Russ Greenwald

A podcast is a series of digital media files (either audio or video) that are released episodically and downloaded through web syndication. (via [wikipedia][1])

So, what is a podcast? i.e. I’m a fan of NPR’s “This American Life”. I don’t know what times it’s actually on the radio, nor do I need to know. Even if I did, I’m sure I would not spare that specific 1hr dedicated to listening to its broadcast. If I tried, I would probably do something else at the same time, and never fully obtain the value of it’s content. In Lieu, I download “This American Life” episodes, via iTunes, to my iPod and listen to them in the car commuting, or on long road trips. Continue reading

Backing up your computer is one of the most important things you can do. In this article I’m going to show you a very easy way to backup your Apple computer.

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Have you ever needed to email someone a large file (lets say over 10 mb for arguments sake). Do you know how to find the size of a file? On a Mac or PC you can typically right click on the file and choose “Get Info” or “properties”. Most email servers do not support emailing files over 15 mb and personally I don’t like to email anything over 5 mb. The email might bounce, or just slow down your ability to send and their ability to receive.
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• December 2009 Tech Tip
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Overview

• Mac Software
• Windows Software
• Linux Software

• Android Software

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EverNote was created for the information gatherers of the world. The software allows you to create, access, sync your notes across all your media access devices. Work Computer, Home Computer, Cell Phone, Web Site Accessible from Anywhere. Record a voice note, jot down an idea, copy an entire web page (with graphics) for later reviewing. Continue reading

make sure to turn the hex screw, in the front, all the way right first…. ARG…

Xen on Centos – Migrating a legacy server

Do you have a legacy server, running legacy software, still used by your company or worse a client?  Are the developers and engineers who set it up long gone, do you have documentation on the design, anything?  No worries… I recently ran into this situation and I’ve found a very nice solution. Continue reading

I’ve been using wiki’s for some time from phpwiki, mediawiki, etc.  They all have some pro’s and con’s.  I still like the php wiki, twiki, very much, and the java wiki, JSPWiki, but I have also grown to like XWIKI, http://xwiki.org.

It is a tomcat driven wiki with all the data in mysql, instead of txt files like the aforementioned wiki’s.  This makes for good security, backup, recovery, etc.  Albeit it does seem to run a little slower.  Below are my basic install notes, enjoy… Continue reading

My Favorite

– Tell Your Users What You Are Going to Do

– Tell Your Users What You Are Doing

– Tell Your Users What You Have Done

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/admin-primer/