Monthly Archive: February 2009

Feb 28

WordCamp Denver

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I spent most of the day attending WordCamp Denver downtown today. Based on what I’ve read about other WordCamps and now having attended one, I think I can safely say that each one is a different experience. I have to confess it wasn’t entirely what I was expecting, but that’s not entirely a bad thing… …

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Feb 24

Broke (then fixed) VMware Player Networking

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As many long-time readers are aware, I’m a big fan of virtualization. I like to do testing and dev work in virtual machines as that helps keep my primary machine(s) cleaner and leaner. It also lets me keep a whole fleet of machines around without needing all that extra hardware and expense. I ran into …

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Feb 22

The Rocky Mountain Tech Trifecta

I spent most of yesterday attending the inaugural Rocky Mountain Tech Trifecta. I’m happy to say that I found it completely worth the time. I learned a lot yesterday which makes spending a Saturday downtown totally worth it. Seeing so many great speakers just pushed it over the top. I truly hope this will become …

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Feb 14

Java Up To Date Checker

Sun now has a link to visit to test if your installed java is current: http://java.com/en/download/installed.jsp The new installer also removes the previously installed environments as well. Good stuff. [Hat Tip to this SANS Diary entry]