tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317959122011-10-28T01:42:33.589+02:00A peek into my life after hours as SysAdmin. There's so much more I enjoy and encounter after hours, I want all of you to take part of it.Michelangelo van Damhttps://profiles.google.com/115104112579818801836noreply@blogger.comBlogger91100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31795912.post-1162804157223270142006-11-06T10:02:00.000+01:002006-11-06T10:09:17.283+01:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonbe/290313947/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/122/290313947_6c8628bef5_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonbe/290313947/">DragonBe a.k.a. games admin</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/dragonbe/">DragonBe</a>. </span></div>Well, this weekend was fun ! A LAN-party in Brussels with a bunch of guys I know for a long time.<br /><br />Gaming in a private enviroment is always fun, weather you play with 10 or with 1000 people.<br /><br />Although I didn't won every round, I surely enjoyed every minute of it.<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31795912-116280415722327014?l=michelangelovandam.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Michelangelo van Damhttps://profiles.google.com/115104112579818801836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31795912.post-1157377540648915942006-09-04T15:40:00.000+02:002006-09-04T15:45:40.666+02:00Afgelopen weekend was het feest, mijn feest. Ik werd 30 jaar ! Al 3 decenia loop ik hier de aardbol plat op zoek naar die momenten van puur geluk. Misschien ben ik een bofkont, want zeker de laatste 10 jaren heb ik echt wel veel van die momenten mogen meemaken. Jammer genoeg ook de minder leuke en zelfs de drama's des levens, maar die mogen mij niet weerhouden om mezelf "gelukkig" te voelen. Ja, ik voel me de rijkste mens op aarde want ik ben gelukkig.<br /><br />Om gelukkig te zijn moet ik geen vette bankrekening hebben, moet ik geen 20 vrouwen aan elke vinger hebben of moet ik niet wekelijks op bezoek bij mijn psychiater langs gaan. Nee, gewoon 's morgends opstaan en lachend de dag tegemoet gaan, dat zijn mijn truukjes om gelukkig te voelen.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31795912-115737754064891594?l=michelangelovandam.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Michelangelo van Damhttps://profiles.google.com/115104112579818801836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31795912.post-1156274391938259872006-08-22T20:48:00.000+02:002006-08-25T00:36:47.060+02:00<h2>Introduction</h2>I was tired of the stupid popups in Windows telling me that some program made a critical error. So in search of a solution to my frustrated computer adventure I found <a href="http://www.opensuse.org">OpenSuSE</a>, which you can download freely from the internet.<br /><h2>My setup</h2><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5511/2985/1600/md42200_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5511/2985/200/md42200_1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Like the title says, I have a Medion MD42200 laptop sold by ALDI in Belgium. I'm a very satisfied customer because since the day I baught this laptop, I haven't had any hardware failures.<br />The only thing that really bothered me is that after a couple of months programs started to fail, sending a critical error to the Windows OS, presenting me a very cryptic message stating something made a boo-boo.<br /><br />These are it's specifications:<br /><ul><li>Intel Pentium M 735 (Centrino) 1,7 GHz 2MB Cache<br /></li><li>Hitachi 80 GByte HDD<br /></li><li>512 MByte DDR-RAM (max. 1024 MByte)<br /></li><li>ATI Mobility Radeon 9650 64 MByte<br /></li><li>Intel IPW2200 WLAN (802.11b/g compatible)</li><li>Broadcom BCM-4401 10/100 bps LAN<br /></li><li>Pioneer 8X DVD-Brander Double Layer </li><li>7in2 Multicard-Reader<br /></li><li>TV Kaart DVB-T<br /></li><li>USB 2.0</li><li>Firewire<br /></li><li>15 " Display<br /></li><li>6.1 Sound</li></ul><h2>Installation</h2>I started the installation by downloading the net-boot image and burned it onto a common writeable CD-Rom. This option made it possible for me to start the installation immediately without me having to wait for the full installation DVD to be downloaded.<br />I selected my closest mirror, being <a href="ftp://ftp.belnet.be">ftp.belnet.be</a> and started the installation. Once the installation was finished, it detected my hardware correctly and rounded up the configuration.<br /><h2>Problems</h2>Although at first sight all hardware elements were detected correctly, I couldn't connect to my wireless network with my detected <span style="font-weight: bold;">ipw2200</span> wifi device. I deleted it's configuration and tried to add it again, but then I got an error that I had to install the "<span style="font-weight: bold;">ipw-firmware</span>" package. So, started up YAST, installed the package <span style="font-weight: bold;">ipw-firmware</span> and my wireless connection worked like a charm, even with <span style="font-weight: bold;">WPA</span> encryption enabled.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31795912-115627439193825987?l=michelangelovandam.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Michelangelo van Damhttps://profiles.google.com/115104112579818801836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31795912.post-1156167533290410992006-08-21T15:38:00.000+02:002006-08-21T17:00:30.046+02:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5511/2985/1600/hetwasgezelliglowlands.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5511/2985/200/hetwasgezelliglowlands.