My Last Day
Today is my last day as the Campus Ambassador to Winona State University. It's been fun, and was a great learning experience.
Posted at 03:18PM May 08, 2009 by thinkdif in Sun | Comments[1]
VirtualBox 2.2 now available for download
http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
Change Log: http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog
Posted at 01:57PM Apr 08, 2009 by thinkdif in Sun | Comments[0]
VirtualBox 2.2?
The link was up, now it's down? Guess things aren't quite ready? Check back soon for updates!
Posted at 02:11PM Apr 07, 2009 by thinkdif in Sun | Comments[0]
VirtualBox 2.2
VirtualBox 2.2 is out! Check it out here: http://www.sun.com/aboutsun/media/features/2009-0407/
Posted at 01:01PM Apr 07, 2009 by thinkdif in Sun | Comments[2]
Sun Puts Data Center Through 6.7 Earthquake-- makes slashdot.com
It's always a fun video to watch too. :D
http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/03/26/1448216&art_pos=6
Posted at 01:20PM Mar 26, 2009 by thinkdif in Sun | Comments[0]
OpenSolaris 2008.11 offically realeased!
To day we see the release of OpenSolaris 2008.11. . .[Read More]
Posted at 04:23PM Dec 10, 2008 by thinkdif in Sun | Comments[1]
Winona State University OSUM goes live!
http://osum.sun.com/group/wsuosum[Read More]
Posted at 12:12AM Sep 18, 2008 by thinkdif in Sun | Comments[0]
Software Freedom Day at Winona State University: September 19, 3:00 p.m. in Watkins Hall Room 105.
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Posted at 05:09PM Sep 09, 2008 by thinkdif in Sun | Comments[0]
StarOffice 9 Beta Mac OS X
http://www.sun.com/software/staroffice/get_beta.jsp
The beta is supported on Windows, Linux, Solaris, and Mac OS X on intel.
What's New in StarOffice 9
StarOffice 9 for your Mac now available!
Read, edit, and save PDF files
Import your Microsoft Office 2007 OOXML files
Writer: Improved notes, zoom slider, and support for large monitors
Calc: Solver feature, improved charting, and collaboration capabilities
Check it out!
Posted at 09:58PM Aug 04, 2008 by thinkdif in Sun | Comments[0]
VMware Fusion X11 Solairs 10 bug
There is a bug in VMware Fusion for Mac. After installing VMware tools, X11 breaks and won't let you launch any of the GUI admin tools. . .[Read More]
Posted at 11:34PM Mar 24, 2008 by thinkdif in Sun | Comments[0]
Patching the Solaris 10 Kernel (06/06)
This applies to both x86-64 and SPARC versions of Soalris 10. The process is the same, just use the correct patch for whatever architecture your on. . .[Read More]
Posted at 11:26PM Mar 24, 2008 by thinkdif in Sun | Comments[0]
So you just installed Solaris 10... Now what?! Here's some tips and suggestions for a first time install
The first thing you notice after you choose CDE or JDS is; the Sun Update Manager will launch. Basic updates are free and you don't need a subscription. . .[Read More]
Posted at 11:25PM Mar 24, 2008 by thinkdif in Sun | Comments[0]
How to create a simple ZFS pool (mirror and RAIDZ) on Solairs 10
This is a simple how-to on creating a ZFS pool. If you do not know what ZFS is, click here. . .[Read More]
Posted at 11:22PM Mar 24, 2008 by thinkdif in Sun | Comments[0]
Using flar
Creating a complete, ready to install copy of your freshly installed system is very simple thanks to the flar command in Solaris 10. This is a very powerful tool to know. . .[Read More]
Posted at 11:21PM Mar 24, 2008 by thinkdif in Sun | Comments[0]
Createing a RAID-1 (mirror) in Solaris 10 the easy way!
Over the past month I've trialled and errored many times in an attempt to create a simple RAID 1 (Mirror) in Solaris 10 6/06. I found a bug using a Sun e250 with six 18.3GB SCSI 10K RPM drives (as of 5-4-07) is still not fixed. . .[Read More]
Posted at 11:20PM Mar 24, 2008 by thinkdif in Sun | Comments[2]