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The Computer Security Paradox
Friday, 9 May 2008
Raiden's Realm: "One of the most prized rights of any American is the right to privacy and security. It's something people in some countries would kill for..."
OpenOffice.org Beta Fails the Office 2007 Test
Friday, 9 May 2008
Washington Post/PC World: "Unfortunately, however, the one feature that I was really looking forward to on the Windows side--compatibility with the Office 2007 XML file formats--could still clearly us
Millionaires, Billionaires, and Open Source
Friday, 9 May 2008
Practical Technology: "Thanks to a recent column by my friend Andy Patrizio, I found out that there's 'been an ongoing debate among bloggers and industry observers over one simple question: Where are
Software Doubles P2P File Sharing Speeds
Friday, 9 May 2008
iTnews: "Researchers have developed file sharing software that doubles peer-to-peer transfer speeds by identifying nearby computers..."
The GPL Wins Again--Welte vs. Skype Technologies SA (Germany)
Friday, 9 May 2008
Groklaw: "Harald Welte, as part of the gpl-violations.org project, brought the matter to court in Germany back in February of 2007, seeking to enforce the GPL against Skype..."
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getting ctrl-forward/backward working on cygwin and sles console
Tuesday, 7 November 2006 10:04 P GMT
Ever frustrated with 2D and 3D appearing on the screen when you want to jump words using ctrl-left or ctrl-right on the console?
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Maximising Apache httpd in low memory
Thursday, 19 October 2006 11:41 A GMT
Squeezing as much out of Apache as possible is critical if you have limited memory dedicated to the process.
tags: apache
Putting a MySQL query to sleep
Tuesday, 10 October 2006 8:05 A GMT
There are a number of reasons why you would want to put a MySQL query to sleep, here is how.
tags: mysql
How to convert a string to upper or lower case in bash?
Monday, 2 October 2006 2:46 P GMT
How to convert a string to upper or lower case in bash?
tags: linux command line
How can I start a Java process and retain its process id?
Monday, 2 October 2006 2:41 P GMT
How can I start a Java process and retain its process id?
Using Fetchmail to forward email
Monday, 2 October 2006 2:29 P GMT
Fetchmail is a remote-mail retrieval and forwarding utility. This article describes how it can be set up to forward emails from a particular folder to another mailbox.
Handling different Java runtimes on a single machine
Thursday, 14 September 2006 10:48 A GMT
This entry takes a quick look at how you can best utilise different Java JVMs on the linux using a couple of techniques.
How to stop /etc/resolv.conf from being changed by DHCP?
Thursday, 7 September 2006 3:55 P GMT
Show how to keep /etc/resolv.conf unchanged when using DHCP.
How do can I tell if my network is receiving/sending multicast packets?
Tuesday, 5 September 2006 2:51 P GMT
If you are coding a multicast network application and want to make sure you are receiving muticast udp packets you can use the tcpdump linux utility. This entry shows you how.
How to clear shell command path cache?
Tuesday, 5 September 2006 1:57 P GMT
Way to clear the cached paths for various commands on bourne-like shells.
tags: command line linux
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Open BlueDragon: Game On!
Sunday, 4 May 2008
Open BlueDragon is now available for working with.Leave CommentRelated Entries:Open BlueDragon : 1 day left to goOpen BlueDragon Steering Committee Interview Series - Andy WuOpen BlueDragon Steering C
Open BlueDragon : 1 day left to go
Friday, 2 May 2008
Open BlueDragon is just one day away from going out into the wild.Leave CommentRelated Entries:Open BlueDragon: Game On!Open BlueDragon Steering Committee Interview Series - Andy WuOpen BlueDragon Ste
Open BlueDragon Steering Committee Interview Series - Andy Wu
Wednesday, 23 April 2008
In the last of our interviews with the BlueDragon Steering Committee, I am proud to present, the man that probably knows the code base the best, Andy Wu.Leave CommentRelated Entries:Open BlueDragon: G
Open BlueDragon Steering Committee Interview Series - Matt Woodward
Tuesday, 22 April 2008
We are coming to the end of our series of interviews with the Open BlueDragon steering committee. I am proud to introduce Matt Woodard.Leave CommentRelated Entries:Open BlueDragon: Game On!Open BlueD
Open BlueDragon Steering Committee Interview Series - Alan Williamson
Monday, 21 April 2008
In our continuing series of interviews with the Open BlueDragon Steering Committee, it is my honor to introduce myself! The Steering Committee got the opportunity to hit me with questions. Discover
3 dongle + Terminal 5 = 8
Saturday, 19 April 2008
Having now arrived back in the UK, and with a few hours to kill, I can test the 3 USB mobile broadband dongleLeave Comment
Open BlueDragon Steering Committee Interview Series - Jordan Michaels
Thursday, 17 April 2008
In our continuing series of interviews with the Open BlueDragon Steering Committee, it is my honor to introduce Jordan Michaels to you.Leave CommentRelated Entries:Open BlueDragon: Game On!Open BlueDr
Open BlueDragon Steering Committee Interview Series - Adam Haskell
Wednesday, 16 April 2008
In our continuing series of interviews with the Open BlueDragon Steering Committee, it is my honor to introduce Adam Haskell to youLeave CommentRelated Entries:Open BlueDragon: Game On!Open BlueDragon
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