Are your Time Machine backups really working?

August 13, 2012

Apple built a great system into Time Machine to tell the user if their machine is not backing up. First is the menubar icon. It turns into an exclamation mark if the last backup failed and clicking on it gives the user quick access to know what the problem is (in a very generic way).…

Reviewing the AIR-AP1042N Access Point (Cisco Aironet)

July 24, 2012

After a failed attempt at one of the Netgear access points, I decided to give Cisco a try. I have to admit, I had high expectations from Cisco. In my book they are “the name” when it comes to networking. And they really lived up to my expectations. First off, some information about the unit.…

Anime Review: Bodacious Space Pirates

June 10, 2012

Good story about a high school girl trying to deal with being a student and a space pirate at the same time. I look forward to watching each new episode. Good potential for a second season.

Number of seasons: 1
Episodes per season: 26
Content: Generally clean. Some questional parts at times, but nothing I don't already see on family time commercials.

Anime Review: Oban Star-Racers

June 10, 2012

Weak plot and character development, but good show for passing the time.

Number of seasons: 1
Episodes per season: 26
Content: Clean

Anime Review: Myself; Yourself

June 10, 2012

Good story, good animation. Really enjoyed watching it.

Number of seasons: 1
Episodes per season: 13
Content: Mostly clean

VMware Essentials Plus – Is it worth it?

May 22, 2012

So we recently purchased VMware Essentials Plus. But going into it we really didn’t know much about it. We knew what the docs said but with VMware the docs are usually “half truth”. I was unable to find answers to what was actually available/possible in the system so I’m documenting what I found. Data Recovery…

Reviewing the WNDAP360 Access Point

May 10, 2012

The WNDAP360 is on of Netgear’s newest Access Points in their Wireless lineup. It features dual radios for simultaneous 2.4GHz and 5GHz operation. It has internal antennas, but does include 2 connectors for 2.4GHz external antennas. No support for 5GHz external antennas. It has gigabit LAN. Why do i even mention this? Because many 802.11n…

Moving Apple’s PasswordServer to Linux

April 27, 2012

So awhile ago I started working on a way to move our Open Directory database off of Mac and onto a Linux box running OpenLDAP. But I wanted to find a way to do it without losing any functionality. So far it’s going pretty good. I have another post I’m working on that details all…

Anime Review: Kaze no Stigma

April 17, 2012

A show with an interesting use of the elements, good story with a decent amount of comedic relief to break it up.

Number of seasons: 1
Episodes per season: 24
Content: Mostly clean. If I recall there are some underwear shots as Ayano is jumping around wielding her sword but I don’t recall anything extreme.

Anime Review: Squid Girl

April 17, 2012

Lots of comedic adventures as we follow Ika’s attempt to take over the surface world!

Number of seasons: 2
Episodes per season: 12
Content: Completely clean, I don’t recall anything in the entire show.