Monthly Archives: March 2004

I recently noticed that some of my servers configured to use GMT as their timezone (I will detail the merits of using GMT or UTC as a timezone in another post) had switched and where now reporting BST instead of … Continue reading →

So it’s settled, my next laptop will have the Intel Centrino wireless chipset. Why Broadcom will not release drivers for their chips is beyond me. Doesn’t really matter anymore, they just lost another customer. http://ipw2100.sourceforge.net/

See: CNN/Money: Stewart found guilty on all counts in obstruction trial Stewart, 62, was found guilty of conspiracy, obstruction of justice and two counts of making false statements � charges that together carry a penalty of up to 20 years … Continue reading →

So I have been seeing a trainer (Sidney Washington) since July of 2003. I haven’t felt this good since I was 16, and in many ways I didn’t feel this good back then. I can’t recommend Sidney enough, he’s great. … Continue reading →

Steps I use to make world on FreeBSD: 1. Install cvsup-without-gui # cd /usr/ports/net/cvsup-without-gui # make install distclean 2. Update the source files # cvsup -g -h <cvsup-mirror> /usr/share/examples/cvsup/stable-supfile 3. Configure a kernel See Configuring the FreeBSD Kernel in the … Continue reading →

Everyone should know about and use Knoppix: …Knoppix, a Free and Open Source Live Linux CD. Knoppix is a GNU/Linux distribution that boots and runs completely from cd. It includes recent linux software and desktop environments, with programs such as … Continue reading →

Ever need to test if your mail servers are listed in a DNSBL? Check out these two sites for good tools. http://www.declude.com/junkmail/support/ip4r.htm http://www.geocities.com/spamresources/tools-dnsbl.htm

http://www.servercolocation.net/backbone.html http://www.level3.com/LookingGlass/ telnet://route-server.ip.att.net/ http://www.ris.ripe.net/cgi-bin/lg/index.cgi http://www.arin.net/whois/ http://www.internetpulse.net/

See: Fool.com: Grocery Strike Ends The key component of the settlement appears to be the creation of two tiers of grocery employees, the second for new hires who will receive less in pay and benefits — including heath care and … Continue reading →