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iChat and Fortinet

david — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:26:15 +0000

Additional settings need to be configured to allow iChat video through a Fortinet / Fortigate firewall.

From the CLI:
#config imp2p old-version
#set aim best-effort
#end
#config imp2p policy
#set aim allow
#end

Nikon Capture NX 2 vs. Apple Aperture 2

david — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 01:39:08 +0000

So there is a huge difference between how Nikon Capture NX 2 and Apple Aperture processes Nikon NEF (RAW) files.

Here is a screenshot. No adjustments have been made to the file. The same file was opened in both applications. Click the image for the full resolution file.

Where are you, Google?

david — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 07:31:17 +0000

Hating slow DNS servers, I’ve been using OpenDNS on my laptop and servers. I didn’t realize a problem until I tried to connect to the Internet from the iPod Touch. Turns out Time Warner’s DNS servers had problems. This isn’t the first time it has happened to me.

The wireless router was quickly re-configured to use Open DNS’s servers (208.67.220.220 and 208.67.222.222), and this solved the problem.

I don’t know what’s better, TWC not finding google, or offering results about google using the YAHOO! powered search…

Apple AirPort SNMP Monitoring using iEyeNet

david — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 07:24:56 +0000

I can’t believe how easy it is to monitor an Airport Extreme base station with SNMP enabled using iEyeNet. After spending a couple of hours working on another NMS, I stumbled upon iEyeNet. It automatically detected the Gateway IP and used the default snmp community (public).

Here is a graph:

Folding@Home

david — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 01:19:37 +0000

Our folding@home team is now ranked in the top 7% 1% of all folding teams.

If you would like to dedicate idle processing power, or PS3 cycles, please join team number 93280. The cause is worth it.

Go MacPro!

david — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 05:47:08 +0000

I’m rendering Shake and slamming the CPU’s. With the computer at nearly 100% utilization, the performance with other applications is barely impacted.

Here’s a snip from `top`

Processes:  84 total, 4 running    22:47:06
Load Avg:  7.22,  3.26,  1.50    CPU usage: 98.70% user

  PID COMMAND      %CPU   TIME  
  420 shake      796.7% 13:54.29
  453 top          4.3%  0:02.46
  319 Terminal     0.8%  0:01.06

Drupal Load Balancer

david — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 05:50:29 +0000

I like this error on the Drupal site. This is the first time I’ve seen an error with info on the load balancer.

Drupal is a free and open source modular framework and content management system (CMS) written in the programming language PHP. Like many modern CMSs, Drupal allows the system administrator to create and organize content, customize the presentation, automate administrative tasks, and manage site visitors and contributors.

VMWare Fusion and OS X Server 10.5

david — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 03:20:14 +0000

The install is running, and I can’t wait to get this setup. With multiple snapshots, recreating environments for troubleshooting or proof of concepts will be a breeze!

Convert DMG files to ISO for use in VMWare Fusion

david — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 03:04:29 +0000

I downloaded the latest beta of Fusion 2.0 so I could create virtual machines running OS X 10.5 Server. I created a DMG of the OS X Server DVD for easy installs, but Fusion didn’t recognize a DMG as an option to have in the CD/DVD drive on my VM. To convert an Apple DMG file to ISO, use this command:

hdiutil convert /path/to/filename.dmg -format UDTO -o /path/to/savefile.iso

This will create the file savefile.iso.cdr When the process is complete, simply remove the .cdr extension and you have an iso file.

I just tested this with VMWare 2.0, and the ISO didn’t work with the OS X Server install. The only way I got it to work is to use the DVDs that shipped with the Intel Xserve. As I type this, “Mac OS X Server 10.5 64-bit (experimental)” is loading!

Robots

david — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:47:01 +0000

New to Firefox 3. about:robots