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Tag Archives: technology
Linux backups
I did some backing up before I installed the new Mandrake Linux 10.0, and I thought I’d share a bit about how to do it. 1. Blank your media: cdrecord -v -eject speed=12 dev=0,0,0 blank=all Optionally you can do blank=fast, … Continue reading
Using autofs to mount your install CDs
Prompted by Kyle’s presentation at NBLUG on autofs; I decided to try my hand at it. I figured the perfect task for autofs would be to automatically mount my install CDs when I needed them. For instance, when I want … Continue reading
Tagged technology, technology::linux, work, work::linux
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Fixing the “Bad Signature” RPM error in Mandrake
I installed my newly downloaded and burned Mandrake 10.0 CDs at work today, and I wanted to update my software to get all the security updates and bug fixes. However when I tried to install the updated software I received … Continue reading
Tagged technology, technology::linux, work, work::linux
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Mandrake 10.0 From download to burn
The best way to download Mandrake is with BitTorrent; which allows you to download from multiple peers at the same time, and share the bits that you have with others as well. To do this on Linux (or any other … Continue reading
Tagged technology, technology::linux
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Sonic.net Hotspot
Did I mention we are hosting a Sonic.net wireless hotspot? Well we are. I doubt that we will make any money off of it, because a. I haven’t told my neighbors about it, and b. I’m not sure how technically … Continue reading
Use Google from the Location Bar
I just found this neat little trick: Use Google from the Location Bar (at the bottom of the page). This makes it so I am able to just type gg linux in the location bar, and mozilla takes me right … Continue reading
MT Spam Vulnerability
The Moveable Type website has an announcement about a new spam vulnerability. Basically mt-send-entry.cgi can be used to send spam from your MT weblog. The recommended fix is to remove the script if you don’t use the feature, or if … Continue reading
Tagged technology
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Worldchanging.com Radio Interview
Two of the authors of the WorldChanging.com blog were recently interviewed on kpfa. The interview discussed the role technology and the open source paradigm are playing in developing countries, and areas of science outside of software development. Streaming audio here … Continue reading
Tagged media, technology
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Wi-Fi is good for business.
An interesting story over at the S.F. Chronicle. The story tells of how small business’ are leveraging wi-fi to increase foot traffic, and profits. Small business’ are getting new people to come in and stay longer (and buying more) by … Continue reading
Tagged technology, wireless
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Linux World Expo
I attended the Linux World Expo this year at Moscone in S.F. . There seemed to be fewer vendors then last year, and I didn’t really care to try too hard to get any shwag. I did pick up a … Continue reading