I was trying to using OpenVPN’s auth-user-pass-verify option, which allows you to essentially build your own authentication mechanism for usernames/passwords. I had a very, very simply authentication script setup and was using the “via-env” method. I fought for at least an hour or two trying to figure out why my passwords weren’t being accepted, even [...]
Archive of entries posted on December 2011
Review: High School of the Dead
(Note: the manga uses “highschool” as one word, though the correct use is 2 words: high school, which is what the English version of the TV show uses.) Awhile back, Jon did a preliminary (zombie) review on High School of the Dead, then 2 months later, he finished watching the series (and read a bit [...]
Merry Christmas from Snowulf
Merry Christmas from the Jo(h)ns! (Jon is a staunch support of Christmas Eve. It’s Christmas damn it!)
So long GoDaddy and thanks for all the SOPA
Yesterday, news came out that GoDaddy supports the “Stop Online Piracy Act” aka SOPA aka The-Stupidest-god-damn-way-to-destroy-the-internet-congress-has-ever-come-up-with. SOPA is bad; it’ll break the internet; it’ll destroy free speech; it’ll kill due process… and generally give the megacorps the authority to do whatever the hell they want to whomever the hell they want. So, SOPA is bad [...]
More Holiday Deals!
Amazon is still doing expanded Holiday Deals. Even better than that, Steam is having a Holiday Sale. Now through December 31, you can get “gifts” or coal from steam for completing achievements. The gifts can be coupons or full games, additionally, the coal can be traded in for more gifts or further entries into a [...]
Amazon Cloudplayer for iOS (iPad) is useless
I have all my music uploaded into Amazon Cloudplayer because I buy my music predominately from Amazon. On my computer, Cloudplayer works just fine, except at work where my docking station messes with my laptop’s sound. On my Droid 3 the Cloudplayer app works fantastically (other than my headphone port being broken). So when I [...]
Review: Lenovo X220
At work we started purchasing some Lenovo Thinkpad X220s and of course I got the first one. I’ve used the X220 before, so this isn’t my first time with it. Though along with this purchase I got a couple of the popular accessories, those being the Ultrabase and the 6 Cell (19+) battery. Also, since [...]
Review: Doxie Go (Scanner)
This week I got a brand new Doxie Go scanner. If you’ve never heard of it, have no fear. It’s a brand new model and honestly, I hadn’t heard about any of the other “Doxie” products before either. The Go is a portable cordless (not wireless – there’s a difference) scanner that has a built [...]
IT is not Customer Service
I recently had an IT revelation. I’m not sure why it took me so long, but I suddenly realized that many (though not all) people treat their corporate IT group in the same way they treat a customer service rep on the phone. How so? Well, many people call customer service when they are upset [...]
