SELFSSL

I’ve never gotten the hang of self-signed SSL certificates for testing purposes and internal use on Microsoft IIS. I did some searching this week and found a utility called SELFSSL that’s part of the Microsoft IIS 6.0 resource kit. SelfSSL creates a self-signed cert, lets you set the host name, expiration and bit length.
I used [...]

Upgraded to Wordpress 2.1

I just upgraded the blog to Wordpress 2.1. If you notice anything odd, please let me know by commenting on this entry.
I’m considering keeping this blog as a technical blog and splitting out my photos into a separate blog. Thoughts? I’d like to build an audience, and a personal / photo / work / technical [...]

Thinker

Anti-consumerism

I started reading about The Compact, a group bound to not purchase anything new in 2007 except for consumables.
It’s a great idea, I’ve had consumer burnout for some time.
There’s a yahoo! group, and a lot of the postings remind me of what I went through as a stay-at-home dad. I wanted to simplify my life [...]

Time to dust off the old GPG key…

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2003508676_mail04.html
Bush says feds can open mail without warrant
By James Gordon Meek
New York Daily News
WASHINGTON — President Bush quietly has claimed sweeping new powers to open Americans’ mail without a judge’s warrant.
Bush asserted the new authority Dec. 20 after signing legislation that overhauls some postal regulations. He then issued a “signing statement” that declared his right [...]

More Technology Toys

I traded my Blackberry 7100t for a Blackberry Pearl, and I’m writing it up as I type this.
It’s definitely the sexiest Blackberry out there — small, uses SureType instead of a thumb keyboard, plays MP3s, and has a camera.
The Blackberry Pearl doesn’t have the OZ Internet Messenger client, but I’ve downloaded the Yahoo Messenger [...]