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June 29, 2008

My name is Chris…

and I’m a Facebook addict.

Damn you Nick. And MOM. And all you other Facebook junkies.

Sweet Mother of Moses.

There’s gotta be a 12 step program I can join for this one.

99% of the blame for getting me hooked on Crackbook rests squarely with Microsofties and the upcoming WPC in Houston in a couple of weeks.

Alright…I’m off to rob a liquor store to support my new habit.

|| posted by chris under freebie, timekiller || comments (0) || ||

June 18, 2008

What’s Wrong With This Picture?

For all you troubleshooters out there…

A riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma...

First one to post up the right answer might get a prize from the infamous Funcave prize stash.

Unless your last name is Stanfill. Or you have a pink blog.

|| posted by chris under clueless, hardware, it pro, rx, timekiller, virtualization || comments (3) || ||

May 29, 2008

Where Has All The Memory Gone?

What is with the CACHING!?!?

Weird weird issue on the normally kickass server here at the Funcave, which just so happens to be named Charlene. As in…

The name of this server is CHARLENE, SIR!

Tried to copy a 45GB VHD file to our girl…

A file which came courtesy of someone who just so happens to have a pink blog

No matter how many different ways I tried to copy the file, Charlene eventually got into a totally frozen state. No matter if I tried to copy directly from USB HDD, via network client, or copying from another share, eventually Charlene would become totally unresponsive at the console, sever all network connects, etc.

Now Charlene’s a badass in her own right…

  • HP ML350 
  • 2Ghz single quad-core Xeon
  • 19 GB RAM
  • 80 GB OS volume
  • 250 GB Data volume

Charlene’s running…

  • Windows Server Standard 2008 x64
  • Hyper-V RC1

Seeing all kinds of weirdness trying to copy files to/from her.

All the mayhem starts when Free Physical Memory drops to sickeningly low levels.

Anyone with any serious knowledge of what’s going on wanna ping me? I’m talking Windows Server team, etc. Or anyone with the last name of Russinovich.

|| posted by chris under beta, clueless, hardware, kma, thumbs down, timekiller, virtualization || comments (4) || ||

April 24, 2008

So Close…

And here I thought I had found the answer to my More Mobile Than Mobile quandary…namely, the problem of carrying all the associated stuff.

Well, they're no antfarm keyboard, I can tell you that much!

Big ups to Engadget for finding this. I think.

|| posted by chris under clueless, mobility, thumbs down, timekiller || comments (0) || ||

April 8, 2008

Guitar Hero III For Windows Mobile Will Rock You

The favorite pastime for people too lazy to learn how to play a real guitar buzzsaws its way onto Windows Mobile later today.

Available as either a one-time purchase or subscription license, Guitar Hero III Mobile includes a pretty good initial setlist…

  1. Santana - Black Magic Woman
  2. Wolfmother - Woman
  3. AFI - Miss Murder
  4. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Suck My Kiss
  5. Alice Cooper - School’s Out
  6. Pat Benatar - Hit Me with Your Best Shot
  7. Van Halen - You Really Got Me
  8. KISS - Strutter
  9. Smashing Pumpkins - Cherub Rock
  10. Stone Temple Pilots - Trippin on A Hole
  11. Matchbook Romance - Monsters
  12. Motley Crue - Shout at the Devil
  13. Black Sabbath - Paranoid
  14. The Allman Brothers Band - Jessica
  15. Scorpions - Rock You Like A Hurricane

Put Iggy Pop’s “Search & Destroy” on the playlist, and I’m an insta-buyer. Put “Sweet Home Alabama” on there, and I’m a lifetime purchaser.

Better yet, come out with the REAL killer game for Windows Mobile based on fake musicianship!

|| posted by chris under game, mobility, more cowbell, nostalgia, timekiller || comments (3) || ||

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