WSUS Hardware Identification

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.

Automagic iSync Script

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.

AppleScript+Twitter

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.

Resource Allocation Testing

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. The VBScript is after the jump.
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Fun with Bluetooth!

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…

Quote of the Day

I think this needs to be a category of its own so now it is. Quotes!

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

I trust Microsoft!

Being the lucky one I am, I get to watch the time change tonight to make sure Microsoft’s patches don’t blow anything up when the time change comes. So I’ll be awake for a bit longer.

I just started playing with Twitterific and its pretty cool, it would be really nice if there was an Adium Xtra for Twitter though…

Which brings me back to OS X. I miss using a Mac everyday and by everyday, I mean living in it and working in it. I’m saving up for a MacBook Pro and waiting until Leopard comes out. For a few months I had in fact lost my mind and was in love with my T60, but it didn’t last long. I was simply fooled by a clean installation of Windows XP. Which can be really nice if you have the time to reinstall every month but I don’t. I’ve determined that Windows is best installed in a VM where It can’t touch actual hardware, less things to break that way. So if you are interested in helping me get MacBook, I am selling my iBook on Craigslist.

Little Bits

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.