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My Home Setup

Ludovic — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:16:11 +0000

The latest addition to my collection of toys is an Apple MacMini Server. The reason I decided to throw a new server into the mix is that I wanted to have the ability to develop and run my own applications as well as experiment with new technologies. For a while I was using my 2-year old Mac Mini as a server but with only 1Gb of RAM and a mere 1.83GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU it didn’t really cut it. I now use it to watch TV and movies in my room. It works a treat. So now here is what my home steup looks like (click on the image to zoom in):

From the NAS I run an SVN server where I keep my home projects. On the MMS I have installed Tomcat, PostgreSQL and I’ve just deployed Atlassian Confluence (they offer a starter kit for only $10) so I have a central location where I can keep all the information I need.

And by using DynDNS I can have all of this accessible on the internet. I route all the traffic to the MMS and with Apache I proxy the Confluence requests to Tomcat and SVN requests to the NAS.

It’s a pretty cool setup which gives plenty of things to occupy myself with .

Flatmates Found!

Ludovic — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:25:00 +0000

Following my ad on gumtree to find a flatmate a couple from New Zeland came to visit the flat and liked it. They seemed quite nice and friendly. So that’s it. They are my new flatmates and are moving in on Saturday. That’s London for you. I love that aspect of the city. Things happen very quickly.

Flatmate Wanted!

Ludovic — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:18:38 +0000

Now that I have settled in my new flat I’m looking for someone to move in to the spare room. Here are a few picts.

Changing home

Ludovic — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 22:01:50 +0000

This week my landlord told us he had decided the sell the flat I have been living in for almost four years now. He has given us six to eight weeks to find another place. So the flat hunt has started. I’ve decide to look for a 2-bedroom flat to rent. I am visiting a few places on Monday and Tuesday. Although a bit sad to be leaving a flat that has become my home, I am quite excited about the prospect of living in a new and hopefully nice place. With a bit of luck the search will not take too long.

It’s Poker Time

Ludovic — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 20:17:17 +0000

Last Tuesday was one of my flatmates’ birthday. We got some pizzas, a few beers and a cake. A friend brought a poker set as gift. Everything was in place for some good time. Most of us didn’t really know how to play so at first it took us a bit of time to understand all the rules. But once all the basics assimilated, we had a lot of fun. It was a simple but very enjoyable evening. I guess we’ll have opportunities to play more often from now on.