Connected Commuter

The makers of WordPress have released a native BlackBerry app to allow easy posting and administration of your blog. We give a quick run though of its features.

Our webserver has been migrated from a standalone linux server to a virtual machine on VMware server.  Check out the specs:

VMware ESXi 4.0
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700
6 GB DDR-II Memory
5x Intel Gigabit NIC
3ware 9650SE RAID Controller
Patriot 8 GB Flash Drive (ESXi OS)
4x 500 GB Seagate 7200.12 Hard Drives in RAID5 (VM Datastore)

Intro
The BlackBerry is most commuters connection to the outside world for the few hours during the daily trip to and from work.  Besides checking email and listening to music, surfing the web can help pass the time.  The newer BlackBerries (Bold, Storm, Curve 8900) have the most advanced browser in the BlackBerry family but they [...]

The MTA’s new fares are going into effect June 17, 2009. To see what your new rates will be you can check the MTA’s Website.

Check out this new promo video for Wii Punch-Out. Pretty funny.

It reminds me of Nintendo’s old video producing days.

The Logitech Harmony Adapter for PS3 is now available for purchase at Amazon.  This device will allow  you to finally integrate the control of your PS3 into your Harmony remote.  Previously the only way to do this was to buy an adapter that would send commands to the PS3, but couldn’t fully control it.  Now [...]

Just some pictures taken with my BlackBerry.

The monthly fare from Poughkeepsie to Grand Central is going up a $103, from $367 to $470 on June 1. Where is the extra 28% of your money going? Well I guess a few dollars are going to the new track displays. Do we really need high def flat panel TVs to tell us what [...]

Our new web server.

Introduction
Sometimes it’s hard to find something to keep you occupied the train during that long commute home at night. Like many commuters I see on the train everyday, some like to keep themselves occupied with handheld games such as the Nintendo DS and Sony PSP. Well, today’s review is about a product that [...]