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	<title>Mike@ipHouse Blog</title>
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		<title>Example cost: Virtual Private Cloud (updated)</title>
		<link>http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/2010/02/example-cost-virtual-private-cloud-updated/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/2010/02/example-cost-virtual-private-cloud-updated/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:47:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/?p=343</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Back in September, 2009, I had written a post with a quick overview of what a private cloud (or infrastructure) looks like and some basic costs and information, including why it is a great product (I am biased).
Since then, Dell has retired the PE2900III model server and items change, this is an update for the <a href="http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/2010/02/example-cost-virtual-private-cloud-updated/" class="more-link">More &#62;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Apache 1.3 &#8211; you were loved</title>
		<link>http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/2010/02/apache-1-3-you-were-loved/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/2010/02/apache-1-3-you-were-loved/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:32:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Networking]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cluster]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/?p=330</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So, across my RSS feed today, I saw a blurb&#8230;

Apache terminates &#8216;outated&#8217; web server

What?
I clicked the link and was sent off to The Register for their report on the issue.
Apache 1.3 was released in July, 1998 &#8211; 12 years ago, and still in operation today.
At ipHouse &#8211; we use 1.3 as the tried and true <a href="http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/2010/02/apache-1-3-you-were-loved/" class="more-link">More &#62;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Shell service available</title>
		<link>http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/2010/01/shell-service-available/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/2010/01/shell-service-available/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:16:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/?p=324</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Been a long week and I had to deal with some red tape internally (of my own creation!), but finally have some working shell service to sell to people who want it.
I had posted last week about the issue(s) of shell services and decided that I would do the work to put this kind of <a href="http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/2010/01/shell-service-available/" class="more-link">More &#62;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The new iPad hype</title>
		<link>http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/2010/01/the-new-ipad-hype/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/2010/01/the-new-ipad-hype/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:25:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hardware]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apple]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/?p=319</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What&#8217;s the issue really?
Oh noes, no camera? That&#8217;ll change I bet.
No flash? Win in my book!
No multitasking? Really, you wanna run more things, buy a computer.
Now, the speculation about version 2 makes me laugh, but really, aren&#8217;t we at version 3? In my office common area, I have version 1, and I&#8217;ll include a picture.
Back <a href="http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/2010/01/the-new-ipad-hype/" class="more-link">More &#62;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>UNIX Shell services, what&#8217;s the fuss?</title>
		<link>http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/2010/01/unix-shell-services-whats-the-fuss/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/2010/01/unix-shell-services-whats-the-fuss/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:33:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/?p=297</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Wowzers, quite a little thread going on in a newsgroup, but really, what&#8217;s the big deal?
I think I know&#8230;
Not everyone uses the Internet for viewing web pages and downloading pr0nself-help videos and television shows. The Internet itself has become much easier for the layman to use, and with that, these historical services are no longer <a href="http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/2010/01/unix-shell-services-whats-the-fuss/" class="more-link">More &#62;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Over Subscription vs Over Capacity &#8211; huh?</title>
		<link>http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/2010/01/over-subscription-vs-over-capacity-huh/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/2010/01/over-subscription-vs-over-capacity-huh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/?p=286</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently, a whole slew of tweets showed up across my feed dealing with the perceived and measured issues across multiple public cloud providers infrastructure.


One of the posts comes from Chris Hoff (this post in particular) that describes quite clearly what the differences are.
Service providers (anyone doing cloud services, virtualization, colocation, bandwidth, whatever) live upon the idea of <a href="http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/2010/01/over-subscription-vs-over-capacity-huh/" class="more-link">More &#62;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>How to re-blog?</title>
		<link>http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/2009/12/how-to-re-blog/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/2009/12/how-to-re-blog/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/?p=279</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I am having a crisis. Nothing earth shattering&#8230;
I read different things sent to me via multiple avenues, from email to Twitter, and then I head off to read the actual content of those shortened URLs.
But how do I get that data to other people easily without cluttering up this blog? That&#8217;s my crisis and one <a href="http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/2009/12/how-to-re-blog/" class="more-link">More &#62;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>VMware releases vSphere 4.0 Update 1</title>
		<link>http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/2009/11/vmware-releases-vsphere-4-0-update-1/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/2009/11/vmware-releases-vsphere-4-0-update-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:51:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/?p=275</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The crowd cheers!
Though that might just be me :)
I am very excited for this update and I hope that it goes as smoothly as other updates have gone.
I have already updated 2 non-production systems (both ESX) and I am in the process of updating some non-production ESXi servers.
One of the items I need to schedule is <a href="http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/2009/11/vmware-releases-vsphere-4-0-update-1/" class="more-link">More &#62;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Windows 7 creates blue screen for your heart</title>
		<link>http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/2009/10/windows-7-creates-blue-screen-for-your-heart/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/2009/10/windows-7-creates-blue-screen-for-your-heart/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:44:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/?p=272</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Oh it is a joke, don&#8217;t take it seriously, but look at what you get in Japan &#8211; the Windows 7 Whopper.
Can&#8217;t wait until Apple releases OS XI &#8211; but with garden burger patties&#8230;
Click the link to read all about it and watch the video&#8230;

