Growing on dead or dying birch trees, the fungus Birch Polypore (Piptoporus betulinus) can be found around the globe in temperate climates wherever birch trees occur. Read more →
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20 Linux System Monitoring Tools Every SysAdmin Should Know
Posted By Vivek Gite On June 27, 2009 @ 2:26 am In CentOS, Debian Linux, FreeBSD, Linux, Linux Scalability, Monitoring, Networking, RedHat/Fedora Linux, Security, Storage, Sys admin, Troubleshooting, Tuning, UNIX, fedora linux | Original [1] Need to monitor Linux server performance? Try these built-in command and a few add-on tools. Most Linux distributions are equipped with tons of monitoring. These… Read more →
Linux Distribution Review
Distributions or flavors we run here at “Home” Servers: Web: AMD X2 64 with CentOS 5x Cluster with Virtalmin. Email: Dell 8100 P4, Fedora 7 / Zimbra. NAS/SAN: Compaq P3-700, Openfiler. FW: Compaq P3-400, Soothwall. Wireless: Linksys, OpenWRT. Read more →
Traveling Links
www.knoppix.net www.pandora.com mail.yahoo.com www.gmail.com http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/install_flash_player_10_linux.tar.gz http://raz.271soundview.com:8888 http://www.271soundview.com Read more →
Cat Joke
Problem: mount //puppy/1 /opus/puppy Solution: umount //opus/puppy Outcome: tar zcvf Shipper.tar.gz /opus/* //puppy/* /* ************ Hint: ************ Puppy, Opus and Shipper are cats… */ Read more →
WordPress Training and Information Links
Below are just a few of the resources, outside of WordPress.org, that I use to maintain my 20+ WordPress web sites. Simple widgets. Widgets 101. http://wpbits.wordpress.com/2007/06/16/simple-widgets-widgets-101/ WordPress Plugin/ Template list http://mashable.com/2007/08/16/wordpress-god300-tools-for-running-your-wordpress-blog/ Top 10 Tricks to Master Your WordPress Blog Empire! http://top10tricks.com/report/wordpress-setup/ How to Easily Manage Multiple WordPress Sites With One Database and One Code Base http://sitening.com/blog/how-to-easily-manage-multiple-wordpress-sites-with-one-database-and-one-code-base/ WordPress MU, or multi-user,… Read more →
Life with SmoothWall
Well it has been 6 months since I installed the SmoothWall Firewall and I must say it is one of the best linux installations i have ever used. Simple to modify, easy to restore (I will get into that shortly), rock steady and reliable. It all started back in January of 2008, I was having trouble with my Linksys firewall… Read more →
Entertaining the Kids for Free – With Linux
By Katherine Noyes LinuxInsider 05/27/08 4:00 AM PT School will soon be out for the summer. There are a slew of Linux programs for kids — including Tux Paint, Celestia and Edubuntu — that parents can use to entertain the little ones. What’s Linux with a Lineage? Verio Linux VPS delivers root access, advanced FairShare technology for better performance, and… Read more →
Linux Firewall – SmoothWall.org
I must say I am impressed by the SmoothWall firewall. It has a fantastic interface and it was an easy install. A little reading ahead of time and an understanding of firewall zones helped get my firewall knowledge converted to Smoothie talk. I started with a PIII-400c Compaq, 256 MB RAM and a 1.5 GB HD (I will replace that… Read more →
Create a Linux Failover Router
Now that the Web server is running and the database is being backed up it is time to create a failover webserver. I had grandiose dreams back in 2006 when my main web server took a dive and I needed to buy a new server. Why not get 2 identical servers and run them in parallel, I don’t have that… Read more →