functionality, I cannot say anything bad about Infoblox. They do the job incredibly well and I love the HA capabilities of their appliances. Unfortunately, we needed a robust IPAM/DHCP solution as well. It was obvious through the testing that Infoblox was a DNS company first with IPAM tacked on for good measure. Then again, you can say that it is also obvious that BT INS is IPAM first with DNS tacked on…

Bluecat never really entered into the picture and VitalQIP did their best to price themselves out of the picture as quickly as they could.

On a pure DNS functionality, I cannot say that BT INS is better or worse than Infoblox. They both perform the job very well. Each has their pro’s and con’s and it all comes down to what you want to/need/to/can live with."

Comparison of DNS server software - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Comparison of DNS server software - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Doesn't seem all that comprehensive. Where are Infoblox and Lucent?

Organizing Your DNS? - Slashdot

Organizing Your DNS? - Slashdot
Looking for info on Infoblox vs ...

Citrix Forums : Xenclient VS NX-top ...

Citrix Forums : Xenclient VS NX-top ...

Monday, December 06, 2010

Browser history sniffing with Dojo | Mike's Blabberings

Browser history sniffing with Dojo | Mike's Blabberings
Sample browser history sniffing code. It doesn't seem to work with Chrome.

Force Linux servers to automatically try to get an IP address if they lose it - Server Fault

Force Linux servers to automatically try to get an IP address if they lose it - Server Fault

Starting a collection of links for my research into best practices for dynamically provisioned (production) server environment, leveraging DHCP.

No Jitter | blog | The Brewing Battle for Contact Center Market Leadership

No Jitter | blog | The Brewing Battle for Contact Center Market Leadership
Also see parts 2 and 3.

So Avaya (including the Nortel acquisition) has about 50% of the inbound contact centre seats. Cisco probably has a little more than 10%. That's quite a way to go for Cisco to dethrone #1, but not impossible for Cisco given their track record. They are demonstrating quite a bit of technical leadership by aggressively integrating social media into their contact centre product offerings, as a way for customers to offer innovative and differentiated services to gain the appeal of more demanding (and tech-savvy) consumers.

Also read this blog from Cisco.

Friday, December 03, 2010

NetApp whips out a blade • The Register

Netapp ONTAP-V on Fujitsu blades!
Netapp is a software company :) Hopefully this is the beginning of ONTAP (and the much loved WAFL) world-domination on other partners' hardware platforms. I think this is the right direction for Netapp.

Wednesday, December 01, 2010

AirPlay, Eat Your Heart Out, Meet Bigstream - iSmashPhone iPhone Blog

AirPlay, Eat Your Heart Out, Meet Bigstream - iSmashPhone iPhone Blog
Good to see competition to AirPlay. Good effort, Bigstream. But you'll need to try much harder to gain a compelling advantage over AirPlay.

Netlinx, Inc. - Leading provider of IPAM, DNS, and DHCP solutions

Netlinx, Inc. - Leading provider of IPAM, DNS, and DHCP solutions

A shop that specializes in all things DNS-DHCP-IPAM. Now, that's hardcore.

Enhancing Cisco Meet-Me Conferencing (Part 2) - Can you hear me now? Tales from a Cisco voice instructor

Enhancing Cisco Meet-Me Conferencing (Part 2) - Can you hear me now? Tales from a Cisco voice instructor
This looks like an effective (and free) way to lockdown the Meet-Me.

Avast vs. Microsoft Security Essentials

Avast vs. Microsoft Security Essentials
Good comparison. Quick read and very informative.

Free vs. Fee: Free and Paid Antivirus Programs Compared - Page 1 - Security Products, Practices and Infrastructure - Security

Free vs. Fee: Free and Paid Antivirus Programs Compared - Page 1 - Security Products, Practices and Infrastructure - Security
It looks like *free* might just be good enough. Well done, Avast!

Choosing an Online Video Platform - StreamingMedia.com

Choosing an Online Video Platform - StreamingMedia.com
A must read before deciding on a video platform strategy.

Online Video Platform Summit: Online Video Platform Showcase, Day 1 - Kaltura, Kyte, VMIX, Delve Networks Video

Online Video Platform Summit: Online Video Platform Showcase, Day 1 - Kaltura, Kyte, VMIX, Delve Networks Video: "As part of the Online Video Platform Summit, eight of the leading online video platform providers showcased the features and capabilities in two sponsored sessions over the two-day event. This session from day one features Kaltura, Kyte, VMIX, and Delve Networks."