Posted by RobOHara ( @Commodork) on April 30th, 2014 in MainAs of this morning I’ve been in Vegas for eight days now, attending a Microsoft Windows 2012 boot camp. The class is designed to get you through two Microsoft certifications: MCSA (Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate) and MCSE (Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert). You can think of an MCSA as an associates degree and the MCSE as a bachelors. In six days, this is what we covered: Everything in these books is fair game for test material. For the Windows Server 2012 track, the required tests are “Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012” (70-410), “Administering Windows Server 2012” (70-411), and “Configuring Advanced… (read more)
Posted by RobOHara ( @Commodork) on April 25th, 2014 in MainI’ve received a couple of e-mails (okay, three) from people wanting to know when the next episodes of You Don’t Know Flack and Sprite Castle will be released. For anyone who didn’t see the last post, I am in Vegas attending a two-week Microsoft MCSE Bootcamp for Server 2012. (One week down, one to go!) I actually did bring a microphone with me in hopes that I would be able to squeeze out a show, but with our current schedule there’s no way that’s going to happen. New shows will be recorded and released in early May when I return… (read more)
Posted by RobOHara ( @Commodork) on April 21st, 2014 in MainLast week marked the 50th anniversary of the Ford Mustang. I didn’t do anything to celebrate the date, but it did remind me of the the first car I ever owned, a 1979 Ford Mustang. Although it might look dated in the above picture, my 1979 Ford Mustang was only 10 years old when I got it in the summer of 1989. 1979 was the first year of the “third-gen” Mustang, commonly known as the Fox body. My Mustang had over 100,000 miles when I got it — either 120k or 160k, I forget. The car had a maroon interior… (read more)
Posted by RobOHara ( @Commodork) on April 18th, 2014 in MainMy sixth month run of no work-related travel ends this weekend as I hit the road and head to Las Vegas for a 2 1/2 week training course. It takes a lot of work to remove all the fun out of a trip to Las Vegas but we’ve managed to do it. My class starts on Monday, April 21, meaning I have to travel out there over the weekend, and it doesn’t end until Saturday, May 3rd, meaning I’ll be traveling back on the weekend as well. The class runs for two straight weeks including the weekend and we’re staying… (read more)
Posted by RobOHara ( @Commodork) on April 11th, 2014 in Hacking / SecurityIf you think you don’t need to read this post, you definitely need to read this post. Heartbleed is a security vulnerability that was discovered this week. It probably affects you. First, the five W’s: Who: Anyone who uses the web and uses https links. That’s probably you. What: Heartbleed is a vulnerability that allows people to see the information you send to some websites that use OpenSSL. It’s a lot of them. Where: Gmail, Yahoo, Tumblr, Flickr, Facebook… When: The problem has been around for two years now, but nobody noticed it until this week. Why: Honest human error.… (read more)
Posted by RobOHara ( @Commodork) on April 9th, 2014 in MainIt’s not too often that a person can recall exactly where they were, who they were with or what they were doing twenty years ago to the day — but as for April 9th, 1994, I remember. Half a year earlier on August 22nd, 1993 (the night of my 20th birthday) I moved to Weatherford, Oklahoma and moved in with Susan and another one of her friends. I had spent the two years following high school commuting to Redlands Community College, while Susan had spent her time 60 miles east in Weatherford attending Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU). Susan had… (read more)
Posted by RobOHara ( @Commodork) on April 7th, 2014 in MainThere was a time, many moons ago, that Susan would do just about anything to get my attention. One time, back when we were living together in our mobile home, Susan decided she would try some “acrobatics” to get my attention. I was lying in my bed reading a book when I heard someone come running down the hallway. Back then I didn’t believe in bed frames so my bed consisted of a box springs sitting on the floor with a mattress sitting on top of that. Anyway, I was lying on my mattress reading a book when Susan came… (read more)
Posted by RobOHara ( @Commodork) on April 5th, 2014 in Star Wars, ToysMost people who know me I collect Star Wars “stuff.” Any time my mom or Pat Deckard or Cathy Martin see a Star Wars item at a garage sale, thrift store or antique mall, they immediately think of me. Today’s inside tip came from our friend Jacquie Gappa, who let me know that her ex-brother-in-law (I think I got that right) was selling off a big chunk of his Star Wars collection. She was right. I came home with this: As I began moving the items into my house I began mentally sorting them into different categories. I bought the… (read more)
Posted by RobOHara ( @Commodork) on April 4th, 2014 in MainWhen it comes to a car’s gas mileage, there’s always a trade off. For a couple of years I owned a Ford Festiva that had a 10 gallon gas tank and got 35 mpg. It was cheap, small, and didn’t feel very safe. I also owned a ’79 Formula Firebird that got somewhere around 10 mpg. Which would you rather be seen driving? You can get better mileage out of a car by making it smaller and lighter and less powerful and less safe; essentially, less fun. With that, I present to you the Elio. The Elio is a three-wheeled… (read more)
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