$Id: index.php 479 2010-09-03 13:50:24Z gjb $Glen Barber's non-blog
Wed Sep 1 09:54:16 EDT 2010 - Now FreeBSD Documentation Committer
Today I made my first commits to the FreeBSD Documentation project by adding my information to the documentation tree.
Thu Aug 12 19:30:10 EDT 2010 - Google releases Chrome 6 Beta
Google Chrome 6 Beta is available.
Wed Aug 11 09:26:07 EDT 2010 - Hackers are moving beyond your regular computer
Researchers have discovered how to hack cars through tire pressure sensors. Read all about it here.
Mon Aug 2 10:15:31 EDT 2010 - PostgreSQL 9.0 Beta 4 is out
PostgreSQL 9.0 Beta 4 is out. View the official announcement.
Sun Aug 1 10:42:04 EDT 2010 - Vitamin D
Security Now podcast on Vitamin D. It's a break from the norm on this podcast, but very much interesting.
Fri Jul 30 10:08:12 EDT 2010 - Happy SysAdmin Day
Today, July 30, 2010, is Sysadmin Appreciation Day. Details here.
Thu Jul 29 20:35:04 EDT 2010 - Sprint Samsung Moment Update Available
Sprint has an Android update - version 2.1 (Eclair) - available for the Samsung Moment available at here.
Fri Jul 23 20:01:29 EDT 2010 - FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE Now Available
FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE has just been announced. View the release notes here.
Thu Jul 22 19:51:32 EDT 2010 - New Script: sysinfo.php
New script added - sysinfo.php. Check it out here.
Thu Jul 22 19:40:12 EDT 2010 - RootBSD Hosts This Domain
This site is hosted by RootBSD.net - the premiere FreeBSD hosting provider. Check them out - here.
Thu Jul 22 16:45:51 EDT 2010 - New: RSS
RSS feed now available: RSS
Thu Jul 22 15:49:55 EDT 2010 - FreeBSD Quarterly Status Report released
FreeBSD Quarterly Status Report was released today: View here. Lots of cool stuff happened over the past few months.
Thu Jul 22 15:01:12 EDT 2010 - PostgreSQL 9.0 Beta 3 Available
PostgreSQL 9.0 Beta 3 is available. Here is the release note.
Thu Jul 22 14:06:58 EDT 2010 - What is this site about?
I've recently become tired of the inherent problems with social networking sites. Sites like Facebook, which give a false sense of privacy, are admittedly using its users' data. What is worse is that nobody is trying to stop it.
So, I then decided - why not use my existing domain for something fun. I call it my "non-blog." I plan on using it in twitter-inspired posting, where most posts will generally be short, but occasionally I'll drop in a how-to here and there. Or, maybe I'll create a separate page for that and link in the sitemap - who knows.
Either way - if you're interested in what I'm up to, feel free to check back. I plan on getting an RSS feed written soon, after I work out all of the bugs in my home-grown CMS.
Cheers! -g
Thu Jul 22 10:17:35 EDT 2010 - New Script Added
I've added one of my most useful scripts:
check_backup_ok.sh
which I use to check that my NAS is mounted via NFS before performing a backup.
I use this script with rsnapshot, with the following in crontab(5):
02 * * * * scripts/check_backup.sh && /usr/local/bin/rsnapshot hourly >/dev/null 2>&1
Thu Jul 22 09:30:21 EDT 2010 - Welcome back, glenbarber.us! You've been ignored for so long.
Finally taking some time to update my site, and remove some horribly outdated content.