Updating my Juniper SSL VPN (IVE OS) to version 7.0 beta. This should support some cool new features, but most importantly it will keep my network connect (NC) build in sync with the versions used at Juniper. The benefit: I don’t need to upgrade and downgrade when switching between corporate and personal SSL connections. Why use SSL VPNs instead of just secure protocols (ie. TLS wrapped mail, etc)? Well when I use VoIP applications from my laptop or iPhone, I really want to keep the connection secure until it hits the SIP proxy, which for me happens to be on the same LAN as my SSL VPN.

Looking for read “The Black Swan”. Been doing Lesson 1 of Rosetta Stone Mandarin Version 3. So far I love the lesson plan and the way the program teaches. So far I am learning Traditional Chinese characters and spoken Mandarin in small phrases. In any case, there are a lot of times that I start to realize the meaning of a sentence  after hearing a few similar sentences and the visual elements that go along with them. Rosetta will not really explain the reasons or the literal translation of the text, but with this approach I am able to understand the reason within the context.