The Server Setup Guide![]() The Server Setup Guide Provided is a complete web server setup guide pertaining to Apache, PHP, Mysql, VNC, SSH, Proxy, and DNS Articles
LTSP-Build-Client ?Arch option not in ?Help
2008-01-12 13:50:00 To find the options for a command you type: command --help It spits out a bunch of options that you can use to tweak the parameters of a command. On the --help for the ltsp-build-client script is the --dist option, which I thought can be used to install a different distribution that the one you are current ... More About: Build , Client , Not I
Blogging - the Start of a New Year
2008-01-04 23:22:00 The start of a new year requires making new decisions, and trying different paths. I highly recommend diversifying your blog topics. If your blog is about electronics, talk about research. Or dare to talk about politics. Maybe interject some hot news topics, and dabble with pop culture. Overall what you blog about it not as ... More About: New Year , Blogging , Start , Year
Blogging in 2008
2008-01-04 00:44:00 The start of a new years requires making new decisions, and trying different paths. I highly recommend diversifying your blog topics. If your blog is about electronics, talk about research. Or dare to talk about politics. Maybe interject some hot news topics, and dabble with pop culture. Overall what you blog about it not as ... More About: Blogging , 2008
Windows Completely Integrated with Linux - VirtualBox Guest OS
2008-01-01 17:34:00 I as the vast majority of people grew up with Windows . I had programs that would only run on Windows; for example Napster. Napster requires Windows Media Player because of the DRM (Digital Rights Management) software embedded in the music. Then I switched to Linux because of Stability reasons. I wanted a system that would work, ... More About: Guest , Integrated , Virtualbox
Hits -Traffic - Rankings - Disseminate Your Information via Proper Coding
2008-01-01 14:10:00 There are three blog top lists that produce considerable traffic on a consistent basis. http://www.blogtoplist.com http://www.blogcatalog.com http://www.topblogarea.com If your a relatively active poster then your blog will show up substantially in the search engine results on these websites. I highly recommend using the All in One SEO Plugin, which will tag your blog posts using the categories you ... More About: Information , Traffic , Coding , Hits , Rope
Work Experience - Bachelors Degree - Entry Level
2007-12-30 15:09:00 If you have recently graduated with a Bachelors degree your only hope for employment is an entry level position. Entry level, for most companies, has nothing to do with the primary objective of the company. For instance you many end up in the technology procurement department, purchasing products for the companies manufacturing purposes. Or you ... More About: Work , Experience , Entrepreneurs , Degree
VirtualBox VDI Networking Difficulties
2007-12-29 23:37:00 A Virt ualBox .vdi image does not maintain file system integrity during standard network transmissions. After downloading a .vdi image GRUB will most likely have evaporated. I have not yet determined a means of compensation. It would be nice to post downloadable .vdi images to VirtLinux, but without a specific method of network transmissions, that will ... More About: Networking , Virtualbox , Diff , Workin
Wordpress 2.3.2 Security Updates
2007-12-29 22:46:00 Consistent with the incredible update reliability of Wordpress comes version 2.3.2. This update resolves security related issues and is not a feature upgrade. As stated by Wordpress it is highly recommended to update to secure your Wordpress blog to its maximum potential. Cheers to consistent, and reliable updates by the Wordpress team Thank you ... More About: Security , Updates
AdBrite Google Adsense Integration - Tips Tricks Experiences
2007-12-29 22:39:00 Of all the advertising networks I prefer AdBrite because you can integrate Google Adsense . AdBrite will display in the same fashion as Google Adsense ads, and will only display ads when they are valued greater. Therefore you are able to maximize monetization, while maintaining consistent appearance. The most important thing about ads is their placement. You ... More About: Integration , Tips , Tricks
