Solaris 11 completely changes how network interfaces are configured and managed. The Network Auto-Magic Daemon (NWAM) is now responsible for automatically configuring the network (all interfaces, wired and/or wifi) based on the combination of a specified network configuration profile and a location profile. These profiles can range from very complex to very simple.

As a device driver developer I deal a lot with register values. Figuring out which bits are set can sometimes be really annoying. I've implemented a simple application that helps deal with this nuisance.

Back pain sucks! Let me repeat, back pain sucks!!! You don't realize how important your back is to your daily activities until it hurts... and when it hurts it mentally takes you out of the game. Your limitations and frustrations affect not only you but those around you as well. This was me until I had surgery. Here is my story.

This video was taken last summer (2009) when my daughter, age 5, went on her first "real" roller coaster ride. The looping roller coaster California Screamin' at Disney's California Adventure. Hilarious.

While the iPhone Mail App in iOS 4 has some really nice improvements there has definitely been a regression in stability. Recently I had an issue on my 3GS where the Mail App would constantly crash a couple seconds after starting. Here is how I fixed it without resetting the firmware.

Building any operating system from scratch is usually a daunting task. OpenSolaris is no exception. There are lots of steps that can easily be overlooked and here I attempt to simplify the entire process step by step.

PivotX is a great open source blogging CMS. While PivotX is able to handle SEO friendly permalink URLs, it only comes with mod_rewrite rules specific to Apache. Here I show you how to convert those rules for use with Lighttpd.

Here is a mashup I cooked up one day while playing around with Sony Acid. Cutting music with loops is tons of fun and I really like what I did with this one.

I do a lot of Solaris and OpenSolaris driver development on x86 systems and there is nothing I hate more than debugging on a physically attached keyboard and monitor. A simple solution is to attach a KVM over IP dohickey but another (free) solution is to configure Solaris to use a serial console. This, of course, requires the Solaris box to be within “serial cable reach” length of the system you will be debugging from. Don't forget hooking up a console server to the serial port is pro...

For me, stupid kid jokes are always the funniest. These jokes are simple/clever plays on words and really make me laugh. Here are some of my favorites.