Well I finally found a little time to update the look and feel of my blog. I have been busy with work which is a good thing but it has distracted me from stuff like this. I recently upgraded all the servers on my rack and finally got everything (including this blog you are reading now) migrated over, so in my spare time I have been playing with them rather than writing. For those of you that like tech specs here is the basics of what I got on my rack:

• 24-port 100BASE-T switch with 2 Gigabit ports
• 8-port KVM
• Firewall – Quad Core Xeon w/4GB RAM & and a 4-port network card.
• Web/App Server – Dual Quad Core XEON w/8GB RAM
• Database Server – Dual Quad Core XEON w/8GB RAM
• Monitor & Keyboard

All systems have RAID 1 (Mirroring) for redundancy and protection against any single drive failure. The entire rack is also on separate circuit breakers as well as battery backup. Later on I will expose the details of my setup. I am currently in the process of building the ultimate desk, or in my mind a personal NOC/Command Center. Majority of the desk is still in the design phase, however I did just get my Ergotron LX arms for my triple monitor setup which is soon expanding to a penta-monitor setup (hopefully). Anyway thats the down low as of late. I plan to create an entire page here on my home office/server room setup that I will keep as up-to-date as possible. Until next time I hope you have enjoyed my ramblings.

I finally got my front yard put in. The landscapers did a good job but it still looks like sod. I wish I got some before pics that showed all my weeds and swamp-like properties but here are some pics:

After weeds pulled, sprinklers laid, and leveled:

After top soil laid:

After sod laid:

I obviously still need some plants for the flower boxes but its coming along. Its been really hot so hopefully I can figure out the proper amount of water to give my grass so it doesn’t die. Any suggestions? I currently got the sprinklers set for everyday 4am & 7pm.

I finished up the ethernet wiring in my house and I am way too excited about it. I took out all the RJ11 jacks (standard phone plug) and replaced them with RJ45 Cat5e jacks. Honestly who needs a landline phone these days? As long as I got my iPhone and Internet access wherever I am at (including by the dishwasher) life is good! As far as my computer setup goes if you are reading this post you are pulling the content from my liquid-cooled linux server sitting on my desk, which of course is nothing else other than Ubuntu. I got my Macbook Pro hooked up to my multiple monitors along with an Apple Time Capsule that backs everything up. What’s that you say, no Microsoft Windows? Sorry to disappoint. I have a few other computers and firewalls that I haven’t integrated into my home network yet but as soon as I do you’ll be sure to hear about it. I have some serious nerd plans that include a full blown server rack, ya its overkill but I’m Ty (might as well be Jaguar Paw) and I’m not about to do things half-assed. This is just the beginning, stay tuned…