Several intrepid readers have pointed out that my about chris page was a little outdated. Relax and rejoice! It's all up to date now... and is guaranteed to stay current for at least four months, or whenever I move back to the bay! ;)

So, it turns out that there may be some wisdom in not initiating major back-end upgrades to the site mere minutes before I must sleep for work. I just tried to upgrade to Drupal 4.6.2, and whilst 94.3% of it seems to be working hunky dory, the remaining pieces appear to have exploded in a shower of sparks.

Specifically, I'm not sure if my image galleries will ever work quite right again. At the very least, they'll be slow until Googlebot is kind enough to trigger the regeneration of every thumbnail on the site!

Carde.com costs quite a bit of time and money to run. Bandwidth costs are roughly $60/month above what I'd pay for my personal DSL usage. Consequently, this page exists to solicit hardware donations from carde.com web and mail server users. If carde.com makes you happy and you have the following kit hanging around, won't you consider sending it my way:

• PC2700+ RAM
  Believe it or not, the Carde.com server (which also serves 5 other domains as well as email) only has 256 MB of RAM. It's hitting swap quite often now, and this is turning into a major performance bottleneck.
• 160+ GB IDE disks
  

The problem with plugging your webcam into a switched outlet is that it turns out that you're very likely to inadvertently switch said outlet off in the rush to catch your flight for your week-long business trip. So, the webcam will resume on Saturday night! Yay Detroit!

The move seems to have gone smoothly. The server has now joined me in Palo Alto, and is connected to the internet via a 1.5Mb/768kb DSL line. If you're thinking "wow, he had better not get Slashdotted...." well, yes, you have a point. I will try my best not to invent or publish anything new and/or exciting to the geek set, and consequently preserve my bandwidth for my invited guests. :) So, tell m

If you're interested in any of these items, please email me at to set up a time.

Wi Fi / 802.11b equipment:

• Cushcraft 2.4 GHz 3dB omni antenna w/RPTNC connectors, qty. 2, $10/each SOLD
• Xertex 2.4 GHz directional patch-type antenna (P/N 245LD9W, RPTNC, $15 SOLD

Welcome!

Carde.com is a strange, fun, and for some people (you know who you are!) highly-addictive blend of personal, professional, and academic information on me, as well as a community networking site for my friends. On a personal note, I've been blown away (and frankly, almost cowed) by the level of response and participation that this site has experienced. So please, if I know you, make an account and post whatever comes to mind while you're visiting the site!