Latest Project: Twitter/PFT Mashup
by zak on Nov.16, 2008, under Programming
For awhile now I’ve been wanting to do this but I haven’t been able to find the time. However, this weekend I finally was able to through together a simple app (ruby) to put Pro Football Talk (PFT) on Twitter.
You can follow PFT here.
iPod Video For Sale
by zak on Sep.12, 2008, under Personal
I’ve decided to sell my Apple iPod 30GB Video. It’s in great shape and works perfectly. So, if you’re in the market for an iPod, check it out on eBay.
Dropbox Launches Publicly
by zak on Sep.11, 2008, under Personal
Dropbox is a new service that lets you share files between Windows, Mac and even Linux. It’s incredibly easy to use and is absolutely free. It’s been in private beta for a while now but just launched publicly today! Go to the website and sign up now!
Fantasy Football
by zak on Sep.01, 2008, under Personal
Well, it’s that time again… Football season is upon us. And with football season comes fantasy football. This year I’m in three leagues (yikes). I was in three leagues last year and had a really hard time keeping up with all of them. This year will not be a repeat.
I’ve already drafted for all three teams and I have to say that I did okay. It could have been better…a lot better. But I’m content with what I have. Here are the rosters for all three of my teams:
| Stupid Steelers | Blue Team | Purple Pride | ||||
| Ben Roethlisberger, Pit | QB | Carson Palmer, Cin | QB | Tony Romo, Dal | QB | |
| Eli Manning, NYG | QB | Brett Favre, NYJ | QB | Vince Young, Ten | QB | |
| Marion Barber, Dal | RB | Edgerrin James, Ari | RB | Joseph Addai, Ind | RB | |
| Larry Johnson, KC | RB | Reggie Bush, NO | RB | Larry Johnson, KC | RB | |
| Laurence Maroney, NE | RB | DeAngelo Williams, Car | RB | Selvin Young, Den | RB | |
| Ronnie Brown, Mia | RB | Ray Rice, Bal | RB | Anquan Boldin, Ari | WR | |
| DeAngelo Williams, Car | RB | Shaun Alexander, FA | RB | Marvin Harrison, Ind | WR | |
| T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Cin | WR | T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Cin | WR | Hines Ward, Pit | WR | |
| Wes Welker, NE | WR | Jerricho Cotchery, NYJ | WR | Nate Burleson, Sea | WR | |
| Nate Burleson, Sea | WR | Derrick Mason, Bal | WR | David Patten, NO | WR | |
| Jerricho Cotchery, NYJ | WR | D.J. Hackett, Car | WR | Todd Heap, Bal | TE | |
| Tony Scheffler, Den | TE | Todd Heap, Bal | TE | Randy McMichael, StL | TE | |
| Alge Crumpler, Ten | TE | Zach Miller, Oak | TE | Matt Stover, Bal | K | |
| Adam Vinatieri, Ind | K | Rian Lindell, Buf | K | Colts Defense, Ind | D/ST | |
| Steelers Defense, Pit | D/ST | Adam Vinatieri, Ind | K | Packers Defense, GB | D/ST | |
| 49ers Defense, SF | D/ST | 49ers Defense, SF | D/ST | |||
| Colts Defense, Ind | D/ST | |||||
This fantasy football season is going to be a lot of fun. I’ll be posting every so often about my progress throughout the season. Wish me luck!
RHCT Certified
by zak on Aug.16, 2008, under Personal
This past week I’ve been in Red Hat training for their RHCT certification. The class was fun and I learned a lot. On Friday I took the 3 hour certification exam. It was challenging but I passed with 100%. Now I’m officially a Red Hat Certified Technician.
The next step is becoming RHCE certified. I’ll be scheduling that class hopefully for some time early 2009.
CentOS: Free Red Hat Enterprise Linux
by zak on Aug.10, 2008, under Linux
Awhile back I was looking for a Linux operating system to do some testing on. I needed to test on Red Hat Enterprise Linux but was not about to pay out the $349/yr for a RHEL license. I’m just to cheap for that. That’s when I stumbled upon CentOS.
CentOS is a free version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux… Well, kind of.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux is technically an open source operating system…meaning the source code is publicly available. However, the compiled operating system requires a license which costs money.
CentOS is built from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux source code. Any Red Hat branding and artwork is removed. Also, any non-free packages are altered in compliance with the Red Hat redistribution policies. You can read more about this here.
The current CentOS version is CentOS 5. In my experience, CentOS 5 runs great and is identical to RHEL 5 under the hood. I’ve been running it on my server at home for several months now with no issues.
