Geeking Out

Not much going on around here lately. The last two days I have been working on backing my computers and getting ready for upgrades. The new version of Ubuntu, Gutsy Gibbon was released today. I am in the process of updating my Linux system now. Hopefully their servers aren’t getting hammer too bad. Ubuntu is so nice. Linux has come a long way.

Next Friday Mac OS X Leopard comes out. I will be out of town over the weekend, but I will be upgrading my Macs the following week. I have never installed an Apple OS, but something tells me it’s going to be a hell of a lot easier than installing Windows is.

I found a nice piece of backup software for Windows called Cobain Backup. My Windows machine now gets backed up to my NAS every night. I have been waiting on a Mac solution until I see how Time Machine works in Leopard. I wish Internet speeds in the US weren’t so damn slow. I would love to backup my stuff online also, but it’s not really practical with my slow ass upload speeds.

Another thing I have been playing around with is OpenDNS. It was super simple to set up, and adds a lot of cool features. I now have the ability to block any site from all computers on my network. I am not going to block anything, but it’s cool to be able to do it. This would be a really good solution for a parent. I am just blocking phishing sites currently. Another cool thing about it is that it can correct typos. If I accidentally type cm instead of com it corrects it for me. Pretty slick. I can also set up keywords to websites. I set up g for Google. I just type g and bingo, I am at Google. The best part of it is that it works on every system on my network.

Ok, I guess I have been up to a lot of stuff.