Category: Technology

Setting password for mysql user in .my.cnf

Sometimes you want automated access for root on your MySQL database. One way of accomplishing that is by doing this: Read More »
By halfgaar, 3 weeks ago, on August 11, 2010, at 09:08 | No comments

Disabling debug for mod wsgi

For the record, when deploying mod wsgi apps, remember to enable optimizations in mod_wsgi.conf. Otherwise debug will be true.

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By halfgaar, 4 weeks ago, on August 06, 2010, at 17:08 | No comments

Setting a custom greeting for an Asterisk voicemailbox

By default, Asterisk always plays its own vm-intro as voicemail intro. To enable the user to record their own message, the entry in extensions.conf which sends a caller to the voicemail should be: Read More »
By halfgaar, 1 month ago, on July 30, 2010, at 16:07 | No comments

Making a port forwarded machine available from within the LAN

When you forward a port to an internal machine on the network, you still can't access that host using your WAN-IP from within the LAN. This article explains it well. In short, it's because the reply the machine your connecting to makes, goes to the LAN IP directly, and not back through the router. Read More »
By halfgaar, 1 month ago, on July 23, 2010, at 13:07 | No comments

Disabling related after current tab open

I don't like that firefox nowadays opens new tabs after the current tab. When I open stuff, I remember in which order I opened it and I don't want that order changed by having tabs inserted. Read More »
By halfgaar, 1 month ago, on July 22, 2010, at 12:07 | No comments

Burning media with wodim

Every time I want to burn media, I have to look up again what the syntax is. So, for future reference, this post. Read More »
By halfgaar, 1 month ago, on July 22, 2010, at 09:07 | No comments

Configuring a Debian exim server for internet delivery

I wanted an Exim server which could send mail on its own without the use of another SMTP server. Read More »
By halfgaar, 1 month ago, on July 20, 2010, at 11:07 | No comments

Goosh

For a Vimperator user like me, Goosh (the unofficial Google shell) is an obvious replacement for Google's normal search page. Read More »
By Rowan Rodrik, 2 months ago, on June 29, 2010, at 22:06 | No comments

Finnix Linux Live CD

Finnix is another Linux Live CD. Like SystemRescueCD, it's not intended for the average desktop user, and does not include any desktops, productivity tools, or sound support, in order to keep distribution size low. But Finnix is based on Debian, not Gentoo.

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By Rowan Rodrik, 2 months ago, on June 29, 2010, at 12:06 | No comments

Silk icons

“Silk” is a smooth, free icon set, containing over 700 16-by-16 pixel icons in strokably-soft PNG format. Useful for web projects.

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By Rowan Rodrik, 2 months ago, on June 29, 2010, at 12:06 | No comments