The MacBook is back

Took the MacBook in to the Apple store to get the heatsink and dirty palmrest problems fixed.  That part seems to be fine now.  However, for some unknown reason they decided to replace the optical drive also.  Maybe there is an internal recall.  Ok, I'm fine with free…

A MacBook and a Router Jockey

I've had my MacBook for about 6 months now (!) and I figure it's time to talk about how that's working out.  First of all, the bad.  My MacBook has been hit by the two known problems with MacBooks.  Discoloration of the palm rest and…

My next DVD player

Just scoped out my next  DVD player.  Upscaling to 1080P through component output!  Yeah!…

Trying out Blog Thing

I'm trying out Blog Thing as Performancing has been giving me display problems for quite some time. Oddly the font size is off. Trying something smaller...…

CatOS VACLs

Ah, VLAN ACL's.  You have been my nemesis for days!  Ok, here's the trick to get them to work.  Perhaps it will be obvious for others but it wasn't to me. The ACL's must use wildcard masks!  That's right, the…

2 crazy months

I'm finally nearing the end of one of the most intense projects I've been involved in.  It began as a 3 month schedule that we had to shorten to 2 months to get it done by the end of September.  Well, here we are on the…