Qubes OS (beta)

Qubes OS: An OS as isolated VM’s- an new approach to security/sandboxing.  Now in public Beta.
Documented ScreenShots

Win7 sysprep

Her’s a good little walkthru on Brian Lee Jackson’s site

SS Statendam (IV)

About 1975/76,  I went on my first ‘tourist cruise’.  I was about 8yrs old.  I don’t recall how many ping-pong balls my cousins and I lost to the sea…

The Statendam/Rhapsody/Regent Star – Specifications:
Length:	642 feet (196.2 m)
Beam:	81 feet (24.7 m)
Tonnage:	24,294 gross tons
Engines:	Parsons geared turbines, turning two propellers.
Service speed:	19 knots
Passengers:	84 1st Class & 867 Tourist Class

In September of 1971, the Statendam was taken out of service and sent to her builders for a major refit, during which she was converted into a one-class cruise liner with more accommodation. The enclosed promenade areas disappeared, giving room to new and enlarged lounges and casinos. Her passenger capacity was altered to 740 people, and she was given a lido deck aft. In February of 1972, after five months of work and $7,000,000 spent, she emerged as the first ship in the fleet to sport the new company colours. The grey hull had been repainted in midnight blue, and the funnel colour had been changed to a bright orange.

Statendam (4)

(HAL: 1956-82)

The Statendam (4) was built in 1957. She was bought by the Paquet group in 1982 and renamed Rhapsody, but sold again to the Lelakis group in 1986, and named Regent Star in the Regency fleet. Her steam turbines were replaced by diesels in 1987. She has been inactive since the Regency Cruises bankruptcy.

info and quotes via:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statendam_IV

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showpost.php?p=25737177&postcount=1868

http://www.thegreatoceanliners.com/statendam4.html

photos from various sources (google search).  I’ll try to dig up some of my family photos.

This slideshow requires JavaScript.

Novell Client Settings – IR3 forgetting tree context

http://www.migee.com/2010/09/27/novell-client-2-sp1-ir2-ir3-forgetting-tree-context-server/

 

HP P4014 Reset

Cold Reset

Turn the printer off and then on.

When the printer begins its memory count, press and hold down the Checkmark button until all the main LED signal lights stay illuminated.

Release the button and use the arrow keys to find the Cold Reset option.  Press the Checkmark button again to select and complete the operation.

Maintenance Count

1. Turn the printer off then back on
2. Press and hold down the OK button while the memory is counting. The memory starts counting at 000MB immediately after you turn the power on.
3. Continue to hold down the OK button until all three LEDs are illuminated.
4. Release the OK button.
5. Press the up arrow (Navigation) button until the message New Maintenance Kit appears on the control panel display.   If New Maintenance Kit is not an option then you have an old firmware version (see below).
6. Press the OK button once. Your maintenance count is reset.

Some of the older firmware versions did not have the “New Maintenance Kit” option mentioned in the above procedure.  In this case you can either update the printer’s firmware to ad this feature or manually reset the maintenance count in the service menu as described below.

Enter the Service Menu — Press the MENU button, and scroll through the list of menus until you see “SERVICE”. Press OK.

Before you can enter the Service Menu, you will see a blank line on the screen where you are supposed to enter an access code:

• P4014, the access code is 05401408
• P4015, the access code is 05401508
• P4515, the access code is 05451508

Enter the code and press OK.

You will now be allowed into the Service Menu.  Scroll through the list of options until you see, “Maintenance Count.” Press OK.

Change the current maintenance count to “0″ by pressing the number “0″, and then pressing OK.

To confirm this, you can print an Information page

Meteor Shower

via NASA

“This year’s Perseid meteor shower peaks on August 12 and 13, and it promises to be one of the best displays of the year. If forecasts are correct, the shower should produce a peak display of at least 80 meteors per hour on the day. A waxing crescent moon will set before the shower becomes active, setting a perfect stage for meteor watching — weather permitting,”

“2010 is a good year for Perseids because the Moon won’t be up during the midnight-to-dawn hours of greatest activity. As Perseus rises and the night deepens, meteor rates will increase. For sheer numbers, the best time to look is during the darkest hours before dawn on Friday morning, Aug. 13th, when most observers will see dozens of Perseids per hour,”

questions? http://www.nasa.gov/connect/chat/perseids_2010.html

iPhone on Verizon

DailyTech – Reports: iPhone Prepares to Hit Verizon, Apple Antenna Chief Canned.

iKAT v3: Kiosk Security Testing tool

Brief overview: iKAT: The Interactive Kiosk Attack Tool for all!

The tool: http://ikat.ha.cked.net/Windows/

Legalized: Jailbreaking iPhone, Rooting Android

Read the full article on Technically Personal

Paragon HFS for Windows

Version 8 is out, but 7.5 is still available for free.

Direct download of Setup installer

• 32-bit: http://dl.paragon-software.com/free/HFS4WIN_ea.msi (2,5 MB)
• 64-bit: http://dl.paragon-software.com/free/HFS4WIN_ea_x64.msi (2,5 MB)

Register:

• http://www.paragon-software.com/registration/hfs-windows75.html

and don’t foget their free EXT browser – http://www.paragon-software.com/home/extbrowser/

ref: http://paragonsoftware.wordpress.com/2010/04/19/software-giveaway-hfs-for-windows-50000-license-giveaway/