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Nokia 5140i and Opera Mini

Sunday, June 14, 2009
By jim

The Nokia 5140i is a ruggedized phone released back in early 2005.  It has Internet access as well as a quirky list of features.  See Cnet’s review for a full description.  I purchased my phone back in May 2005. I am pretty hard on cell phones.  When I was working in LA, I had a... »

IPSca and CentOS

Wednesday, June 3, 2009
By jim

IPSca is a SSL certificate provider which provides zero cost Educational SSL Certificates, mainly for .edu sites.  I tried them out for two different websites at work.  The certificates work great, even with having to install a SSLCertificateChainFile entry in the httpd.conf file. I later... »

States Cycled

Sunday, May 31, 2009
By jim

Today, I was doing some research looking for some organized rides to do here in New England.  That led me to two different thoughts.  The first was “How many states can I ride in one day?”  I have done two different states many times. ... »


vmware-server 1.0.9 on Fedora 10

Sunday, May 24, 2009
By jim

Having problems getting VMware-server 1.0.x working on any modern version of Fedora? Follow these instructions and you'll be up and running in no time. »

1966 Ford Mustang – Part 4

Tuesday, May 12, 2009
By jim

In August 2001, I was planning on picking up the car from the restoration shop.  We planned on a trip out there in early September.   We traveled out to... »

Rock and Roll Trainer

Sunday, May 10, 2009
By jim
Rock and Roll Trainer

Kinetic by Kurt Rock and Roll trainer is one of the most unusual bike trainers you will find on the market.  Its claim to fame is that it will... »