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June 2006 - Posts

• Optimize your life #7 - A practical guide to the perfect audio book system

  OK, in the previous article I wrote about why audio books are a great alternative to the radio. This time, I'm going to make some specific recommendations about how to get yourself started. 1. Get an MP3 Player First order of business...you need an MP3 Read More... Posted Thursday, June 15, 2006 11:12 PM by rkuo | 1 Comments Filed under: Optimize your life

• VMWare and Virtual Server 2005 R2

  I mentioned previously that I'm a big fan of virtualization and all the attendant advantages that come with it. For many tasks, speed is less relevant than flexibility, and virtualization of operating systems gives flexibility to you in spades. You can Read More... Posted Tuesday, June 13, 2006 1:15 AM by rkuo | 1 Comments Filed under: SnapStream, Business

• When servers blow up

  Several years ago, at the height of the Internet craze, a company called NetPliance released a product called the I-Opener . The I-Opener was a computer based on a razor/razor blade model. Sell the hardware (which was worth about 300 bucks) for 99 bucks Read More... Posted Sunday, June 04, 2006 3:38 PM by rkuo | 0 Comments Filed under: Gadgets

• Optimize your life #6 - The daily commute and audio books

  In my last article , I talked about what kind of tasks we can successfully combine together to save time. This article discusses one specific way to multitask that I find useful, which is listening to audio books while driving to work. Best use of time Read More... Posted Thursday, June 01, 2006 3:08 AM by rkuo | 3 Comments Filed under: Optimize your life