http://accordingtokris.com Yeah I said it - but that don't make it true! Tue, 10 Jul 2007 02:55:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en With my move to virtualisation and seemingly non-stop addition of net-enabled appliances, the hosts file I have on all machines has grown to over 20 entries. I thought it was about time I centralised this configuration and ran a local DNS server. You always hear how the most common DNS server ... http://accordingtokris.com/200703/hosts-begone/ It seems that everyone is jumping on the virtualisation bandwagon. Reasons such as server consolidation and improved management seem to be pretty compelling to system administrators, and features such as live migration could be the icing on the cake. Can virtualisation save me too? The three biggest headaches I have ... http://accordingtokris.com/200612/the-virtual-bandwagon/ With the latest beta release (6.0.0 beta 3) of CodeWeaver's CrossOver Linux (formally CrossOver Office) I am finally able to install and run World of Warcraft flawlessly on Linux. In fact, it seems to run better than under Windows XP on my laptop! I tried Cedega and Wine, but neither ... http://accordingtokris.com/200612/wow-linux/ After reading this article linked to from slashdot (and popular enough to be backslashed), I realised that I too would be happy spending a number of hours reconfiguring my home network just to screw with anyone who had the poor judgement to try and use my wifi. This as an alternative ... http://accordingtokris.com/200608/the-cost-of-small-pleasures/ With the popularity of MVC frameworks such as (or because of) RoR (Ruby on Rails) I decided to see what all the fuss was about. Well let me tell you, as is the case of life after the introduction of a Tivo - I cannot foresee going back! I remember, back ... http://accordingtokris.com/200607/why-im-an-mvc-bitch/ Whilst trying to discover the "correct" new TV for myself, I found I had to wade though lots of information in order to verify (or debunk) myths and identify the distinguishing points. My conclusions are based on researching the following: Plasma: Panasonic VIERA TH-42PV60A Hitachi 42PD8900TA LCD: Sony BRAVIA KLVV40A10 Samsung LA40R71BD Myths: 1) Plasma TVs have better viewing ... http://accordingtokris.com/200607/plasma-vs-lcd/ Why are people (including myself) so lazy about backing up their data? Do we assume the "managed" in the $4.95/month managed server takes care of this for us? Do we think the risk of failure is so small that it will only happen to other people? Do we think it will ... http://accordingtokris.com/200607/back-it-up/