Archive for 'Technology' Category
Dell Crystal LCD Monitor
3 January 2008This is an interesting new monitor that Gizmodo is reporting will be shipping in a few days from Dell.
This monitor sports a 22-inch LCD, with a resolution of 1680×1050 (WSXGA+). What is most interesting is the tempered glass design. It will also set you back $1199.00!
I definitely think it’s an interesting and a concept […]
Apple Mac Wallpapers
1 January 2008I ran across these wallpapers the other day which are the default wallpapers for Apple Mac’s. They even look nice on a PC!
I’m currently using the Aqua Blue background which can been seen in the picture below. Cheers.
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New Server : HP Proliant DL360
14 December 2007 Well I decided to pickup a new piece of hardware for my home lab, a DL360. I’ve been managing a lot of HP servers at work lately, so this will give me more practice using some of HP’s management utilities.
I’ll probably throw ESX on this server, since it is only a two drive system, […]
Store Digital Photos
8 December 2007 If you’re looking for a good site to store your digital photos you should check out www.smugmug.com. Until today, I have never heard of them, but they’re one of the largest sites for displaying your photos online.
I ran across their site today because tech journalist Robert Scoble did an interview of their company which […]
Gmail & AIM Integration
4 December 2007 Something I ran across tonight was the integration of AIM instant messaging into your Gmail account. I haven’t been running an AIM client for awhile now, but decided to log into it in my Gmail account, which is my primary email account.
From what I can tell it seems to work well. However I think […]
Lowel Ego Lighting
2 December 2007 So I came across these lights and they’re called Lowel Ego. They are specially made for taking digital imagies with and they seem pretty nice.
You can buy one, or you can purchase two so you’ll have two light sources. I don’t have an immediate use for them, but I could very soon in the […]
Test SMTP
21 November 2007 Here is a good resource from Microsoft to test if your SMTP is working. This is useful if you have some time of application then sends out notifications.
Basically you open a Telnet session and then connect to your SMTP address over port 25.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/323350