Misc

Minecraft for Children

Minecraft can be a fun game for young children, but not when there’s monsters in the dark. Here’s how to set up Minecraft games just for fun and creativity, without the scary stuff.

9 November 2022 Misc

Understanding collectd and rrdtool

I recently had reason to collect metrics on a Linux server that was to be posted to an analysis service. My requirements were to collect minimum, maximum and average measurements of several key …

27 October 2017 Misc

IPv6 and OpenWRT

Thanks to OpenWRT, I have a fully-functional IPv6 home network

22 September 2017 Misc

Enabling WinRM Windows Remote Management in one step

My earlier script to enable WinRM in one step has been cleaned up and is now on GitHub.

25 February 2012 Misc

Using OverThere to control a Windows Server from Java

XebiaLab’s OverThere project recently appeared on GitHub. I’ve recently been doing some work on jclouds, where it was noted that OverThere could address a gap in jclouds - controlling …

3 December 2011 Misc

Hello Ladies! Patrick McKenzie's talk on software for underserved markets

I don’t usually write articles that are just linking to another article, but this is so good it was worth an exception.

27 March 2011 Misc

All change

Last year I changed jobs. I’m now working for a startup company specialising in cloud computing - a very exciting place to be!

1 February 2011 Misc

Great start…

After promising two-weekly updates, it’s now been over a month since my first, real, post. Such is the life of many blogs. I plead not guilty!

13 March 2009 Misc

Welcome to Frontier Town

Hello! I’m starting a blog. While the rest of the world is starting to catch on to Twitter, and social networking is now a normal part of life for many, I’m just entering the 21st century …

5 February 2009 Misc