July 29, 2008

More fun with Tinyget.exe

I don't get to do as much scripting as before with my new job, but every now and then I get to do something really fun... like writing a script to post an update to a web server over HTTPS with client certificate authentication.

So, here goes...

tinyget -d -s:SSL3 -keypair:fromIE subjectname -srv:myserver.com -uri:/myschtuff/index.asp

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July 17, 2008

ML Alumni group

The ML Alumni group on LinkedIn is open to all current or former ML employees.
http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/35975/61AB877A9A8A

Also see the Google group:
http://groups.google.com/group/ml-alumni

June 17, 2008

Firefox Download Day is bunk...

It's 12.10 am on June 17th (Firefox 3 Download day) and it's still not available....

Dude, where's my fox...?

March 28, 2008

Daughter V.2.o successfully released

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Julie Hana Seaman, Daughter version 2.o successfully delivered.

Mountain View, CA - 10.54 am on March 28th, 2008 -- Julie Hana Seaman version 2.o passed User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and was successfully delivered today. According to Rumiko Murayama Seaman, Chief Project Architect and Delivery Engineer "This project completed 3 days early AND the final product was perfect".

John Seaman, Co-Development Engineer and Lead Waste By-product Collection System Service Technician also also added "we have no plans for a service pack release at this time."

Julie Hana Seaman will continue post release inspection at the El Camino Hospital and Software Center until March 30th, after which final installation will commence in San Jose, CA.

Further product information and specifications are available online at:

www.japan-page.net/julie

Clarification of Release Policy:

Julie Hana Seaman, AKA Daughter v.2.o was a separate code tree from Emily Joyce Seaman, AKA Daughter v.1.o. Both releases will continue to be supported in parallel, however as we have been blessed with completely bug free code there will be no Service Pack or Hotfix releases.

"There are no great things, only small things with great love. Happy are those."
Mother
Theresa

March 26, 2008

Creating eMule P2P rules on the Juniper (NetScreen) SSG 5 series

I generally use two Linux distro based firewalls on my home network, but I recently tested a Juniper SSG 5 for an evening with eMule. This was as close to a certain P2P based streaming AV application we use @ work that I could get without dragging a bunch of hardware home.

Here's my setup notes:

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March 23, 2008

1999 BMW R1100 S For Sale

SOLD on 3/23, Thanks for looking.

1999 BMW R1100 S For Sale $5250 contact: john [at] japan-page [dot] net

  • Heated hand grips
  • ABS Brakes
  • Only 22,009 miles
  • Great condition - never dropped.
  • 1085cc, fuel injected engine
  • California registration to October 1998
  • Includes Cortech Sport ballistic nylon saddlebags.
  • I'll even throw in my Shoei RF-1000 helmet

The pending arrival of offspring v.2.o, and having changed jobs and no longer commuting on the freeway bring me to the sad state where I no longer need such a wonderful ride. Or, if you ask my wife she'll point out that I don't need any kind of motorcycle. Anyway, for the near future I won't be riding much, so the BMW is up for sale. It has been garaged both at home and at work, so the paint is in great shape, along with everything else.

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February 13, 2008

The insides of a Juniper SSG5 Wireless

DSC_0024.JPG I recently was handed a Juniper SSG 5 Wireless unit for a hardware evaluation. Ha ha ha, you want to give me hardware? Don't you know I have screwdrivers...? But I'm rambling... Anyway, this is a sweet little unit except for one little gotcha, the fan is awfully noisy.

Popping open the case shows the two antenna leads coming off the wireless daughter board with two heat sinks. The fan starts up when the unit gets warm inside, but I was surprised because it's really noisy and the temperature threshold is set so low it almost never goes off. Admittedly this device is typically used in small offices, and probably stuck in a closet somewhere, but if you used it in a home office you'd notice that noise quickly.

The Juniper OS is super easy to set up, I turned it into a WPA-PSK AP in about 2 minutes and was surfing the web from a laptop shortly after that.

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