The hidden challenges of Virtualization

A definate must-read from an operational perspective.

http://www.virtualization.info/2009/05/hidden-challenges-of-virtualization.html

Do virtual entities deserve names?

I've been naming my machines after World of Warcraft places, it's no surprise my Ubuntu's called IceCrown and my new Windows XP's called Barrens :) I hope none of my machines will turn into a Molten Core....

Unison

happened to glance at my #linux channel on freenode irc:

Unison

Unison is a file-synchronization tool for Unix and Windows. It allows two replicas of a collection of files and directories to be stored on different hosts (or different disks on the same host), modified separately, and then brought up to date by propagating the changes in each replica to the other.

http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/

great stuff

Revisiting C++

I've just had an opportunity to revist C++ programming when a good friend of mine asked me some advice on an assignment question. I've cleanly forgotten the pain of having to manage memory ... has it been that long ago since I've touch that language?

C++'s only fun when you're trying to score that assignment - hee hee.

Note to self

Installation of Solaris with 512MB ram is bad.

Back, finally

Almost half of 2009 has gone by and I've not done a single thing, I'm reviving my virtual machines and getting back to my python stuff.