Keeping the files on multiple machines synchronized seems to be a recurring problem for many computer users. Until I discovered Unison I never really had a completely satisfactory solution.
Read more »Howto setup Database Server With postgresql and pgadmin3
PostgreSQL is a powerful, open source relational database system. It has more than 15 years of active development and a proven architecture that has earned it a strong reputation for reliability, data integrity, and correctness.
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Monitoring UPS Power Status Using Network UPS Tools (NUT) 2.2.0 on Multiple OpenSuSE 10.3 Servers
Network UPS Tools is a collection of programs which provide a common interface for monitoring and administering UPS hardware.
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Console editing in OpenBSD
Even though the 4,000+ packages and ports for OpenBSD include just about every text editor you could want, the out-of-the-box installation includes just one editor. I bet you can guess which one it is.
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User Access Control in Drupal 6
In this article by David Mercer, we will look at an entirely different aspect of running a Drupal website. Once we have added the functionality to the site, we now have to give some thoughts about how this functionality is to be accessed, or by whom. As the site grows, you will most likely feel the need to delegate certain responsibilities to various people.
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Automating FTP I: UNIX and Linux
Having gotten tired of repeated typing in everything at the prompt of an interactive command line FTP session and doing similar things via GUI route, I started to wonder if there was a scripting alternative and, lo and behold, I found it after a spot of googling.
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[june 1980] Theory and practice of text editors -- or -- A cookbook for an Emacs
"...This thesis is intended to answer the question «What are the important considerations in designing a text editor?» In answering this question, it will provide a reference document for would-be implementors of text editors..." -- http://dspace.mit.edu/bitstream/1721.1/15905/2/08327312-MIT.pdf
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Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 updated
"The Debian project is pleased to announce the eighth and final update of its old stable distribution Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (codename `sarge'). This update mainly adds corrections for security problems to the oldstable release, along with a few adjustments to serious problems..."
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Joomla! An Intro
Joomla! is a world class content management system that allows you to easily create high-quality, professional Websites. Out of the box, provides a very robust feature set, and with the recent release of 1.5 Stable, the programing API allows it to be extended far beyond most people's wildest dreams. Highlighting some of the features Joomla!
Read more »Ajax and Arc
"Ajax is surprisingly easy to use with the Arc language. This article shows how to implement Ajax-based autocompletion and dynamic page updates using the script.aculo.us and Prototype JavaScript frameworks. These frameworks allow Ajax applications to be implemented with just a few lines of additional code. The hard work is done by the script.aculo.us and Prototype libraries.
Read more »Inspecting disk IO performance with fio
Storage performance has failed to keep up with that of other major components of computer systems. Hard disks have gotten larger, but their speed has not kept pace with the relative speed improvements in RAM and CPU technology.
Read more »The Perfect Server - Mandriva 2008 Spring Free (Mandriva 2008.1)
This is a detailed description about how to set up a Mandriva 2008 Spring Free (Mandriva 2008.1) server that offers all services needed by ISPs and hosters: Apache web server (SSL-capable), Postfix mail server with SMTP-AUTH and TLS, BIND DNS server, Proftpd FTP server, MySQL server, Dovecot POP3/IMAP, Quota, Firewall, etc.
Read more »You couldn’t do this with proprietary software
Late last week I had the chance to participate in a call with Bob Bickel and Rich Friedman of Ringside Networks who talked us through their plans for the new open source social networking technology vendor.
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Web Console: 0.2.5 beta released!
Web Console is open source application that provides access to a web server command prompt from an Internet browser. Furthermore, it includes file manager, files upload/download feature and text files editor, which allows to edit files directly on a web server through browser.
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Tethys 2.0.1 released
"Tethys is a SMTP server made with the fantastic Lua language. (under the GPL v3 licence)"
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