Random and Opinionated Thoughts

by: Jennifer Zelazny

Stuff

iDog

It still surprises me when I find “cool” news from paper news sources. I read so many newsfeeds from so many web sites…not too much gets past me. I was reading Stuff Magazine (yeah, I read it…I like stuff too) and came across something I was shocked I had not seen before: the iDog. Pretty […]

Films

What the Bleep Do We Know?

I know that I was blown away after seeing “What the Bleep Do you We Know?“. A co-worker had recommended this documentary to me after she saw it in the theatre, but lame me, never saw it…until last night. I am the last person to show interest in physics. Anyone that knows me, knows I […]

Stuff

The Ultimate Golf Bag

Well…it is that time of year when most people’s golf season is winding down. (This was a busy summer for me and my golf game never really wound up). A friend of mine emailed me tonight and asked what golf bag I would recommend. The lucky bastard got a thank you gift from his boss, […]

HOWTOs UNIX

System Monitoring with Nagios – Part 4 of 4

I have decided to write a four part article on the benefits of using Nagios. The first article focused on why I chose Nagios/what it offers. The second article focused on installing Nagios on Mac OS X. The third article focused on configuring Nagios. This fourth article will focus on improving the Nagios interface and […]

Life

109,839

109,839 fans filled the stands at Beaver Stadium on a cold and rainy evening to watch the PSU v. Ohio game. 109,839 people in attendance, millions of home viewers, and my grandmother in her hospital bed, staying up until almost midnight…watched an awesome and well balanced game with Penn State leaving on top. We are […]

Life

Amy and Alissa’s Journeys

If you have not checked out my friend Amy’s blog, and you are interested in traveling around the world, are bored, or need a good laugh..check it out. Her stories are great and educational. I cannot wait to talk to her in person.

Software

MySQL/phpMyAdmin Errors

Somethings, I just forget…again and again. Yeah, I need to go through the W3C School’s SQL tutorial and learn more about it and databases in general, but for now, here are some helpful tips for people like me that rely on MySQL, but often fall into the same novice traps/problems. I do not install MySQL […]

jappler.com

ken.jappler.com

Well, well. Ken and I often play Yahoo! Pool and to make things interesting, I thought we could play a best of 3, winner gets some sort of web service (coding/design, etc) from the loser. I played a good first game, but Ken went 2-0, causing me to create and set up: ken.jappler.com. Do not […]

Life

Way to Go Joe!

Last year at this time, it was really hard to watch a PSU game…not becuase they would most likely lose, but because the sports announcers would spend a good chunk of the game discussing how Joe Paterno needs to retire. I was fed up and disgusted…but can you guess what story made the front page […]

Hosting jappler.com

web hosts, the journey continues.

Ken often asks me: “what is the first thing you would do if you won the lottery?”. The last time he asked I told him I would take a cab to a Land Rover dealer and buy myself a Range Rover. I would like to continue my response to add that I would then drive […]

HOWTOs UNIX

System Monitoring with Nagios – Part 3 of 4

I have decided to write a four part article on the benefits of using Nagios. The first article focused on why I chose Nagios/what it offers. The second article focused on installing Nagios on Mac OS X. This third article will focuses on configuring Nagios. The fourth article will focus on improving the Nagios interface […]