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Jan/09

Different Screw Types

Filed Under Hardware at 18th January 2009 11:22 by

On life hacker they posted a website on a lot of different screw types and details bout them. May be useful but it’s interesting too on the different patterns there are. Screw Types Life Hacker Article Life Hacker Website

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Jan/09

Drobo Backup Methods

Filed Under Hardware at 17th January 2009 0:01 by
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I found a nice article on how Drobo works in terms of redundancy on ZDNet. It is interesting how it can work with multiple drive capacity but I can still spot cases where it would fail if a well placed … Continue reading →

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Jan/09

Linux Command Line Tips

Filed Under Linux at 15th January 2009 0:01 by

Some handy tips for working in the command line on Linux. source ~/.bashrc Forces bash to reload the .bashrc file in your home directory. I used it when I have modified the .bashrc file e.g added a new alias or … Continue reading →

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Jan/09

Free VPN For The iPhone

Filed Under Mobile Phone, Networking, Security at 12th January 2009 0:01 by

Whilst I was away I was aware of the dangers of using open and free access points. Even using an unfamiliar network say at your friend or family’s house. I discovered HotSpotShield which provides a free VPN service for the … Continue reading →

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Jan/09

Windows Vista Start Bar Search

Filed Under Windows at 9th January 2009 15:17 by

I have always liked Quicksilver or the search function in Mac OSX 10.4/5 how you can invoke a search bar using keyboard shortcuts and start typing for a program you want to launch (as well as other options). In Windows … Continue reading →

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Jan/09

Apache Tuning

Filed Under Linux at 1st January 2009 1:58 by

Thread Manager The modular nature of Apache has the ability to switch and replace modules interchangeably. In Apache 2 there is a new thread processing manager. Whilst it brings true multi threading to Apache, it increased the overhead and complexity … Continue reading →

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Dec/08

Why Linux Desktop Is Not Ready… Yet

Filed Under Linux at 29th December 2008 0:01 by

Overview I have taken the good old Linux computer to the new flat as the main computer here. My girlfriend uses this computer to do her daily activities like checking email. Over time I have noticed more and more show … Continue reading →

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Dec/08

Enabling Remote Access To MySQL

Filed Under Linux, Networking, Software at 28th December 2008 16:29 by

I recently set up a virtual machine with Linux running on it to test stuff out. I ran into the issue which I have solved many times when I had installed my server at home which has a LAMP set … Continue reading →