November 2002

[28-Nov-2002]
Converting to fibrechannel:   Today I began the process of moving approximately 175 logical disk volumes from CI based storage to fibrechannel. A couple... (124 words, 0 comments, 0 pings)

[26-Nov-2002]
New version of the W3C Markup Validator released:   A new version of the W3C Markup Validor has been released. (63 words, 0 comments, 0 pings)

[24-Nov-2002]
Lightbulbs:   Jim accidently discovers GE's brilliant Reveal lightbulb. (195 words, 0 comments, 0 pings)

Blogwise:   I just had the site listed by Blogwise. Blogwise categorises blogs based on keywords, location, popularity, etc. Although it's currently... (44 words, 0 comments, 0 pings)

[21-Nov-2002]
Uptime Website:   uptimes.hostingwired.com is an interesting website that tracks uptime for systems that care to report the information. A client for OpenVMS... (35 words, 0 comments, 0 pings)

OpenVMS condition values:   OpenVMS has a consistant calling standard enabling any language that conforms to that standard to call other modules written in... (332 words, 0 comments, 0 pings)

[17-Nov-2002]
Switch to gigabit ethernet:   I spent most of today converting the main production cluster to gigabit ethernet. The paranoia that reigns at this place... (95 words, 0 comments, 0 pings)

[16-Nov-2002]
New fibre cable:   Has anyone noticed how thin the new fibre cables are becoming? I am in the unenviable position of having no... (224 words, 0 comments, 0 pings)

[15-Nov-2002]
Legislating technology:   Sometimes, I am completely amazed. For example, three senior technical people tell management that the course they are taking has... (80 words, 0 comments, 0 pings)

XML templates:   I have corrected the XML feed from the site. Now all I need is for Movable Type to send the... (49 words, 0 comments, 0 pings)

[13-Nov-2002]
Bugcheck traced:   Recently, we have been struggling with a little problem that has crashed one of our development GS140s a number of... (119 words, 6 comments, 0 pings)

[11-Nov-2002]
Autumn:   The end of autumn in California.... (6 words, 0 comments, 0 pings)

New Storage:   The first of the new storage to convert the main production cluster to fibre channel has arrived. Three cabinets with... (66 words, 0 comments, 0 pings)

[08-Nov-2002]
VMS ECO Tracking:   This site tracks ECO releases for the OpenVMS operating system. It's invaluable for quickly finding out what patches you should... (62 words, 0 comments, 0 pings)

[07-Nov-2002]
Flash: Davis wins 2nd term, blackouts start:   Yesterday was election day here in the United States. Gray Davis, the incumbent governor of California, was reelected for another... (104 words, 0 comments, 0 pings)

Morale:   Thought for today: communication is the basis of good morale.... (162 words, 0 comments, 0 pings)

Rain:   The northern central valley in California has gone 167 days without rain. Until today. This is the third longest dry... (38 words, 0 comments, 0 pings)

[06-Nov-2002]
The support tradeoff:   Today saw another disk fail in a system that we officially don't support. Funny how much pressure is brought to... (193 words, 0 comments, 0 pings)

[04-Nov-2002]
Geese:   Riding home tonight at dusk, I saw something you can only see in the Northern Hemisphere: fifty or so snow... (77 words, 0 comments, 0 pings)

[03-Nov-2002]
MT 2.51:   Of course, as soon as I install Movable Type, a new version is released. I have just updated the site... (39 words, 0 comments, 0 pings)

Return Status:   I had an applications programmer come running down to my desk the other day. She was in a major... (293 words, 0 comments, 0 pings)

[02-Nov-2002]
Site Converted:   I have successfully converted the site to use Movable Type for entry management. I'm pretty happy with that. Of course,... (86 words, 0 comments, 0 pings)