So much for keeping this place updated often. 1/2-day Fridays are coming up in two weeks, so I think Friday's will be my update day. Once I get in the habit of updating on Fridays when I have plenty of time, I think it will be easier to keep it going once we go back to full-day Fridays at the end of Summer.

I signed up for mint.com last night, and after spending just an hour with it, I love it! I can't wait to sit down with Ashley and really get it tailored to our lives.

In trying to keep up with the Jones's, I enrolled in the SANS Security 503 - Intrusion Detection In-Depth OnDemand course. Taking the course via OnDemand means I (work) don't have to spend extra money on travel costs, and I also get 4 months to work with the material online, in addition to the awesome books and DVD that came in the mail this week. Oh yeah, I also get a FREE Dell Mini netbook, pre-loaded for the course! I was told it takes about two weeks to get the Mini, and it has been about a week, and I'm going nuts in anticipation of what is going to come pre-loaded. I'll get some pics of the Mini up here once I get it.

To go along with the SANS course, I went to configure my home network with a second public IP address, but come to find out, my ISP no longer provides it's customers with multiple public IP addresses at no cost. They want $7/month for another IP. Yeah, like I want to give them any more money. We spend enough with them when you add in the digital cable and home phone. Maybe a phone call to negotiate is in the works.

Until next time.