All the way from Cambridge

I am currently helping out with the SVN server issues at Apache, and I have spend a considerable amount of time using the Dell DRAC cards to monitor the console of the said server. I live in the UK, and this server is in Oregon. A fair old distance away.

To me this is no magical mystery, but to my wife on the other hand, well. I was running the remote media option, to boot a Dell diagnostic CD. She simply could not fathom how a single ISO image file on my laptop could make a server 9 hours flying time away boot up and run a new set of programs. She was baffled to say the least.

Oh how some days I wish I could go back to being that naive. But this is not likely to happen any time soon, alas.

I have been helping to rebuild the primary ASF SVN server over the past few days.
Thsi has been my first real exposure to BSD. I have to say I am very imprrssed thus far. Ports is incredible and just works.

Oh no, I hope this wont affect my liking on openSuse....

I habe finally found time to upload the new design for www.pc-tony.com

Not sure many of you will use www.pc-tony.com but it does have some links to all my other online presence.

I have just succumbed to using flickr to host my images. I used to host them in a gallery on www.pc-tony.com but that got painful. So I have, somewhat late I might add, joined the flickr bandwagon.

I have even paid for their pro service. So far I am pretty impressed. The Flickr uploadr works well enough, even allowing me to work off line (for most tasks) so I can sift through my images on the train and then use the big pipe in the office to do the uploading of hundreds of megabytes of images.

I have also added a flickr badge to www.pc-tony.com. Looks nice.

I have just created a new flickr photo group called Apache - Social.

This is to allow people from the ASF to share photos of any get togethers whether it be from a social gathering at an official ASF event, or from an impromptu meet-up organised on party@

I have added a few photos already, from a catch up last year with noodl, and jink. Surely others must have some they are happy to share.

The group page is here