Boshdirect

Personal blog of Josh Lyon

  • VirtualPC 2007 – Test Machine

    As you may already know, I’ve recently been doing a bit of Sharepoint design work. As part of this, we need to be able to test the system in a number of different environments. This is more than just needing to be able to test a number of different browsers, as I’m aware that there…

  • Angelbeat – Windows 7, Virtualization, Data Deduplication

    I recently received a cold-call / cold-email from a member of the Angelbeat team. Before getting the contact, I had never heard of angelbeat and had no idea what they did. It turns out they sponsor technical conferences with leaders from the industry such as Microsoft, Cisco, and Intel doing presentations. I checked out the…

  • Married!

    I was talking to my wife the other day and she recommended that I write another blog post. I haven’t done so in a while and I couldn’t really think about anything to write until I realized that there’s been a major change in my life recently. I went from single to married! We had…

  • Changing the Move-In Ready Home

    I was chatting with a co-worker the other day about how we just got granite countertops installed over the weekend and how I was working on switching out all the plumbing fixtures at the same time. We started talking about the different view-points people have on buying homes – how some people look for move-in…

  • Sharepoint: Love or Hate

    I’ve been working with Sharepoint on and off for the past few years and it’s quite a love hate relationship. It’s empowered me to do a lot of cool projects, but it’s limitations and the way Microsoft has to come up with a special name for every feature drives me nuts. It’s a good product…

  • Laura and Josh Lyon Wedding Website

    I just realized that I never posted the link to Laura and my new wedding website. Our google rankings aren’t really great so a search for Laura and Josh doesn’t yield good results (yet)… but I figured I should at least link to it from my website. The website has details on the event (ceremony…

  • Dallas Stars are not moving to Austin

    The Dallas Stars are not moving to Austin. There is a new AHL team that going to start in Austin for the 09-10 season and will be a top affiliate of the NHL Dallas Stars. Each NHL team typically has a “farm” team in the AHL that they develop new talent in… the Texas Stars…

  • Monaro Conversion Updates

    A few more of the critical parts for my GTO to Monaro conversion came in. I originally ordered the VZ Monaro front bumper kit from JHP in Australia. They were really great to deal with – professional, friendly, and really helpful when I ran into some basic issues. The only downside to using JHP was that I…

  • Green Belt Certification

    Like many companies in the world, my company has a focus on the Continuous Improvement Process (CIP) and we have multiple “belt” programs. The “belt” program parallels that of karate to some degree. We have Yellow Belts, Green Belts, Black Belts, and Master Black Belts. In this blog post, I’ll talk a little bit about…

  • Free WebEx Alternatives

    Although I really love WebEx and the powerful features it provides, there are times when a free service would suffice. I’ve been getting e-mails from the Joomla Dallas Users Group about the e-meetings they have started to do and they are using a service called Vyew to do the web meetings. When doing web-development in…

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