I recently posted on Twitter about the 44th anniversary of the first communication across “ARPANET”, which was a link in the chain of development that evolved into the internet as we know it today. When I think ARPANET, my mind jumps to Bob Taylor, instrumental to it’s funding. Bob moved from ARPA onto Xerox, heading… Continue reading The Oldest Domains Registered.
Something interesting I learned about the Got Milk Campaign
I’ve owned gotsteve.com for more than 10 years now; it was during the height of the Got Milk campaign and in 2002, it was hard to find a creative domain name, so it made sense to me at the time. (I fully figured at some point I might be told to stop using it; but… Continue reading Something interesting I learned about the Got Milk Campaign
Screen Resolution
Is it just me, or has the evolution of options in screen resolution, particularly in computing, become out of hand? For some time, 4×3 resolutions, like SVGA (800×600) and XGA (1024×768), were common place. This was before flat screens were the standard at the desk; bulky CRT monitors took up precious real estate. 4×3 resolution… Continue reading Screen Resolution
IPv6 and 6in4 tunnels
I’ve begun studying IPv6 in-depth recently; It’s quite interesting. I setup my own tunnel for my home network, as my ISP does not support IPv6 yet. Hurricane Electric has some great resources, and they’ll also give you a tunnel and a /64 (18 million trillion IPv6 addresses!) Here are the steps that worked for… Continue reading IPv6 and 6in4 tunnels
IP Space and IPv4 Subnetting
A non-technical colleague at work asked me questions on subnetting, and why someone may want to optimize/reclaim the subnets assigned to a site where they have more unused IP addresses than needed. Here’s my reply, which starts with an example: Every customer network is assigned LAN IPs (subnets). Some sites have more available, unused IPs… Continue reading IP Space and IPv4 Subnetting
Lenovo Power Manager Profiles Not Working? Try This!
I recently had problems on my Lenovo Work laptop with the power manager on XP. It seems that everytime I tried to change a power profile on my machine using the power manager, all the options were greyed out, and wouldnt seem to activate. I looked in Control Panel Power Schemes, everything was there as… Continue reading Lenovo Power Manager Profiles Not Working? Try This!
Cables in the ocean, really?
I just got through explaining to my fiance transatlantic underwater cables. It was the first time she had ever heard of that. Sure, satellites help us receive information all over the world, but where would we be without the underwater mesh that provides the worldwide bandwidth that we need? We as engineers take it for… Continue reading Cables in the ocean, really?
Tech Hang
Topics: Mobile Technology/Phones /Apps Desktop/Server OS /Applications Social Networking (Twitter/Facebook, etc) Upcoming Technologies Invite for the first iteration of a ‘Tech Hang’ What is a tech-hang? Something I came up with for IT professionals and those interested in technology, a time to hang, catch up on Technology/IT, drinks,food, good times! Event: _https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=228564213876662 More info… Continue reading Tech Hang
Endless quest for performance…
I’ve been spending quite some time trying to optimize my site. It’s amazing the things you can do… Blitz.io has been great for getting a rush of a bunch of users, works great to see how your website works in the wild, Check it out on www.blitz.io
Finally got my CCNA
I’ve been involved with Cisco Kit for some time now, but now I finally got my CCNA last week. My original mentality was one of irreverence towards the traditional learning path in general, inclusive of certifications. But I got thinking, and came to this conclusion: It’s good to have a baseline of how the vendor,… Continue reading Finally got my CCNA