Category Archives: General

Technology

Posted on 2017-07-14 by phasorburn

Remember when the telephone was just bells, receiver/mic, rotary dial, and some wires going back to the telco? This is what happens when you have a SIP phone with a VOIP provider.

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Cometary

Posted on 2017-07-06 by phasorburn

I’ve decided I’ve become a comet. Not sure if I’m ok with it, but I’ve got a long orbital cycle to think about it. Context from a private conversation yesterday with someone I worked with just over a decade ago … Continue reading →

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Changing VMWare Fusion 8’s vmnet1 and vmnet8 networking

Posted on 2017-06-29 by phasorburn

I had a problem where I was unable to access some machines in the datacenter on subnet 172.16.16.0/24 from my OS X work machine. Turns out vmnet8 was conflicting with the same subnet located at the Datacenter. vmnet8 comes from … Continue reading →

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Heads you win, Tails you lose.

Posted on 2017-03-23 by phasorburn

Talking to pre and post sales support engineers at $BIGCOMPANY that we just spent $BIGMONEY on shiny new equipment is a bit like flipping a coin. Heads, they know their stuff and can help you out with best practices configuration … Continue reading →

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Posted on 2017-03-20 by phasorburn

Prints, cards and more

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