CYBEREVOLVED

I have chosen to install “WAMP” on a virtual instance of XP running inside Oracle’s Virtualbox for a safe web-development environment. Mainly as a hobby in my spare time to push what I already know about websites to the limits, and hopefully learn a thing or two along the way…

Maybe I’ll be reinventing the wheel, maybe I’ll give up after a week and a half? Maybe I’ll come up with that next “killer-ap” (rather unlikely)…

Hmmmm….who knows what IT relevant gems (nothing to do with Ruby) I’ll discovery on this my latest geeky journey…..?

As you read in the news about wars and suffering on several fronts – be it through natural disaster or man-made there is a revolution of another kind brewing (if all the big internet players would have their way) ; as long predicted the internet is about to run out of IPV4 network addresses.

This doesn’t spell the end of the internet, but it does mean a new way of working is required moving forwards; and slowly over time the internet will evolve.

In order to “test-fly” the new approach using IPV6 a large number of websites are going to enable IPV6 functionality for a 24 hour period on June 8th 2011. This will be marked as World IPV6 Day and will hopfully act as a catylist for enterprises and corporations alike to take a leap of faith. Or not? Seems there is little commercial value in changing just yet, especially if you have a long established network which is unlikley to grow any more in the future as can be said of a large number of end-layers on the global stage.

As I count down to Cisco Live 2011; my interest has certainly been piqued by IPV6; I am now inclined to run a couple of simulations of my own, and time allowing (i.e. not conflicting with work commitments) I will work towards a IPV6 mock-up of the work corporate LAN/WAN in time for this ausicious date. I am not aiming for a wholly IPV6 network but likley more of a hybrid overlay with a mixture of IPV6 and IPV4.

More on this closer to the time I guess?

Every played that game? No? Am I showing my age? Do I ask too many questions? ok…I’ll stop….

If you scroll to the bottom of my blog you’ll see a new screen has appeared, although you can also go here:-

Findmenow!!

This cool app originally written for the Android platform and since ported to others like Blackberry and iPhone allows you to tie in your GPS with the Google Maps API. Giving (if you share like a nice kid) the populous who browse to your page a live view of your current location, I’m hoping one day this will save my bacon for example if I travel to any destinations known for kidnapping I can simply wait for the cavalry to arrive… or not, if I am being held in a faraday cage or out of line of the sky (as is common in many kidnapping situations) where my location can no longer be fixed by GPS….hmmmm think I just spotted a flaw in my plan.. o.O

In other news lesson number 2 in Japanese tonight! Should be fun

It’s nearly March 2011 already?

I’ve got some ambitious plans to do with my Reiki, and some website stuff. Which may or may not come to fruition in the next couple of weeks depending on whether I can find a new home, my lease is up on the place I currently rent and I am looking for a little more space… or rather “we” are looking for more space as Rachael and I have been living under the same roof for some time now.

In other news this weekend is going to be eventful with the bi-yearly Harcourt Park Medieval Jousting Tournement, which is a great excuse for a picnic and a wander. Harcourt Park is s stone’s throw from the location used for filming Rivendell in Lord of the Rings, so you can just imagine how picturesque it is. I’ll be sure to take lots more pictures and will share my favourites on here too!

Also as of next week I will be starting a Japenese language evening class, with the goal of becoming proficient enough to survive a visit to Japan. Also this fits in with my interest in Reiki, so it’s only natural I think? I’ll keep you posted on my progress

Catch you later…

Well it’s been nearly a month and a bit and I have received a big FAT 0 Spam hits…..have I truly won the battle???