Mark Denovich

Mario Andretti Crash On the page linked to above, click the "Mario Andretti crashes at IMS" link to see the video. Unbelievable. He walked away from the crash. Background: Mario, age 63, is doing…

I hate re-inventing the wheel... But that's what I've been doing all week. System Administration/IT work seems to involve a lot of this. For instance: Our development image is around…

We moved offices this week. The servers and related gear arrived last night. Reloading the racks, and properly wiring things took some time, but we're back in business. The T1 just worked…

It's finally here! My new Dell D800, 1.6Ghz Centrino with a WUXGA (1900x1200) LCD. (I ordered it 3/12, the day it was announced.) When I first fired it up I was impressed, but not overwhelmed.…

Some wang(s) cracked our mail server at work Sunday. Fortunately, nothing but time was lost in the process. Chris has some good ideas for tackling the work that followed. What he forgot to mention…

Another Saturday, another batch of trespassers trying to steal my time, money and/or soul. I can't remember the last time I was pleasantly surprised by the doorbell. This weekend is no…

Like Chris and Barb, this week also marked our wedding anniversery (Our 4th.) I made it back from Houston in time for us to celebrate by lazing around and going to sleep early. Hooray! (We both…

...with other peoples time. (note to business contacts: Don't be offended by my grumbling. I'm a good soldier, but bitching is prime blog-fodder.) So I get to fly out for business today…

Saw this in the referrer log today: http://homeland.fbi.gov/Watchlists/suspect/view.jsp That's sweet. I knew it was bogus, but it still got me thinking... What's the relative likelihood…

I pulled my crank out today. At nearly 2 feet long and 40lbs it's so big it's scary. I had a stuck crank pulley nut, I pulled it and I yanked it, but I just couldn't get it off. I…