Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Symconnect Problems Release 2008.02

For Symitar users, were having a great time with Symitar Release 2008.02. Stability module...huh??? Well, Symconnect keeps taking a dive off the deep-end and our applications keep crashing.

Symitar's response says we need more memory. hmm.

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

ugh. I have a stuffy nose.

So the wife and I saw Wilco the other night at the Lyric Opera House in Baltimore. Excellent, Excellent show. They are just a great band. It's amazing how they can play such soft melodies and then go full blown into guitar driven, distorted insanity. It's all constructed very well.

Christmas is near and I'm not prepared..whats new.

I ate Pizza yesterday at a place called "Matchbox" in DC near Chinatown. I got something called "Fire and Smoke". Bad idea. I should have read the description a bit closer. My mouth was on fire, eyes watering, nose dripping and my stomach was left in knots. Next time, I think I'll try just cheese.

Going back to DC, I was actually there for the Network World IT Roadmap tour. It was ok. There were several sessions. I attended the Data Center Infrastructure Management and the Virtualization sessions. The Data Center session started off with a GREAT speaker..lots of good info. But the case study speakers were awful. The Virtualization session was good, lot of info I already knew though. Case study speakers were ok.

Sunday, December 7, 2008

Steaks Anyone?

Here is my new favorite way to cook a steak.

1. Get a good cut steak, 1-1 1/2 thick. Marinate if you wish for however long.

2. Before cooking, let steak come to room temperature.

3. Place a good pan in the oven and heat to 500 degrees (just the pan). A little before oven is heated to 500 degrees, turn a burner on high. - Don't ask questions, ...just do this.

4. When oven reaches 500 degrees, pull pan out - with an oven mit!, Place on heated burner and sear each side of the steaks for 30 seconds. Leave the oven on - were not done yet. This may produce a little smoke..don't worry - it's just an effect.

5. After searing, place pan with steaks in the oven for 3 minutes. After 3 minutes, pull steaks out, flip, place back in oven and cook for an additional 3 minutes.

6. Remove steaks from oven...brag and act like mucho badass. Let sit for 5 minutes.

Steaks will have a nice pink center.