Configuring ntpd to hand out time to local servers
Syncing your servers to public time servers is one of the most common ways of keeping server times in sync. Apparently the less common approach of configuring one server to sync with public servers and...
View ArticleChanging ANSI colors in Terminal on Macs
Probably the most frustrating experience I have had with Macs so far is figuring out how to change the ANSI colors in Terminal (Terminal.app) so that I can read the outputs of man and most especially...
View ArticleConverting Oddmuse Wiki to Edgewall Trac
Our company began long ago with wiki’s, but we chose the Oddmuse wiki way back when. These days, we’re heavy users of Trac wiki because of its integrated ticket support system. So what to do with all...
View ArticleJumpstarting your Virtual tour with Oracle VM
Server virtualization technology has come a long ways in the last 18 months (today being a wonderful October 28, 2008 crisp, cold Fall Sunny day). Here, I am going to take a look at Oracle VM, one of...
View ArticleGetting mouse wheel to work with KVM and Ubuntu
I have been busy getting a Ubuntu based Network Attached Storage server up and running as well as finally switching my trusty desktop to Ubuntu running my old Windows XP as a VMWare Server image. All...
View ArticleOverview of Xen Virtualization
Many people start looking at Virtualization Technologies because of the promise of doing more with less and high-availability solutions that the technology offers. However, there are many other...
View ArticleRuby, Mysql, CentOS 5, and 64-bit
I have lately switched away from Ubuntu as my desktop and started using CentOS 5.2 because I wanted better support for a lot of RAM and virtualization (where I can quickly commission Linux servers to...
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Rails vs. Ramaze Performance Comparison
One of my biggest concerns of late is that my “more than just a little trivial” Rails projects seem to find their way straight into the heavyweight category in no time at all. While I am quite hopeful...
View Articlemacports is not darwinports
For those of you who don’t keep a close eye on the macports system that provides you with convenient builds of popular open source software, let me put you on guard: macports supplanted darwinports a...
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Apache 2.2 and Active Directory and Group restrictions
I was really struggling with getting Apache and Active Directory talking and restricting access (authorizing) only a sub-set of users that belonged to a particular group. Here, I show you how I solved...
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