GhostintheMachine
Ok, I usually don't blog about work. (Isn't the first rule of blogging, "Thou Shalt Not Blog About They Job?") Whatever.
It's not like you know where I work. Or care, for that matter.
I've been working with a co-worker setting up a GhostCast server this morning. Pretty cool stuff. We have a working training room and I decided to make myself learn how to do this to prevent a lot of work later. Every time we have computer-based training, the machines need to be wiped and a fresh image applied. That's where Ghost comes in. It actually hasn't been that bad to set up, but we're just now creating our first image. I'll have to see how it goes and then if we can successfully apply the image to the other machines. If it works, it'll be the shiznit.
I'm also trying to set up a public Outlook calendar for the office. I just started and have put a grand total of about 5 minutes into it. Anyone know a quick-n-dirty way to do it? I think I know how, but it's Friday and I'm feeling particularly lazy today. Or, maybe just tired. It's been a long week with the trip and all.
I'm not being entertaining today. Sorry. Bah.
Oh, one interesting note. I got my XBOX360 hooked up downstairs in my office finally. In order to do it, I needed an audio source and so I cranked up the Wayback Machine and found an old receiver and some speakers from like 20 years ago. Once that part was going, I hooked up the console to the kick-ass monitor my wife bought me this past year and off I went playing Gears of War. For some reason, the picture is darker on the new monitor than it was on my 40" LCD telly in the bedroom. Why did I move it? So, my kiddo could play on Saturday mornings and I could sleep in. See, I'm always thinking.
Anyway, the amusing part of all of this is that the wife came down to see what was causing all the noise and I put in the new Lara Croft: Legends game. She really liked it. Well, I suspected she did when she grabbed the controller out of my hand.
Playing console games is way different from the mouse/keyboard FPS games I'm used to dealing with. It takes time to get used to navigating in a 3D space. She wasn't at all used to it. She actually killed Lara before it was all said and done, but I give her credit for trying. And, the cool part is, I think she wants to do it more.
Very cool.
-la
It's not like you know where I work. Or care, for that matter.
I've been working with a co-worker setting up a GhostCast server this morning. Pretty cool stuff. We have a working training room and I decided to make myself learn how to do this to prevent a lot of work later. Every time we have computer-based training, the machines need to be wiped and a fresh image applied. That's where Ghost comes in. It actually hasn't been that bad to set up, but we're just now creating our first image. I'll have to see how it goes and then if we can successfully apply the image to the other machines. If it works, it'll be the shiznit.
I'm also trying to set up a public Outlook calendar for the office. I just started and have put a grand total of about 5 minutes into it. Anyone know a quick-n-dirty way to do it? I think I know how, but it's Friday and I'm feeling particularly lazy today. Or, maybe just tired. It's been a long week with the trip and all.
I'm not being entertaining today. Sorry. Bah.
Oh, one interesting note. I got my XBOX360 hooked up downstairs in my office finally. In order to do it, I needed an audio source and so I cranked up the Wayback Machine and found an old receiver and some speakers from like 20 years ago. Once that part was going, I hooked up the console to the kick-ass monitor my wife bought me this past year and off I went playing Gears of War. For some reason, the picture is darker on the new monitor than it was on my 40" LCD telly in the bedroom. Why did I move it? So, my kiddo could play on Saturday mornings and I could sleep in. See, I'm always thinking.
Anyway, the amusing part of all of this is that the wife came down to see what was causing all the noise and I put in the new Lara Croft: Legends game. She really liked it. Well, I suspected she did when she grabbed the controller out of my hand.
Playing console games is way different from the mouse/keyboard FPS games I'm used to dealing with. It takes time to get used to navigating in a 3D space. She wasn't at all used to it. She actually killed Lara before it was all said and done, but I give her credit for trying. And, the cool part is, I think she wants to do it more.
Very cool.
-la
posted by Lex Armenia at 9:40 AM
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