Cause I'll never remember them next time.

• SNMP is part of add/remove programs or whatever the equivalent is in Vista
• SNMP is configured through the services control panel
  
• You have allow computers you want to connect to SNMP in the security tab of the SNMP service properties
  
• You have to allow your firewall software to allow the connection from the other computer (in my firewall this was in at least two places grrrr)
  

Useful link

I mean seriously, how hot was it today??

Met up with Tom tonight (who Stu met on the interwebs) at King O'Malley's after work.. and he met his friend Matt and it was all very pleasant after a couple of drinks :) Will probably see him again.. he's kinda quiet and is studying forensics and works with autistic kids, and yet is not much into computers heh :)

Came home and got straight into the pool... :)

We finally got the internet connected today.  Which is wonderful.  A little slow though.. probably noise on the extension that brings it closer to the computers.  Yet to be fiddled with. 

One of the first things that my myriad of browser windows reloaded with was this.. snow on Untersberg!!

Stu asked me tonight what I'd see in the Mirror of Erised.  The first thing that came to mind was a quiet but happy life with my sweetie, on our computers, doing our own things but still together in a life of domestic bliss.

So there.  :)

(Gonna need more John Williams at the reception.. :) )

Did the Earth Hour thing again last night.  Well sort of.  Forgot til about 8:20, oops :)

Just turned off lights, leaving on the computers to see by. Also turned off all the fish tank stuff for an hour, which had the effect of putting the timers back an hour a week early, so at least I won't have to reset those next weekend!

So is it true that candles produce more greenhouse gases than low-energy light bulbs?  That'd be funny in a tragic sort of a way ..!  (we didn't use any candles)

Very pleasant day today.

Chay dumped dropped the kids off at her mum's and we went over to Ascot provisions for brunch. Six cheese kranskys, eight eggs and assorted other breakfast fare was much enjoyed by all.

Then we wandered into the valley to buy coffee at Merlot's, and go look at the fishies. Of course the car smelled of coffee for the rest of the day. hrmm.

Next we had another go at dropping by AFK. This time Willett was there so we got to have a wander around. The place looks really cool, Stu is tempted to fly back up for the opening :)

After that we dropped in to visit Javaira and Suburban Hen, and the six of us had a lovely impromptu bloggers meetup (aside from the fact that David doesn't blog, but we won't mention that :) ). Next time Stu and I are up Chay wants to invite them all out here for dinner. Should be chaotic but fun lol :)

Stopped at Maccas for "lunch" aka afternoon tea (for those of us that were still full from breakfast heh).

Finally back here. Chay got some cool tshirts, wanted me to mention them :) She got them from Kid Pirate. I think my favourite is this one. Or this one.

Blogging now because they're planning on getting me drunk again tonight .. and I suspect I won't really be up to blogging later hehe.

Photos Day 5

Stu fondling the coffee machines

Cafe AFK with newly arrived computers

Spent the entire day attempting to remove viruses and upgrade SAV on people's computers. Only to have the updated scanners pick up even more spyware nonsense lurking around. Tomorrow is going to be no better I can tell...

So this worm went round today. And hit all the computers that hadn't been updated to the latest and greatest version of SAV. So about 5% of our computers. Most annoying. And NO communication whatsoever from the Service Desk about what it might be, who else had been affected.. nothing! Just had to muddle our own way through it. Then tonight they finally sent round a link to the latest patch. Except it doesn't work unless you have a least the 10.1.5 baseline install. Which isn't vulnerable it seems. Yay. Thanks guys.

So anyway, that actually was a bit of fun in what otherwise would have been rather a boring day. That and playing removalist this morning trying to get a lab setup.

OK so this meme has been haunting my feedreader since *July* .. urggh ..
Time to actually do it and clear it out :)
As seen at various locations..

GRUB-OLOGY

What is your salad dressing of choice? Caesar. Or perhaps ranch

What is your favorite fast food restaurant? Subway

What is your favorite sit down restaurant? Have been to a few nice ones for cia parties, but don't know about my favourite. Maybe the L�wenbr�u Keller

On average, what size tip do you leave at a restaurant? In Australia just round it up to something even. In the US we were doing 15% and rounding it up to the nearest dollar or something even.

What food could you eat every day for two weeks and not get sick of? I don't know that I could eat *anything* everyday and not get sick of it. Although I do eat the same cereal every day for two weeks. Probably my potato bake.

