Technical Help

Preparing for the Kubernetes CKAD Certification

Beren Erchamion
December 15, 2019

I’ve been preparing for the Kubernetes CKAD certification exam from the Linux Foundation. It has been a fun learning process. I’ve learned a lot about k8s and quite a bit about general command line tricks that I have re-learned (or…

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Configuring macOS For Software Development

Beren Erchamion
November 8, 2017

So you got yourself a new machine and configuring macOS for software development is presenting a bit of a challenge? Perhaps looking back at your old machine you wish it had been a bit cleaner setup? Well I sure do.…

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Hosting Your Own WordPress Blog

Beren Erchamion
January 7, 2012

UPDATED: 01/26/2013: Added some updates on securing your installation. UPDATED: 07/05/2013: Updated some information on Jetpack and on gallery tools. UPDATED: 07/18/2013: Added a great post on wordpress.org for securing your blog. UPDATED: 05/12/2014: More on plugins and configurations to…

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iTunes Music File Stops After a Few Seconds

Beren Erchamion
December 29, 2011

My wife gave me an iTunes card for Chirstmas so I went today to use it…little did I know what was going to happen. I poked around to find something to buy and picked out Journey’s Greatest Hits Vol 1…

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Hell and Back with the Panny DMP-BD80 Blue Ray Player

Beren Erchamion
November 16, 2009

My wife brought home “Drag Me to Hell” – a silly horror movie starring er well no one in particular except the stupid “Mac guy” from the TV ads. Bowl of popcorn in hand, beer sitting next to me, I’m…

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WfN with Intel Fortran 10, NONMEM 6, and MS Vista

Beren Erchamion
December 1, 2007

So this is a bit of a departure, but I figured a lot of people ask me about getting a set of tools working that are used in doing various kinds of nonlinear mixed-effects modeling. Getting these tools working is…

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