Archive for November, 2005


apologies to people asking me for help with ipsec

Just want to issue a blanket apology to people who have e-mailed me for help with IPSec that I have not had time to respond to - I’ve been very busy lately, and unfortunately this has fallen on my priority list somewhat.
I’ve been considering posting a forum on my site, to help me better track […]

advanced routing in linux to force traffic to interfaces

At work, I had an interesting problem where boxes would just seem to stop responding to ping packets for awhile on one interface, until you ping the other interface on the box. It turned out to be a problem with the way that Linux sends ARP requests when you’ve got routing set up across two […]

common mistakes made in php programming

While I may not agree that these are the top 21 mistakes, most of them are mistakes that are easy to make:
Top 21 PHP programming mistakes
Certainly worth the read.

inexpensive dvd+rw drive for your laptop

In May, I picked up a cheap Dell Inspiron 6000 refurbished from Dell; it was pretty much built up exactly the way I wanted it, except it included a CD Burner/DVD Reader instead of a DVD burner. Having a DVD burner is pretty much a necessity when taking digital pictures on trips; I generally shoot […]

nikon finally announces the d200

Nikon has finally announced the new D200! 10mp, support for recording GPS coordinates in your EXIF tags, 1800 images on a single charge, 802.11b/g image transfers, and a bunch of other sweet features.
Press release at:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0511/05110104nikond200.asp
Full preview at:
http://www.dpreview.com/articles/nikond200/

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