Into the New House

Published on May 27, 2008 under Australia

I have a mere 12 minutes until my Laptop (running Ubuntu 7.10) is fully upgraded to the newest release, so it seems like a perfect time to spew a few updates of my own life. The last few weeks have been pretty chaotic, to say the least. W and I ... Read more.

Arrived in Sydney

Published on Sept. 19, 2007 under Australia

We have arrived in Sydney! Our flight wasn't too bad, but shortly upon arrival we realized we didn't fully organize our transportation or accommodation. Either way, we bought a phone card at the airport (which is $10 instead of $2 downtown), and jumped on a bus to downtown. Shortly we ... Read more.

To China We Go

Published on June 30, 2007 under Taiwan

We woke up at the ripe hour of 5:00am, and were at the airport by 5:30. By 10:00 we were in Hong Kong, and by 12:00 we were at the visa office at the Hong Kong/Shenzhen border. I've traveled this route before, so knew it wouldn't be a problem getting ... Read more.

Australia, Here We Come!

Published on June 29, 2007 under Taiwan

Alas, it is finally time for me to say goodbye to Taiwan. Yesterday W and I spent a few hours cutting and pasting our "unlonely planet guide", basically a collection of freely available information in English and Chinese. I even designed a little cover logo, I find parodies quite humorous. ... Read more.

Starting Closure

Published on June 8, 2007 under Taiwan

For the last 16 months I have been living in Taiwan (if it wasn't obvious). Within the next month, that will be coming to an end. Over the next few weeks I will continue studying for the GMAT and finishing my MCSE (hopefully) -- any words of encouragement will be ... Read more.

After: Security+

Published on Oct. 4, 2006 under Taiwan

Nailed it. 869 (needed like a 740 to pass). Not too hard, except some of the questions are not correct. Like: To stop an attacker from sniffing a network, what is the correct thing to do? The wrong right answer is "implement a switch." Umm, c'mon. That only falls shortly ... Read more.

Before: Security+

Published on Oct. 4, 2006 under Taiwan

About to take my Security+ test, don't quite know how I feel. Mostly I think I am prepared, I don't know what else I would study. Almost everything seems like common sense, and now I can notice the idiosyncricies of how they phrase the test. I hope. Read more.