Tag Archives: geek

I might have too many cables….

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Jethro Carr

This is what happens when you’re a computer geek for 10+ yrs…..

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Mozilla Sync Server RPMs

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Jethro Carr

A few weeks ago I wrote about the awesomeness that is Mozilla’s Firefox Sync, a built-in feature of Firefox versions 4 & later which allows for synchronization of bookmarks, history, tabs and password information between multiple systems. (historically known as … Continue reading →

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Living Without Twitter

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Jethro Carr

It’s been an interesting 10+ days since I took my twitter holiday and 4+ days since I deleted my account. It’s been interesting, not a total success yet, I do use my placeholder account from time-to-time to check out the … Continue reading →

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Sunday Geekup Auckland

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Jethro Carr

Figured now that I’m up in Auckland it would be good to assemble some resemblance of a social life up here – aiming to be a regular to Auckland Thursday Night Curry and considering some other geeky groups to get involved with. (maybe TangleBall, … Continue reading →

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Process Monitor for Windows

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Jethro Carr

From time to time I’m dragged into the murky world of Microsoft to debug a problem a customer is having, or to setup the occasional small business server. My Windows skills are passable, but certainly nowhere near as good as … Continue reading →

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Kiwicon in Wellington

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Jethro Carr

Having only just moved to Auckland, I’ve only just started reassembling my computer setup and unpacking boxes, yet already back down to Wellington attend the 5th Kiwicon Hacking & Security conference. Looking forwards to it, it’s always an interesting conference … Continue reading →

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IPv6 Enabled :-)

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Jethro Carr

A while ago I deployed IPv6 to my flat and have been having fun learning and experimenting with the new addressing methods – at some stage I’m sure I’ll write a few bits up, but there’s mountains of information about … Continue reading →

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30 days of geek takes off?

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Jethro Carr

Readers who have been around for a little while may recall my 30 days of geek blogging challenge, which I sadly ran out of time to complete the last few questions. Recently @CyrisXD has taken up the idea and has … Continue reading →

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AirNZ A320 Domestic

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Jethro Carr

I’ve been up in Auckland this week having fun working with centralised authentication solutions for customers – after extinguishing my sanity, I returned to Wellington, by means of one of the new AirNZ A320 domestic jets. I managed to score … Continue reading →

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PHP Podcast Interview

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Jethro Carr

Whilst at was at linux.conf.au I got interviewed by Steve from the Coding by Numbers podcast series, along with @LGnome about PHP, some of it’s background, future and general thoughts. Listen to episode 23 interview regarding PHP.

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