Name three foods you detest above all others. Licorice, blue cheese, baked beans

What is your favorite dish to order in a Chinese restaurant? Mongolian lamb so long as it's not too spicy, or perhaps Peking duck

What are your pizza toppings of choice? Salami, pepperoni, bacon. And tonnes of cheese.

What do you like to put on your toast? Butter and some sort of jam

What is your favorite type of gum? Spearmint Extra

TECH-OLOGY

Number of contacts in your cell phone? Mine aren't numbered, but according the addressbook it synchronises with, 92.

Number of contacts in your email address book? See above. Although I also use Eudora and mutt, which have address books that I barely use.

What is your wallpaper on your computer? At home a nice picture of Stu. At work, currently some mountains in Idaho.

What is your screensaver on your computer? At home I don't have anything, the monitor just power saves after 15 minutes or so. At work it's the my pictures screen saver with 2000 photos from my 2004 USA trip.

Are there naked pictures saved on your computer? Probably

How many land line phones do you have in your house? One, which includes the adsl

How many televisions are in your house? One

What kitchen appliance do you use the least? My toaster.

What is the format of the radio station you listen to the most? Music during the day (not that I listen to it during the day) and bit of talk/variety in the drive times

How many sex toys do you own that require batteries? None

BI-OLOGY

What do you consider to be your best physical attribute? Probably my hair

Are you right handed or left handed? Right

Do you like your smile? Yeah it's ok

Have you ever had anything removed from your body? Nah. Edit: actually my top two wisdom teeth - forgot about those :)

Would you like to? My brain

Do you prefer to read when you go to the bathroom? Only if I'm in the middle of a good book. Lately I've been playing poker on the blackberry

Which of your five senses do you think is keenest? Probably my hearing. I have astigmatism, and my sense of smell/taste is pretty crap

When was the last time you had a cavity? Never had one

What is the heaviest item you lift regularly? Computers semi-regularly. 10L buckets of water very regularly

Have you ever been knocked unconscious? No

MISC-OLOGY

If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die? Yeah I think so. Could plan stuff around it that way

If you could change your first name, what would you change it to? Maybe Arielle

How do you express your artistic side? I make Lego mosaics and take photos

What color do you think you look best in? Blue maybe?

How long do you think you could last in a medium security prison? Maybe a day or two. After that the lack of internet and Stu would kill me.

Have you ever swallowed a non-food item by mistake? Dunno.. don't think so ..

If we weren�t bound by society�s conventions, do you have a relative you would make a pass at? No

How often do you go to church? Every other week or so. Depending if I'm in Canberra or not

Have you ever saved someone�s life? Don't think so

Has someone ever saved yours? No

DARE-OLOGY
For this last section, if you would do it for less or more money, indicate how much.

Would you walk naked for a half mile down a public street for $100,000? Probably. Although it'd need to be a street I wasn't likely to meet anyone I know

Would you kiss a member of the same sex for $100? Probably, so long as it wasn't a full on pash

Would you have sex with a member of the same sex for $10,000? Don't think so

Would you allow one of your little fingers to be cut off for $200,000? Nah don't think so. Would need to be at least a couple of million...

Would you never blog again for $50,000? Yeah probably, so long as I could still read them and do everything else

Would you pose naked in a magazine for $250,000? Noone would be interested! (except maybe Stu :) ) .. I'd consider it if it was "tastefully" done

Would you drink an entire bottle of hot sauce for $1000? I don't think I'd be able to

Would you, without fear of punishment, take a human life for $1,000,000? No. Although there was this one guy who stole my parking spot today .....

Would you shave your head and get your entire body waxed for $5,000? hrmm. Maybe. I think I'd do it, but it'd need to be for more than that.

Would you give up watching television for a year for $25,000? Probably. Most things are available on dvd nowadays if I was really desperate to watch something later on.

Had to go back to work today. A thoroughly depressing thought after such a lovely weekend. But instead of reading, I decided to *do*.. and setup a little active directory domain on some old computers, with dhcp and everything. Tomorrow I will turn on firewalls and watch to see what breaks..... heh

Came home and got a few bits and pieces done, although not any unpacking, which was the only thing I actually had planned to do tonight. Oops. But I did get last week's washing put away, does that count..? :)

Am feeling like I'm having an immune response. Lots of sick people at work. Worried I'm coming down with something. Took a C/echinacea/Zinc/Garlic tablet and will have some more tomorrow... and an early night tonight....