Do This BEFORE You Install FreeBSD 7

September 8, 2008

Installing FreeBSD First Things First So you’ve decided to install FreeBSD. Great! Now go out and get a copy of Bryan J. Hong’s book, “Building a Server with FreeBSD 7” before you do anything else! Especially if this is your first attempt at installing FreeBSD–even if you are proficient with Linux or any other variety of the UNIX-like operating systems. You […]

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Errata: Building a Server with FreeBSD 7

September 8, 2008

I have built a few servers following the instructions given by Bryan J. Hong in his very thorough book: “Building a Server with FreeBSD 7.” For anybody wanting to build a web server, mail server, FTP server, or just a local network server, this book makes the process as easy as possible. No Starch Press, […]

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Hurricane Ike Forecast Changes

September 6, 2008

Note: This is now old news. Always check the National Hurricane Center for the latest forecasts! Hurricane Ike The predicted path for Hurricane Ike has changed several times over the past few days. The forecasts are all over the map. The latest path shows it rounding the tip of Florida, cutting through Key West and […]

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Hurricane Ike Path Adjustment

September 5, 2008

Note: This is old news now. For the latest from the National Hurricane Center, please click here: Hurricane Ike Graphics As I noted in my previous post, storm path predictions are, well, unpredictable. In certain situations, the forecast path of a storm is very difficult plot with any degree of accuracy. And Hurricane Ike is […]

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Hurricane Ike Heads for Office Cafe

September 5, 2008

This is now old news. Please check the National Hurricane Center for the latest. Hurricane Ike As of the 11:00 PM advisory from the National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Ike is headed for the home of Office Cafe. The site is hosted in Florida, just a little north of the black dot with the “H” on […]

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