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TCP/IP is the nuts and bolts of speed in a network. I recorded a short video highlighting some of the changes to the IP Stack in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. Enjoy the Video. I have included the link to the Power Point deck referenced at the...
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Clifford Stoll wrote a book 20+ years ago called “ The Cuckoo’s Egg ”, which was his novel about how he helped track Soviet-backed computer hackers to their source. I bought the book after seeing him interviewed. Watching this man literally...
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Microsoft Hardware – Home Page …seriously, I don’t know. But I love my Microsoft Mouses (Mice? Meeces ?) Share this post: Read More...
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Back in January I posted about a friend of mine, Robbie Sparks, who was doing some writing, acting and filming. He recently emailed me about a film contest sponsored by the Florida Times newspaper that he has submitted an entry for. His piece is called...
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As a digital photography nut, and the de-facto family photographer/videographer, I think this is pretty big news. Recently I blogged about PhotoZoom , plus a cute example of what it can do. And now I hear that the Photosynth site is now live and...
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Ever since the release of Windows Vista folks have been asking me about the details of creating custom Windows Pre Installation Environment (Win PE) images. There is some great information on the subject that is available at the TechNet web site...
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If you scroll down my blog, on the left side you will see what I have added a Twitter Badge that displays tweets that I send/receive. Problem is, no matter what kind of tweaks I make to the code on my end or through Twitters Badge Builder, it never...
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It runs Red Hat but I am ignoring that. The Space Cube is an interesting little device ( Link to Manufacturer ). Check out the pictures of the Space Cube next to a cell phone to get an idea of how small it really is. The article linked above makes it...
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If you have an extra ten grand laying around, why not blow it on some bling? The folks at http://www.athem.ch/collections/apple-iphone-3g.php will be happy to help you elevate yourself above the lowly masses with a diamond rimmed Apple iPhone 3G. According...
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....is this weekend. Why? It's Fantasy Football Draft Weekend! I have played Fantasy Football for most of the last 13 years. I didn't play last year and it left me feeling hollow. If you have never played you probably can't understand. If...
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August 23, 2008 only… In case any of you reading this are in the vicinity of Hamel, Minnesota this evening.. drop on by the Church of St. Anne for their outdoor “ Parish Festival ”. The band “Unbridled” (I’m the male lead singer and play MORE COWBELL...
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Wow! I can't believe I lived in the Dallas area for 20+ years and that I missed it when I moved. Let me rephrase - I do miss Dallas...I just don't miss triple digit heat indexes and 95% humidity. I arrived yesterday at about...
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I have 2 daughters and I really want them to fall in love with the outdoors. If you want a girl to like fishing you have to accessorize. The classic tool has been the Barbie fishing rod. There is a magic that Barbie rods have that you can't...
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LOL!!! Sweet Share this post: Read More...
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I read MSN money every day. When I saw the headline I had to read the article. I would highly recommend it. If for no other reason than the chance to see an outside take on all of the available sources of TV/Movies online. It's a great article. Clear...
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I love free stuff! Especially if the free stuff has real value. How does 24 hours of free training on Exchange 2007 delivered by one of the worlds leading experts on the subject sound. Harold Wong originally delivered these as a series of web casts and...
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The world of print media is about to change. In fact the change will move from print to media. The cool thing about the change is that it will literally occur on the paper. Well, in the paper to be more precise. EInk Corporation who manufactures and produces...
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Archos is the maker of my favorite portable media player (pmp). I have the 605 WIFI and it has been a trusty companion. Well Archos doesn’t rest on it’s laurels and just released information on their new product line of portable media players...
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I managed to get a beta invite (I don't think it is that hard...) to TwitterFone and I just sent my first voice tweet. The service lets me dial a number on my mobile phone and basically leave a voice mail that gets converted to text and tweeted through...
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I suppose I have walked a fine line with the pictures I have used in my blog. As I write I may think to myself, "Hey! A picture of 'X' would be good for this post!". I then open up my search engine type a few words in and then...
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From a work productivity perspective, this has been a nightmarish week for me. As I am sure most of you reading this who are in the tech industry know, when technology goes bad it can ruin an otherwise good day. As my previous blog posts have noted, I...
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Please note there is a healthy dose of sarcasm in the title of this post. In all actuality, porting a phone number you like is an extremely interesting proposition. You get to see the inner workings of the wireless telephone providers customer...
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Subtitled - R.I.P. Rob Pilatus With the recent news reports that the Chinese placed a different girl on stage than who actually sang , and reports that some of the fireworks for the opening ceremonies were digitally inserted , when I ran across an article...
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Zoom in. Really.. zoom in. http://robburke.net/images/deeplol.html Have a great weekend! Share this post: Read More...
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I grew up partly in the 70's. Every now and then a radio station would play a snippet of a Cheech and Chong album. My mom snuck me in to see Up in Smoke when I was 13. I have seen all of the movies and used to have many of the C and C albums. I have...
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