Debian Etch Revision 2 Update
2007-12-28 23:26:00 Debian is well know for its long time periods between releases. It is 100% worth the wait. The stability of Debian is simply UNRIVALED. If you plan to deploy a server environment, or you want your laptop or desktop to run at optimal performance then Debian is for you. The new version is Debian ... More About: Debian , Update , Revision , Etch
Democracy Assasinated - Benazir Bhutto
2007-12-27 13:38:00 One of the most volatile countries in the world, equipped with a deployable nuclear arsenal, has just experienced the assassination of its foremost democratic proponent. I have heard her speeches; her absence will indeed create a vacuum that will inevitably be filled, but her fierce personality will surely be missed. There should be no doubt that ... More About: Gore , Democracy , Benazir , Benazir Bhutto , Bhutto
Hits - How to Judge Your Website
2007-12-27 02:48:00 How many hits does a good website get? Success is obviously subjective, therefore any website can be a success. For most websites, that are truly unique, even a modicum of hits should be considered success. The purpose of blogs is to disseminate ideas and information, therefore anything above 50 unique visitors a day can be ... More About: Website , Judge , Hits
Second Life - An Abstract Reality Linked to the Real World Economically
2007-12-25 23:30:00 Second Life is a virtual world. An electronic reality where land can be purchased, and economically profitable businesses can be created. The core aspects of a nation have been integrated into a web application to simulate the most intimate parts of a successful society. I wonder the limits of the concept, in that it appears ... More About: Reality , World , Second Life , Abstract
Monster - Useless for Entrepreneurs - Employers Want Drones
2007-12-25 22:47:00 My experience on Monster .com, and other internet based resume systems is that employers are looking for people with no brains. They want people that will do anything, and question nothing. They want drones. They want slaves. For $25,000 a year for an entry level position, getting someone coffee, or doing some rudimentary tasks. Speaking for ... More About: Useless , Entrepreneurs , Masters , Drones
VirtualBox - Seamless Mode With Windows and Linux Sharing Same Desktop
2007-12-25 03:31:00 VirtualBox seamless mode places the Windows taskbar above your Gnome or KDE taskbar. The Windows desktop is not displayed. When you open a Firefox or Internet Explorer web browser, from the Windows taskbar and save a file from a website, it will save to the Windows desktop. To compensate you can allow Windows to share ... More About: Linux , Desktop , Mode , Server
VirtualBox Seamless Mode - Windows Programs on a Linux Desktop
2007-12-23 16:00:00 VirtualBox comes with the seamless mode option that can be enabled from the machine menu in a guest OS. If Microsoft Windows is the guest OS, and seamless mode is enabled, you will see the Windows talk bar above your Gnome or KDE task bar. You will not see the Windows desktop. Anything you run ... More About: Linux , Desktop , Programs , Mode
Open Source Philosophy Versus Patents
2007-12-21 23:55:00 This concept breaks down into two distinct categories inherent in the title of this post: Patents Patents are a means of protecting intellectual property from competitive capitalization. Patents work extremely well in an already existing industry. Strategically a company can prevent competition for the time period allocated in the patent. The patent process is beyond the economic ... More About: Philosophy , Open Source , Open , Source , Open-Source
Health Insurance - Car - Rent - Any Money Left Over?
2007-12-21 22:55:00 Does the cost of health care hurt? For a family of three is Port Washington NY it costs approximately $2,000 per month; and this is only reasonable coverage, not the premier package. I currently deliver pizza and can make $50-$75 per weekday, and sometimes over $100 on the weekends. On average this is $520 per week ... More About: Health , Insurance , Money , Health Insurance , Left
HP Laptop RMA - Technical Service is Lacking!