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5511/2985/1600/renlolaren.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5511/2985/200/renlolaren.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>It is still possible: having fun in the mud at a rock-festival. Naked boobs covered with mud and pants dropping to the floor... what a party !<br /><br />Too bad I had to miss it this year. Maybe next time...<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />View original messag (Dutch): </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.geenstijl.nl/mt/archieven/016240.html">Geenstijl.nl - Lekker wroeten in de modder</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31795912-115616753329041099?l=michelangelovandam.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Michelangelo van Damhttps://profiles.google.com/115104112579818801836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31795912.post-1154973770330613572006-08-07T19:49:00.000+02:002006-08-07T20:02:50.340+02:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.monitor.co.at/monitor/198/pic/tosh230.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.monitor.co.at/monitor/198/pic/tosh230.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>Killing time can be fun, especially when you have an old Toshiba 230CX and a couple of Linux CD's to play with.<br /><br />After spending a couple of hours installing the basic operating system (yes, that happens when your go back in time with a Pentium MMX laptop), I finally got it up and running. Oh, so cool when you've got an old banged-up machine back to life.<br /><br />Now I can use it for monitoring stuff, playing movies in the car and so on.<br /><br />More info on this fun project: <a href="http://www.m.benndorf.easynet.be/laptop/Home.html">http://www.m.benndorf.easynet.be/laptop/Home.html</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31795912-115497377033061357?l=michelangelovandam.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Michelangelo van Damhttps://profiles.google.com/115104112579818801836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31795912.post-1154879647129085662006-08-06T17:38:00.000+02:002006-08-06T17:54:07.146+02:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5511/2985/1600/smoothies.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5511/2985/200/smoothies.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Today I got a nice recepy for a smoothie: <span style="font-weight: bold;">peanut honey smoothie</span><br /><br />This receipt is for two glasses:<br />o 1 tbsp honey<br />o 1 tbsp peanut butter<br />o 4.22 oz (125ml) milk<br />o 8.44 oz (250ml) ice cubes<br /><br />It's a nice refreshing beverage with a very nice taste !<br />Try it and you like it.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31795912-115487964712908566?l=michelangelovandam.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Michelangelo van Damhttps://profiles.google.com/115104112579818801836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31795912.post-1154419944833272922006-08-01T10:12:00.000+02:002006-08-01T10:12:24.843+02:00<a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4653448813733199771">Whoa! Meteor Crash - Google Video</a><br />Funky stuff you'll find on the net: A meteor crash in the middle of the desert. I don't care if it's real or not: it's superb !<br /><br />BTW, it's still coming, the one meteor called <a href="http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/risk/a99942.html">Apophis (a99942)</a>. This is still designated as a near-Earth object (NEO), but my humble guess is that there's a small chance it will impact Earth in 2036.<br /><br />According to the Japanese in <a href="http://www.ursispaltenstein.ch/blog/weblog.php?/weblog/more/meteorite_collision/">this movie</a>, we have no chance at all to survive a medium-sized meteorite. Is this <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120591/">Armageddon</a> ?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31795912-115441994483327292?l=michelangelovandam.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Michelangelo van Damhttps://profiles.google.com/115104112579818801836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31795912.post-1154416696611628172006-08-01T09:14:00.000+02:002006-08-01T09:18:16.620+02:00Yesterday it was moving day for my parents in law. It was quite a hassle, but at the end of the day we managed to have them settling in their new appartment.<br /><br />Although we had some troubles getting the wardropes back together, all went smoothly. Furniture IKEA style, I love it !<br /><br />Now we got to find a nice present for them to settle in, like a dinner someplace or a weekend in a Spa-resort... we don't know yet, but we'll find something.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31795912-115441669661162817?l=michelangelovandam.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Michelangelo van Damhttps://profiles.google.com/115104112579818801836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31795912.post-1154078304703106722006-07-28T11:14:00.000+02:002006-07-28T11:18:24.710+02:00Haha, we got another blog up and running. This one's for stuff I come accross in my private life. Some things are funny, others sad... but always fun to read !<br /><br />Just for the record, these are messages not related to my job as an System Administrator, just events that occur after (or befor) working hours.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31795912-115407830470310672?l=michelangelovandam.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Michelangelo van Damhttps://profiles.google.com/115104112579818801836noreply@blogger.com1