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Archive for September, 2005

29 Sep, 2005

Xen is cool

Posted by: Andy Botting In: Uncategorized

Xen is one of the coolest open source projects I’ve seen. Like I said in my previous post, it’s a way of doing a VMWare style of virtualisation on x86 hardware. Like the Xen guys say:
Xen is a virtual machine monitor for x86 that supports execution of multiple guest operating systems with unprecedented levels of [...]

21 Sep, 2005

You know you’ve made it when…

Posted by: Andy Botting In: Geek| Personal

… you recieve a plaque with your name on it
Although, I thought mine was kinda lacking something, so I added it in myself.

This is a photo of where I have been working currently. The store room. The advantage of this is that nobody can find you to harass you to do stuff for [...]

15 Sep, 2005

A couch, a futon, two umbrellas and a safari hat

Posted by: Andy Botting In: Personal

Adam and Jeremy were in need of some serious furnature. Damien was in need of getting rid of some serious furniture because he was leaving the country. It was lucky I was here to bring these people together.
Adam and Jemery scored a couch and a futon for $100, but part of the deal was [...]

13 Sep, 2005

The Linksys WPG54G Presentation Player

Posted by: Andy Botting In: Uncategorized

This device is labeled as a presentation player, but it is really a VNC viewer in a box! As most of the Linksys devices around today, it runs a customised version of Linux, just waiting to be hacked…

As the software shipped with the WPG54G is Windows only, some workarounds are needed to get it to [...]

11 Sep, 2005

Me and my mate Dave

Posted by: Andy Botting In: Uncategorized

Had a BBQ and some drinks last night for my birthday. Sat around and watched some Chappell show and Team America: World Police. Some very funny stuff right there. Simone also bought a new digital camera for her trip, so today we went down to St. Kilda and walked along Acland St. and checked out [...]

07 Sep, 2005

Googling for your evil twin

Posted by: Andy Botting In: Personal

Every so often, I think everybody searches for themselves on Google. I remember a time before the internet got really big, I was the only Andy Botting around. After doing some quick searches, I believe I have found another Andy Botting actually living in Melbourne!
An exert from this Melbourne Girls College Newsletter:
We are delighted to [...]