Todd M Deaver

Nerd Alert

toddmdeaver — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:01:42 +0000

So I spent tonight building an Ubuntu LAMP server several times (thankful for VM snapshots), and installing and configuring WordPressμ. After several hours I finally got it up and running and learning how to add subdomain blogs to the MU install. Needless to say this wasn’t as easy as I hoped, but it was yet again another learning experience on my venture thru amatuer web design. I think I may tinker with this for a few more days and then it might be time to go live.

On a family front, Taylor is now walking all over with the help of a push-toy. I guess she just decided to skip crawling and went straight to walking. It’s hard to believe that she’s not even 10 months yet and she’s already walking. I guess it’s time to buy some baby gates. If anyone has any they’d like to donate to the cause, I’m not above charity.

Learnings

toddmdeaver — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:21:09 +0000

Today was a productive day for my extra curricular tech learnings. I’m taking on some side projects as favors and therefore need to learn things that are out of my usual bounds. Today I built a VM server and installed an Ubuntu Linux LAMP server with GUI access and WordPress. With this I started to build my own WordPress environment and teaching myself Linux and CSS at the same time. After I got bored with that I started to research how to P2V a XP machine. No, I did not put my ‘P’ in to a ‘V’ and ‘B’ my ‘L’ and make a ‘B-A-B-Y’. That one was for you Fred. . Tomorrow I’ll do more of the same, but for now some mind numbing TV time.

Now What Do I Do?

toddmdeaver — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 05:13:00 +0000

It has been almost a week now since the sudden cancellation (and unnecessary in my opinion), of the MOJO HD channel. Formerly called iNHD, the channel went through a re-brand in which they changed to the MOJO label. Along with the new image came some new original programming, all of which was in HD unlike a good portion of the other HD channels which broadcast non-HD content. The MOJO programming was a staple of my television watching, and now it has been taken from me.

It has been a week now since MOJO went off air, and now I find myself scouring the current HD channels of Comcast to find a replacement, and needless to say I cannot. Hopefully, two of my favorite shows “Three Sheets” and “After Hours” will be picked up by another network, but as of now that does not look good. Until a replacement comes along I am left to the mundane programming of the major networks.

Blogging is Like Work

toddmdeaver — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:44:00 +0000

Well, as you can see from the posts’ dates, I’ve had a hard time to keep a rolling blog. Between actual work time and fun time on th ecomputer, which includes updating Facebook and blogging (which feels like work), my hours spent on the computer is quite tremendous. I’d say that I spend about 14 hours a day on the computer in some fashion.

I’ve decided to revamp my “online-personality” structure. Going forward personal life events and updates will mainly be on Facebook, unless I feel like I need to expand on something in more detail, while this blog will serve as a place to share opinions, work/technical gibberish, and Internet findings. Lately, there have been a lot of things I’ve wanted to share with the world, but the task of updating numerous sites seems too daunting and ultimately I end up doing nothing. Hopefully, this new structure will cure that and I can again impose my persona on all.

If you have not already please add em to your Facebook friend list to keep up with personal life events. Thanks!

GO BEAVS!

toddmdeaver — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 06:33:00 +0000

‘THE’ OSU. The best OSU.

Speaking of “Let IT Rage”, they came out and embarrassed the USC Trojans. The Rodgers brothers made the USC defense look foolish and made Riley look like a genius, two things that not many had predicted.

I had faith in the Beavs and was surprised at how they dominated the game, but something in the game commentary surprised me just as much. I couldn’t believe the amount of national exposure/mention “The Peacock” received from the game’s ESPN commentators and the Sportscenter anchors. Over and over again in the final minutes of the game they mentioned what a crazy party it would be at “The Peacock” after the game. I haven’t been to that place since graduating, but I cannot believe that place is still standing, let alone garnering that kind of national reputation. All hail the “Dirty Bird”!!!

Time is Flying

toddmdeaver — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:21:00 +0000

The last month+ has just past right by me. Between the wedding, honeymoon in Bali, and other travel it feels as though I missed the month of August and most of September. And while it doesn’t quite look like it outside here in OR, summer is nearly over an yet again I enter the Fall season pasty-white and having played little golf.

However, with the exit of summer the coming of fall brings some equally fantastic joys. Beaver football is now upon us, hopefully they start “letting IT rage” here pretty soon with some big time games coming up. Things looked much better against Hawaii, but its hard to call it a full-on rage after getting beat by Stanford and completely pummled by Penn St. I am equally excited about the season preimere of The Office on Sept. 25 and our “Office Party” that night. Fantasy Football season is now in full swing which takes up much of my free time, but I’ll give it about 8 weeks before my teams are out of it and I abondon hope. And before you know it snowboarding season will be here, which means I need to hit the gym routine (again) so that I’m not the old-guy sucking wind a third of the way down the mountain.

Counting down the hours…

toddmdeaver — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 04:36:00 +0000

…until the big day. Tomorrow many of the important guests arrive, one of whom is The COF who along with Nate and I will sit and stare at the Stars together. Tomorrow will be a magical night. Thursday night will be full of a rehearsal and dinner, and then Friday is the grand finale full of church stuff, beer, food, and of course family and friends. Can’t wait to see everyone there.

How do you like that Apple

toddmdeaver — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:37:00 +0000

I have to give a special congrats to my dad on the recent sale of his million dollar cow Apple Red which made national news. She was sold at the Global Glamour Sale at Arethusa Farm for $1,000,000. She is one of only 3 or so cows to ever sell for a million dollars. Her (5) five-month old daughters were also sold for a total of $361,000.

Been a while…

toddmdeaver — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:30:00 +0000

…since I last posted. Between finalizing wedding plans, work, and working out I haven’t had a lot of time to write nor a lot of interesting things happening. I’ve also been honing my culinary skills as of late, much of which is inspired by a new diet of eating healthier and using fresh ingredients rather than processed food and foods high in fat. Also, it was due in part to an all-day marathon “The Next Food Network Star”, which I was hooked on and couldn’t pull away from.

Vegas

toddmdeaver — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:53:00 +0000

As I sit here at McCarren airport blogging from my iPod, only one thing need be said. What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.

I would like to thank my good friends Nate and Fred for making the trip out. Possibly the best Vegas friends there are.