So I have an IPv6 class tomorrow so I decided to study by dinking around with setting up IPv6 on my home network. I was disappointed to find out that Ubuntu (even the current revision), still doesn't ship with ISC's DHCPD v4 server, so I couldn't with DHCPv6, but other than that it was a blast.

Well this is likely one of the longest lapses in blogging I’ve had, 6 months is quite some time and there has been a lot going on since I appeared to stop writing.  So for this post, we’re going to go on a little flyby of the last 6 months.  And because I’m generally too wordy when I write, it will mostly be pictures with a video or two thrown in.  The main thrust is that Deena and I have still been doing our day trip a month, and there has also been a major change in my life as of March 22^nd that I’d rather not get into.

December

On Saturday I went on a treasure hunt for a UPnP / DLNA server that would work with Deena’s iPhone, the XBox 360, and my Nokia N900.  I wanted to be able to get our large music collection to every device in the house without any fuss, and I figured out how to do that with FUPPES.  Here is a copy and paste style install guide for getting everything setup and running using Ubuntu Linux as the media server (FUPPES supports other operating systems as well).

Welcome to the new site.  I hope you like it.  It is now a bit more robust in talking about my work life and I have basically turned it into a long form of my résumé.  I had a very difficult time writing the new content, but the design was an absolute blast.  Hopefully, it will entertain you enough that you won't have noticed my lack of recent blog updates on the old site.

The reason for the redesign was a desire to get off of my old CMS (Drupal), and move onto a Django based site.  It was also a fun opportunity to push some of my front end design and development capabilities like using animation and AJAX based deep linking to create a smoother and faster Web viewing experience.

Over the past couple Weekends Deena and I have been working to get our garage in shape. It wasn't the most pleasant experience by any means, but I think the results speak for themselves. The project was quite successful. We coated the unpainted chip board and bricks, replaced some very old carpet with a bunch of cheap self adhesive carpet tiles, and got some very nice and large storage shelves.

Since last weekend, Deena and I have been completing and working on the oft talked about, long ago planned, project of the The Chalkboard Fridge (dun dun dun).  We have had a kegerator for a long time and have always wanted to do something more with it than just drink delicious beer served out of the tap.  Mostly things like doodle on it, install a second tap, and keep track of the temperatures and pressures for making sure each pull brings another perfect pour.  In order to solve two of those problems, chalkboard paint.  About $20.00 in primer paint and rollers, and a little elbow grease is all it took.  We primarily followed the guide we found at The Kitchn, and here are the results: