Archive for May 2008
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RealTek Vista_R186 driver for Windows Vista x86-x64 and the RealTek ac97 6285_Vista_APO driver
2 Comments | Posted by dlarmeir in Past Blogs
Ok, RealTek appears to have some of the crappiest download mirrors on the internet, so I am now mirroring the latest RealTek drivers for all to use. My frustration of 15k and lower download speeds with a lack of decent US mirrors drove me to this haha.
So, if you have Windows vista 32 bit or 64 bit, you can get the RealTek Driver Package R1.86 here – http://www.larmeir.com/downloads/Vista_R186.zip
If you have Windows Vista 32 or 64 bit and need the RealTek Ac97 codec driver get it here - http://www.larmeir.com/downloads/6285_Vista_APO.zip
Please do not directly hyperlink to these urls as this bandwidth does cost me, however I am providing this to everyone as a good will gesture and I am running on a rock solid network – Enjoy!
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One thing my tax dollars are well spent on. The f-22 Raptor
0 Comments | Posted by dlarmeir in Past Blogs
The fighter jet shown above( The F-22 ) is one of the most advanced in the United States arsenal. It is a stealth air superiority fighter. Read more about this awesome jet here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F22
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Backup your data!! Listen to someone who knows..
0 Comments | Posted by dlarmeir in Past Blogs
Backup your Data!! This goes not only to system administrators, but to the average guy who sits at their PC everyday. I sadly see many people lose data every day and it is always 100% avoidable. Yes, I said 100%!!! A good backup solution starts with proper planning. I recommend taking at least two backups. This gives you redundant backups and more options in the even of a disaster. Take this server that this very site is hosted on for example, I am running with a clustered NAS backup provided by my hosting company, and do offsite backups as well leaving me with redundant backups. I do not leave a persistent mount to backups so that if my server gets compromised, by backups are still safe. My offsite backups reside on my office server that I have access too at all times. Backup your stuff and ultimately you can rest easier at night.
Microsoft has released a new free product.. Unbelievably! – it is called WorldWideTelescope – http://www.worldwidetelescope.org/experienceIt/ExperienceIt.aspx?exp=true It is sort of like a google earth type application but for outer space. My first impressions of it are good, though it does seem bloated as all microsoft products are. But if you are a glactic afficianado like me, this is a cool little program. I have not yet tested all of it’s capabilities but i have heard you can land on mars and do rover type stuff. Ill let you know more when I have time to really check it out – Dustin
Fat Albert in Da’ HOUSE!!!!!!!
Today I went to souper salad and ate so well with my wife….. I had a mega salad with bell peppers, tomatos, spinach leaves, cheese, cucumbers and more.. My dressing of choice, fat free italian.. The checken enchilada soup was awesome and I finished off the meal with a mostly organic strawberry shortcake with non-dairy whipped topping. If you can find one from the link below in your area, surely go!
http://www.soupersalad.com/source/Stores/Restaurant_Search.aspx
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Today’s Comic relief, Family guy and Cool Whip
0 Comments | Posted by dlarmeir in Past Blogs
Today was my first encounter with this new product, and it was pretty insane. I think the interface is nice and it has a good feel, but I still cannot get over the fact that it does not support RedHat…. That is a nightmare waiting to happen and people who use Linux will not embrace a product that will run only one distro, even more a distro viewed as a sell out. I must admit though, for running windows vps’s it seems to be a good solution. I would never use it, as I am a huge VMware fan, but it seems to have alot of functionality. Virtualization is the future and compared to the other products out there, I feel this cant even compete. VMware has this product topped in every way including the ability to run almost any OS there is and appears to have more options. This is my daily opinion…
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Heartburn sucks…….. Be greatful if you don’t suffer from stomach ailments
2 Comments | Posted by dlarmeir in Past Blogs
Yes, I have heartburn, that acid reflux crap that that affects 44% of all Americans. I sort of got the short end of the stick on this one. My Mom has hereditary heartburn issues, while my Dad has hereditary stomach problems. Combine this with the fact I was born with a birth defect that resulted in my intestine rupturing and having a chunk of it removed, this spells stomach trouble city. This affects my life more often that I would like to admit, lost sleep, irritability, loss of comfort. There isn’t much I can do except take medicines that would affect my body and I am not even sure that is a good idea. One day when I find a real safe home remedy that works, I will post here.
Dustin
I had to do some emergency maintenance on the server that was rather unexpected. This issue was further compounded by the fact that some of the major software packages I use had their repositories broken as well, thus my restoration of certain software was delayed. During the emergency downtime I switched from CentOS 5.1 to Debian etch 4.0 – this has significantly trimmed my memory usage and should help me run some other various software applications I need to implement. Ill have my sites fixed back up to normal this week, but uptime was obviously my highest priority. I noticed that linuxhelpresource.com is throwing some bugs when accessing individual pages and Ill get that fixed soon. – Dustin
