how do you start a blog? this is the question that’s been on my mind ever since i installed wordpress and created my about page. actually, i wrote a first entry at that time, but i was messing around deleting users and found out that deleting a user also deletes all the posts of that user (too bad they didn’t warn me of that when i clicked on delete). but it wasn’t anything worth worrying about losing.
somedays i’ve thought of something i wanted to write about but didn’t, because i didn’t feel it was appropriate for a first entry. other times i’ve logged in and sat here in front of the write page for a few minutes, hoping for inspiration, only to close my browser and walk away. i’m hoping that once i get a few posts up here that i won’t be so intimidated about taking a few minutes and posting some random crap.
one of the things i want to do is capture some of the ideas i would like to explore in future posts. that way when i come back here to write, i’ll always have something to fall back on. here are a few of the ideas i’ve had so far (in no particular order).
Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 Migration Toolkit – You can use VSMT to make a virtual image of a live machine, then power up the virtual image and power down the physical machine. This sounds like a great tool for consolidating old machines. As far as run-time performance goes, I think VMWare is still miles ahead of the rest, but tools like VSMT make it easier to try Microsoft’s solution.
Dragonfly CMS – I’ve built a few family websites using CPGNuke and Dragonfly CMS.
x86, amd64, em64t, ia64, Power, and other cpu desings
ghost, altiris deployment, landesk, zenworks, and other imaging solutions
books, authors, and writing
movie reviews
itunes, msn music, public libraries, ipods, garage band, pro tools, wma, mp3, ogg vorbis, and other things related to music and digital music
copyrights, patents, licenses, open source, and other things pertaining to “intellectual property”
tcp/ip, ipv6, ipsec, vlans, vpns, and other networking related things
religion
family
travel, adventure, skiing, and other outdoor activities
swimming
health
gardening
emergency preparedness
I’m sure there are plenty of other topics I’ll come up with, but at least I’ve got a crutch to fall back on when I can’t think of anything specific to write about.
