March 2007

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• Geek

  WSUS Hardware Identification

  03.29.07 | Comment?

  I’ve been testing WSUS 3.0 RC and have found that it can identify Virtual Hardware as shown by this screen capture. I’m wondering if it will be easier for later versions of Windows to identify if they are virtual or not.

  

• Geek

  Automagic iSync Script

  03.28.07 | Comment?

  After playing with Proximity a bit, I added some code from Jesse Hollington and changed how often I sync. I’m not anal enough to justify syncing every 15 minutes. (My iCal doesn’t even update that often.)

  
tell application “iSync”
activate
tell application “System Events” to set visible of process “iSync” to false
if last sync is less than ((current date) - 3600) then
synchronize
delay 60
(*You may have to adjust the length of the delay based the time it takes to sync on your device(s)*)
end if
end tell
tell application “iSync”
quit
end tell


  Now if someone could please tell me how to auto-accept a sync connection on my Cingular Nokia E62, I would be forever grateful.

• Geek

  AppleScript+Twitter

  03.23.07 | Comment?

  Nifty AppleScript to post current playing track to Twitter. This is definitely cool. Definitely more interesting than using Animal Crossing Fish Puns to tweet. Via DF★

  Also to completely randomize this post: iPhone Status icons for Adium - they look pretty simple and clean. I like that.

• Geek

  Resource Allocation Testing

  03.23.07 | Comment?

  A co-worker found this great discussion on VMWare’s forum discussing Shares, Reservations, and Limits. Some of the findings are very interesting and this can help clear up any misunderstanding on resource allocation in ESX 3.0x . I myself am using the VBScript mentioned in the discussion to try to max out a blade that has been giving me issues.

• Geek

  Fun with Bluetooth!

  03.20.07 | Comment?

  Mr. Hollington has an excellent article on Bluetooth device proximity detection with OS X. I have always wanted my computer to know I’m home (not just my wife) and now it looks really easy! I like his addition to his iSync AppleScript to check when the last sync was and then sync or not depending on how much time has passed since last sync. I will definitely include this in my own iSync Applescript. I will hopefully find some time to expand on his ideas. Perhaps start Wii Transfer as soon as I get home…

• Life

  Quote of the Day

  03.13.07 | Comment?

  “When there is nothing left to burn, you have to set yourself on fire.” - Stars

• Geek

  Little Bits

  03.01.07 | Comment?

  This net2ftp webapp is awesome! It even has a ‘mobile’ skin on it which is perfect for up/downloading on the go. You can download your own copy at net2ftp.com. Perfect for uploading torrents to the house… But I’ve been using phpfm for so long, I don’t know that I would switch simply because phpfm is a single file upload with no additonal configuration.

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