2007-12-21 18:36:00 I recently sent my HP Pavillion DV2000 series laptop into HP for repair service. The computer would post, and show the BIOS splash screen every 3 or 4 restarts. When the computer would not post I would have to manually restart the system by holding the power button. Low and behold when the product was returned ... More About: Laptop , Technical , Service , Technic
VDI Copying Difficulties
2007-12-20 00:27:00 VirtualBox .vdi images are very difficult to copy in my experience. For a while I was posting new guest operating systems at VirtLinux, but it seems that the copy method was not preserving the functionality of the file system. I then tried to mount a remote directory, using sshfs, and then using VBoxManage clonevdi to ... More About: Virt , Diff
Debian Stability - Ubuntu Updates
2007-12-19 19:22:00 Debian is rock solid. It really just works. Its core applications are very stable making the distribution most recommended for servers. Servers require an OS of predictable stability, otherwise downtime is difficult to avoid. While Ubuntu does have more up to date applications I have had difficulties with graphics card compatibility, even after installing the ... More About: Updates , Debian , Stability
Yum Update - Fedora Red Hat Package Managment
2007-12-19 14:45:00 Yum is the Red Hat package manager. It automatically handles RPM packages and determines required program dependencies. The most basic Yum function is the update process. To begin type: yum update It will provide you a listing of all the files that can be upgraded. If you have not setup your /etc/sudoers file, you may be required ... More About: Fedora , Update , Package
PXE Boot - Thin Client LTSP Config
2007-12-19 14:29:00 The main component of LTSP (Linux Terminal Server Project) is the dhcp configuration. To start install the required packages: sudo apt-get install ltsp-utils ltsp-server ltsp-server-standalone Then open /etc/ltsp/dhcpd.conf, which is a template of your possible dhcp3 configuration. To makes things simple just use everything in this file as the configuration for dhcp, otherwise if you are comfortable ... More About: Boot , Config , Client
Gstreamer - ALSA Conflict - No Sound Totem or System
2007-12-18 14:45:00 If you have your system sounds enabled it requires ESD (Enlightenment Sound Daemon). When this is enabled in Debian it sometimes causes a conflict with gstreamer, which is required for Totem audio playback. I tried xine but it would cause Totem to crash before opening, and the error message in a terminal was rather convoluted ... More About: System , Conflict
Debian - No System Sounds
2007-12-18 01:31:00 With my new motherboard I was not hearing any system sounds. I updated esound to the most recent package, and system sounds began to work. Esound lives in the following repository: http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/es ound/0.2/ And the most recent version, as of this blog post, can be downloaded here: http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/es ound/0.2/esound-0.2.38.tar.bz2 Unzip the file, and install the build dependencies: sudo apt-get build-dep esound Then navigate ... More About: Sounds , System , Debian
Nvidia-Settings - Automation Options - Dependencies
2007-12-17 21:10:00 After installing an NVIDIA product in your computer, you most likely installed the Linux drivers. The drivers provide a graphical configuration menu called nvidia-settings. To make permanent changes to your video settings open the menu as root: sudo nvidia-settings Configure your video resolution accordingly, and then click save to xorg.conf. If you change your digital vibrancy settings your ... More About: Options , Automation , Settings
Verizon FIOS - Installs Modem Outside of House
2007-12-16 14:22:00 I am used to standard cable systems that split a line off of the coaxial cable; and because if this the cable modem is usually near a cable box. I was installing a new router the other day, and low and behold the modem was located on the side of the house, and an ethernet ... More About: House , Verizon , Modem
Windows XP - Delete - Cleanup Desktop Icons - Beginner
2007-12-14 17:28:00 A true Windows XP beginners introduction requires a step by step breakdown of deleting desktop icons, and emptying the trash. The first step is to boot your computer and have the desktop completely loaded as the following image shows (it happens to be in a VirtualBox guest OS, but none the less its the exact ... More About: Desktop , Icons , Beginner , Cleanup
FTP - Binary or ASCII Data Transfer
2007-12-14 13:58:00 On my Linux servers binary data transfer always worked fine. I also host a website on Yahoo and the binary data transfer method does not work. Although when I switched the FTP transfer method to ASCII the data is properly transferred to the Yahoo servers. I’m pretty sure that my Yahoo hosting is Windows based, ... More About: Data , Transfer , Ascii , Data Transfer
Sensors-Applet Temperature and Motherboard Monitor
More articles from this author:2007-12-14 01:50:00 In the Debian repositories is sensors-applet. Its a Gnome panel application comparable to computertemp. Install with: sudo apt-get install sensors-applet Most likely this package is also in Ubuntu repositories, and possibly in further upstream distributions. Once installed right click on your top gnome panel and select “Add to Panel”. Select “Hardware Sensors Monitor ”, and a quaint icon will ... More About: Temperature , Motherboard , Temp 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |




