ITwhirled
by Amy Bennett

A tribute to the weird, funny, twisted, technology-driven world we live in.

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iPhone 2.2 is here! Hooray! Huzzah! Uh...

In which your blogger contemplates his enthusiasm for point updates.

Posted on 11/21/08 at 5:00 am | Google Maps, iPhone
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Second Life wedding, Second Life affair, first life divorce

Amy Taylor and David Pollard's real-life wedding ceremony was completely eclipsed by the lavish ceremony they put on in Second Life, but the digital bliss ended when Taylor caught Pollard having virtual sex with a virtual prostitute.

Posted on 11/20/08 at 2:27 pm | second life
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Visiting Adtran Support

I spent the last two days in Huntsville Alabama on a press tour of Adtran. Huntsville is nice, and the Adtran people are even nicer. The press tour was a good idea, because they're a good company with too low a profile.

Posted on 11/20/08 at 11:35 am | Adtran, switch, technical support, warranty
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Japanese schoolboy proves video games have real-life applications

Out-of-control youth culture ruined by idle gaming? Or doting grandson who apparently learned all he needed to know about operating a vehicle at highways speeds from video games? You decide.

Posted on 11/19/08 at 8:43 pm | video games
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DRM-afflicted Macs enrage users; Apple eerily silent

C'mon, can't you at least make some hang-wringing excuse about how the studios made you do it?

Posted on 11/19/08 at 6:05 pm | Apple, drm, MacBook
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Unix commands: The best tool for the job

With Unix, there are always many ways to do a single thing, but sometimes one approach is just a lot better! Let's look at a couple examples of commands that are right for the job.

Posted on 11/19/08 at 12:50 pm | awk, grep -c, Sandra Henry-Stocker, wc
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Leadership - The Millennials Impact on Business

The Millennials, also known as GenY, are defined as those born between 1980 and 2000. According to a 2007 BSG Alliance Concourse Institute’s research study there are approximately 70 million Millennials in the U.S. today. For comparison, the boomer generation, those born between 1946 and 1964, measures in at 79.6 million according to the 2000 U.S. Census. There is an odd fascination with this generation, its rapid adoption of technology and how they fit into the business world.

Posted on 11/18/08 at 6:26 pm | boomers, Business, GenX, GenY, Millennials, sustainability, work/life balance
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Annals of science: Mexican researchers turn tequila into diamonds

Now here is research we can all get behind. Mexican scientists have figured out how to turn tequila into diamonds. The most I ever got out of tequila is a big headache with a side of regret.

Posted on 11/18/08 at 2:20 pm | research
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VMware HA with ESX v3.5 Update 3

During upgrades there are problems with VMware HA until all hosts in the cluster are at the same update.

Posted on 11/18/08 at 10:52 am | VMware, VMware HA Update 3 ESX
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How do you visualize your traffic flow (NetFlow) logs?

What are you doing with your traffic flow logs, such as NetFlow? How long does it normally take you to understand what exactly the log entries represent? What if you could generate a visual representation of the machines communicating on your network? Would that make your analysis work easier?

Posted on 11/18/08 at 9:05 am | communication visualization, netflow, security visualization, traffic visualization
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