Posted Wed, 01/28/2009 - 14:14 by DSimone
A while back Netflix went from a DVD by mail rental company to a movie provider. They did this by expanding into the instant streaming market. I have been a Netflix subscriber since 2002. I have watched the company move from DVD’s to their first step into streaming up to today.
Posted Wed, 01/28/2009 - 12:35 by MWalker
We created a stored procedure that returns the count of log entries in a table within the last time period. The resultant count is monitored by Nagios. When the value is less than "X", an alert is triggered.
Posted Tue, 01/27/2009 - 17:13 by MWalker
When creating alerts, I did not even realize at first there were functions that could more narrowly / flexibly define the thresholds such as this. There are a few cases when you want the to trigger an alert when a value is too low, or less than a certain level.
Posted Tue, 01/27/2009 - 11:49 by MWalker
Sometimes you want to write a simple script to check a few things and have this script work with Nagios. Well, one of the 1st things you need to understand are the return codes. Below are the basic return codes your script should return.
Posted Mon, 01/26/2009 - 15:22 by MWalker
Several conditions can trigger this error with your Nagios checks. Many of them are obvious, but this one had me stumped for awhile.
Posted Fri, 01/23/2009 - 16:46 by DSimone
Summary:
Windows 7 is the latest OS release from Microsoft. The Beta is currently available to all in 32 and 64 bit versions. I am currently running the 32-bit version for comparison purposes. For years I have run XP and then Vista. All three versions have been installed and used on the same system with the same configuration. Currently the Beta is installed on a machine that has an AMD X2 2.0 GHz, 3gb RAM, Nvidia 8800, displaying on an Apple 30 inch Cinema.
Posted Mon, 01/19/2009 - 11:33 by MWalker
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I had a Palm back in the day. It truly was a great piece of technology for its time. As most of the mobile / PDA community would agree, they just did not evolve sufficiently. The Palm Pre has captured my eye though.
Posted Fri, 01/16/2009 - 15:30 by MWalker
Summary
The APC Switched Rack PDU provides an 8 outlet, rack-mountable power strip with the ability to remotely power on/off selected outlets. A standard 100/120V 15A outlet is all that is required. It is perfect for cabinet applications or even plywood wall mounting. Remotely power cycle those "flaky" devices in your datacenter or server room without having to leave your desk!
Posted Fri, 01/16/2009 - 14:04 by MWalker
Donations always help us keep going. Someone has to pay for the hosting right? Usually it comes out of my takeout budget.
The "donate" button is in the lower left.
Posted Thu, 01/15/2009 - 18:31 by MWalker
Summary
The Acer Aspire One is Acer's mainstream netbook. A netbook is a light-weight, low-cost, energy-efficient, highly portable laptop that is suitable for general purpose computing. Several colors and various hardware/software options are available including NAND SSD drives and a choice of XP Home and Linux operating systems.
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