http://blog.nonmundane.org Tech discussion and thoughts on the digital lifestyle Thu, 18 Feb 2010 04:12:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So I got to play around with VMWare ESXi 4.0 at Shmoocon this month and had a lot of fun learning about it. Anyways I got to thinking about building an ESXi server for using at home to test a variety of things I do that could also be very ... http://blog.nonmundane.org/2010/02/17/thinking-about-building-a-vmware-server/ MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif (PRnewswire, Mon May 11 2009 00:44:07 GMT-0700 (PST)): World-class flatulence statements leverage first-class challenges. Can we indeed say that a gas-oriented alliance ramps up progress on corporate titans? The state-of-the-art points towards a partnership, so each and every one of you blows them away with your flatulence. ... http://blog.nonmundane.org/2009/05/10/press-release-for-immeadiate-distribution/ Okay people, this is it, its POKER TIME. My friend and roommate, Aaron, has been working his butt off and just recently finished making some badass poker tables for us to use for the first poker game here at the new house. Check out the tables! What: Texas Holdem Poker, $25 ... http://blog.nonmundane.org/2008/12/05/im-having-a-poker-game-tonight/ When one goes to a conference targeted at computer security professionals it stands to reason that one will hear a lot of keynote speeches about trends within the security industry and where it thinks it is going. At this years 2008 RSA Conference this trend held true with two notable ... http://blog.nonmundane.org/2008/05/18/the-most-interesting-thing-at-rsa-wasnt-about-security/ These days the devices we carry with ourselves are getting smaller and smarter. Smartphones are becoming more popular both in the business place as well as in the consumer space thanks to the success of the likes of Research In Motion’s Blackberry Smartphone platform and Apple’s iPhone. The designers of ... http://blog.nonmundane.org/2008/05/17/a-full-size-keyboard%e2%80%a6in-your-pocket/ Since the beginning of Feburary 2008 I have been in the unique position to both own an imported Nokia N82 Symbian-based smartphone as well as have access to the beta trial for a new application and website that utilizes the platforms hardware and software potential and is called Qik. Based ... http://blog.nonmundane.org/2008/04/29/adventures-in-qikking/ FEAR IT! All of the information can be found on the Evite which is here: Evite for Dan's 32nd Birthday Party! The important thing to remember is that it is THIS WEEK on SATURDAY. I have email addresses for a lot of you people, but not all of you so I have posted ... http://blog.nonmundane.org/2008/04/23/my-32nd-birthday-party-approaches/ I know I haven't posted in a while here but that is going to be changing soon. Life has been pretty busy, but this is for good reasons. Things are getting done and progress has been made. After all, I did graduate! In the meantime, the Nonmundane.org server has moved ... http://blog.nonmundane.org/2008/04/22/bloody-vikings/ I'm in San Francisco, CA at the 2008 RSA security conference this week and have been getting my bearings around here. This is the first time I've ever been to Moscone Center or the Metreon and so far its all pretty snazzy. Beautiful view of the city skyline from the ... http://blog.nonmundane.org/2008/04/07/even-security-people-need-single-signon/ This year I am hanging out with some friends of mine up in Marina Del Rey for New Years Eve. In case some of you folks dont have plans already or were wondering what is going on then this post is for you. If you are going to show up ... http://blog.nonmundane.org/2007/12/31/new-year-eve-is-comingjoin-me/ Okay everyone, this is the day none of you have been waiting for! I finally got my grade for my last quarter at UCI and I passed all of the classes! What this means is that barring any bizzare unforeseen circumstances (i.e. I owe the uni money somehow, I turn out ... http://blog.nonmundane.org/2007/12/24/i-am-graduating/ Disclaimer - Don't be drinking anything when you scroll to the last photo in this list. I saw the below photo while scanning through Digg while waiting for some software to finish compiling. I think it is pretty telling as to why it seems so many people these days who are ... http://blog.nonmundane.org/2007/12/24/a-cavalcade-of-cool-photos-sfw/ I finally went ahead and upgraded to Wordpress 2.3.1. I ended up having to uninstall the Bad Behavior plugin because, well, it was behaving badly. Namely when I tried to login to the admin page of my blog from home it thought my home IP address was a known bad ... http://blog.nonmundane.org/2007/12/24/wordpress-updated-etc/ I just needed to share what I just learned because I myself can't believe it. Long story made short, I had not received a license renewal notice from the DMV for my cars tags which expired near the end of this month. So, being the bright person I am I ... http://blog.nonmundane.org/2007/09/27/how-can-i-help-you/ I just finished uploading photos from Rich and Michelle's wedding last week to my server. There were a lot of chunkers in attendance and overall it was a lot of fun for everyone involved. One funny thing that happened was the priest presiding over the marriage forgot to conclude the ... http://blog.nonmundane.org/2007/07/25/photos-from-rich-and-michelles-wedding/