Who needs Nerdo?
The time of Nero has come and gone. It was great. Man, I remember the first time I used it–the big dog before that had been Adaptec EasyCD Creator. Which was rarely “easy”, and rarely “created” anything but coasters. Ah, the bygone era. Now is the time of the ISO. If you d/l any type of Linux, it will be on ISO. I updated a WatchGuard firewall the other day, and they are distributing on ISO. Someone can correct me, but aren’t all of the MSDN downloads ISO images? (If they’re not, they should be.) I don’t use Nero any more–I have 3 tools that get me anywhere I want to go in the world of CDs (and DVDs). First of all, you need the marvelous ISO Recorder Power Toy, by Mr. Alex Feinman. Just install it. It...
Every word is planned to mystify you…
Is it just me or are MP3 players just intrinsically cool? Centurytel was pleased to send me a free Dell DJ Ditty (512MB). It has a GREAT interface, built in USB (which also recharges the battery), and even a built in FM radio (for those wacky talk stations). I can HIGHLY recommend this little player. My wife is getting an iPod Shuffle. Again for free, this time from a NetGear promo. I don’t know much about this player, but we’ll see how it works out for her. Too bad I can’t get an iSophagus with neckTunes. It actually holds more songs than have ever been written! Funny thing is, I didn’t know how much I’d use one. BSG podcasts, all kindsa stuff. Love it. I may have to get a full blown iPod one day…but I’ll hold...
Arcade machine auctions
Well, what could possibly be cooler than having your own arcarde game standing in a basement? How about five? I certainly intend to build a mame machine as soon as time presents–but it’s kinda hard to build a pinball table. So why not buy at an auction? Evidently they are more commonplace than I would have dreamed. A quick google found several very close to my point of origin, with hundreds of games just waiting to be purchased. Pac-man, galaga; sure–but there were even a few that I didn’t even recognize. If I can get my house finished, and if we get it on the market, and if someone buys it; then I’ll certainly check out the very next auction. Here’s some...
Nessus
Nessus is free. Right? Sure, you can go right there and download it https://www.nessus.org Unfortunately, if you want to DO anything with it, you need a console. There are a couple of free ones, but the only enterprise ready console is called Lightning (soon to be Security Center) from Tenable. For my business, what I need is automated scanning and serious reporting features. Lightning is http://www.tenablesecurity.com/products/lightning.shtml The free client is http://nessuswx.nessus.org/ And yes, naturally, they license Lightning by active IP addresses, so it grows expensive REALLY fast. Maybe I’m missing the boat here. Once again, though, there’s no such thing as free software And the linux part...
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