25-Aug-2008 16:48Burn, baby, burn

Burning ISO 9660 CDs

So, you've got to make an ISO-9660 compatible CD for whatever reason.  In my case, I've got to upgrade some Itaniums, and they need firmware updates, too.

I found that there's plenty of documentation (well, if you can count as high as 1) for the CDRecord.com procedure (specifically, @CDRecord Help), but not much on actually using Sys$System:CDRecord.exe, and practically none for using that to burn what's commonly called an ISO image file.

But I think I've figured out how.

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17-Mar-2008 15:52Blocking annoyances

Intruder alert!

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05-Mar-2008 18:39PmWiki

Talk about easy...

I've got some projects I want to do, and one of them requires a simple CMS. When I heard about PmWiki, my heart nearly skipped a beat -- here was an open source, PHP v4-compatible, and flat-file based wiki!

I just had to try it!

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28-Feb-2008 21:36SysLog installation

A new toy

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14-Feb-2008 12:37VMS Audio Update

Podcast feeds, finally!

Thanks to Marty for finally providing a real podcast feed for the VMS Audio Updates!  There's an article on OpenVMS.org announcing the availability of this great new feature.

Good job, Marty!

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13-Feb-2008 14:10WebMaster's Prayer

And an Ode to Alpha

I was perusing the 'net today, looking for links back to this blog. While I didn't find what I was looking for, I did find the Webmaster's Prayer and an Ode to Alpha. Ah, fond memories; I remember struggling with that animated GIF of Homer Simpson, trying to get the size down to something reasonable.

My servers are still Digital.

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10-Feb-2008 23:20Are you up?

Yeah? How long?

The Uptime Project has moved around over the past few years, and currently resides at uptimes-project.org. This server keeps a database of clients and their reported uptimes. Yes, some of the data is absurd (a Windows machine with 272 years of uptime? Heck I thought 1 year was hard to believe...) Fortunately, the OpenVMS and OpenVMS Cluster times are more reasonable and logically consistent.

Here are instructions on setting up the client on your system. NB: don't install this on a system that you do not have authorization to run it on. From a security perspective, the source code is included -- it is up to you to review the code and build it for your system. I am not responsible for software that YOU install on YOUR system.

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15-Jan-2008 08:34Another 30th item

I got my sweater

Got a package in the mail yesterday!  I'd signed up on the HP website, entering the competition to see who had the oldest OpenVMS system based on serial number.  I knew I didn't have a chance at winning the Itanium (after all, the oldest system I was able to find was a VAX 3100 Model 80), but I was hoping to be early enough to get a shot at a sweater.

And I was!  Thanks, HP!

Although it's hard to tell in this picture (I shot it with my Nokia N800's camera), the lettering is quality stitching, not a silkscreened image.

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