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		<title>FCC approves Net Neutrality Rules</title>
		<link>http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/2009/10/fcc-approves-net-neutrality-rules/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/2009/10/fcc-approves-net-neutrality-rules/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:45:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/?p=269</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You can find a ton of information all over, I&#8217;ll include links below for a few sites with commentary.
My comments are such&#8230;
I am VERY happy to see that something is going on to shake up the industry who seems hell bent on making the Internet not the Internet any further. The Internet is a collection <a href="http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/2009/10/fcc-approves-net-neutrality-rules/" class="more-link">More &#62;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>bool Virtual_systems; Virtual_systems=1;</title>
		<link>http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/2009/10/bool-virtual_systems-virtual_systems1/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/2009/10/bool-virtual_systems-virtual_systems1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:58:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Genius]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/?p=253</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ah, programming, something that most systems administrators can&#8217;t do to save their lives, beyond the simple scripts we write to help manage our sometimes obscure environments.
The title of this post is a poke at programming (in general), and germane to the blog post I reference below.
There is a huge difference between those that can code <a href="http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/2009/10/bool-virtual_systems-virtual_systems1/" class="more-link">More &#62;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Example cost: Virtual Private Cloud on VMware</title>
		<link>http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/2009/09/example-cost-virtual-private-cloud-on-vmware/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/2009/09/example-cost-virtual-private-cloud-on-vmware/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/?p=226</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the last 6 months, I have helped multiple customers achieve their dream of a virtual machine environment built for them exclusively, but with abilities to control their virtual machine setup, configuration, turn up, tear down, etc.  These dedicated infrastructure environments are in the ipHouse data center.
This isn&#8217;t &#8216;cloud computing&#8217; as many people think of <a href="http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/2009/09/example-cost-virtual-private-cloud-on-vmware/" class="more-link">More &#62;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Outbound Email Spam is teh suck</title>
		<link>http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/2009/07/outbound-email-spam-is-teh-suck/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/2009/07/outbound-email-spam-is-teh-suck/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:24:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/?p=223</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[No mispelling, just playing &#8216;new internet lingo&#8217; game.  Did I win?
Let&#8217;s get serious&#8230;
This week, multiple customer accounts were breached.  Starting approximately 3 weeks ago, a phish was sent out that some of our customers responded to, giving out their account information.
We looked through our mail logs and found the users who had been phished and <a href="http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/2009/07/outbound-email-spam-is-teh-suck/" class="more-link">More &#62;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>VMware releases HCL for ESXi 4.0</title>
		<link>http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/2009/06/vmware-releases-hcl-for-esxi-40/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/2009/06/vmware-releases-hcl-for-esxi-40/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/?p=221</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Whew!  And about perfect timing for me.
I was helping a friend understand that he could not operate ESXi 4.0 on his old server because of the requirement for a 64bit CPU environment.
Today, VMware released this blog post touting the updates and a link to their actual hardware compatibility list, which covers vSphere 4.0 ESX and ESXi, and <a href="http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/2009/06/vmware-releases-hcl-for-esxi-40/" class="more-link">More &#62;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>VMware vSphere takes me by storm</title>
		<link>http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/2009/05/vmware-vsphere-takes-me-by-storm/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/2009/05/vmware-vsphere-takes-me-by-storm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 22:45:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Official download was available on May 21st, 2009, and I was waiting anxiously for my license keys for the new vCenter (management console) and host license keys (that which is the hypervisor)&#8230;
I got them on that day, and then proceeded to spend way too much time with it.  For some people, addiction is a bad thing.  For <a href="http://blogs.iphouse.net/mike/2009/05/vmware-vsphere-takes-me-by-storm/" class="more-link">More &#62;</a>]]></description>
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