Day: 16 May 2003

Vmware & System changes

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So I had this novel idea about VMware. what if I installed windows 2000 pro, or XP as a virtual client. Then put all the dangerous software in that client. That way if Kaza or limewire screwed up my install it would only mess up the virtual client and not my computer. I could have my own downloading system, within my normal system. It sounds good. I am trying it out on my desktop at home. I put windows 2000 pro in a virtual machine. I will see if things work out ok.

Keith had to rebuild Gus’ desktop server yesterday. Not sure what happened to it, but it got fried. We also had some problems with 2 rackable systems servers. They are these really small rack servers with IDE RAID. we got 4 servers in a bundle used for like $800. The worked fine for like 8 months but now we had 2 issues with one box, and 1 issue with another box. We are probibly going to take them out of production.

Our new DBA is kicking ass. He is forcing sweet security changes to our DB design. I think it is great. Besides fixing a lingering problem we have had, it also fixes a mind set. That is more important to me. It gets developers to realize that things are not done for their convience, but for best performance and security of the production systems. If someone is upset about stricter rules in handleing prodction code, there is no debate, they have to deal with it. It is a breath of fresh air for me. Gus has been pushing for this for as long as he has been here. We have seen great strides in this “production is more important that people” pheonominon in the past 3 months. It is no longer me being a pain in the ass to everyone. It is a bunch of us being a pain in the ass to everyone.

Softball anyone?

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Today is my company’s 4th softball game. They are really bad. Or the have not won a game yet, and 2 of them were called since they were loosing by so much. Of course winning is not everything, and they did have fun playing. The first 3 games I had things going on that I could not make a game. Now today I can actually go. I forgot however that we had a game until about 10 minutes ago. That means that I did not dress for a game. Not that I wanted to play, but it would be interesting. I am debating on going and seeing the game instead of playing. I am not sure what I am going to do yet.

I got up today normal time and didn’t do anything that different than any other day, but I missed my normal train. Not sure why. Maybe I was just slower today than yesterday.

A bad sign is that my hands are hurting more first thing in the morning. I have been having issues with repetitive stress due to using the mouse alot. I am a righty, but use my left hand for moving the mouse most of the time now. The pain happens when I type, like now. It comes and goes. I need to have it looked at.

Tons of people from work went to see the matrix II last night. I now need to find someone who didn’t go so I can see it. My friend rich is in a wait and see mode with that movie. He is not a fan of the first one, so he isn’t running out to see this one. I hope someone hasn’t seen it so I can go with someone. With harry potter I didn’t see it in the theatures since everyone saw it when I finally got around to wanting to go.

So I took a small step to getting the 1 bedroom apartment I spoke about in my previous blog. In theory we have an understanding for a lease. I put a $100 down for a deposit, and I go back to look at the place with my parents on monday. I need my mom to check cosmetic things, since I don’t pick up on that stuff. My dad is just around to “supervise”. If they give the seal of approval, I go do a lease that day. This will actually be the first apartment I do that with my parents. the other ones were on my own. My first apt in NY was a mess, so having mommy look before I sign anything is a good thing.

Konfabusomthing

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I use an Apple powerbook as my main personal computer. Well this week I do at least. But I digress. I have a Powerbook that is cool. I got this neet program called Konfabulator on it. It is like the old microsoft active desktop, but it actually works. I just downloaded a few neat “widgets” apps that run in Konfabulator. Yeah, they call them widgets, not me making stuff up. One of them is an offline blogging tool. Not sure if it better than Kun-Log, the program that I currently use. Tons of other useless but fun tools also. My favorate is the iTunes remote control and the magic 8 ball…

Gus gave me a bunch of other cool mac software to look at but I have not had time to look at it. I am still messing with VMWare.

Poker finally

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So I have been waiting since december to do poker with friends at work. Still nothing going on with that. So I was surprised when my friend John IM’d me today asking if I wanted to play poker this weekend. I think I just spoke about him. He just moved back from New Orleans after only living down there since january. I haven’t played in a while, but I used to play in high school so I told him I was in.

Speaking of New Orleans friends, I spoke with jayson like 3 times last week, and then he disappears again. I left 2 voice messages for him and no response. This reminds me of most of college for me. I would go years without speaking to him and then he would show up. On the weird disappearing friend front, I don’t know what is up with Jori either. Not sure if she actually was moving or not. I need to call her. I feel bad that I missed her birthday party in april. I didn’t speak about that in the blog yet. Jori is a long story. I will talk about it at some point, but not right now.

My dentist appointment went ok I guess. he only drilled 2 teeth. He will do more in 2 weeks. My dentist also said that he won’t even fill some cavities. All of them are so small that he claims wont get much worse in 2 years. So why drill now when he doesn’t have to. I trust him so I wait. I just wished he did all 4 teeth that he wanted to work on in one procedure. Now I need to go back. I hate not feeling my face for 4 hours after he is done. The not being able to talk is also bad.