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Thursday's Pre-Holiday Lazy Links Roundup

tim — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:24:36 +0000

Tomorrow is a holiday here in the US, and since I've been extremely busy lately I figured I'd make a quick list of some of the great content on some of my favorite blogs, mostly from our very own Mysticgeek.
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Compiling Ruby, RubyGems and Rails on Ubuntu

tim — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 03:18:32 +0000

For internal projects that require Linux we have started to use Ubuntu Server as our default platform. Every Linux distribution comes with its own peculiarities. Though a great distribution we have struggled with the pre-built Ruby and RubyGems packages that stem from its Debian heritage. In this post I want to outline how you can bypass these issues by compiling Ruby and RubyGems directly from source.

PGP 5 Tips

tim — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 07:54:03 +0000

Getting good cryptography into as many hands as possible as quickly as possible

» Easy MySQL Performance Tips

tim — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 07:53:05 +0000

Yes, I’m still trying to squeeze more performance out of MySQL. And since small changes to a query can make a big difference in performance…

Add RSS feeds to your Web site with Perl XML::RSS - Program - XML - Builder AU

tim — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 09:13:04 +0000

Take advantage of the XML::RSS CPAN package, which is specifically designed to read and parse RSS feeds. You've probably already heard of RSS, the XML-based format which allows Web sites to publish and syndicate the latest content on their site to all interested parties. RSS is a boon to the lazy Webmaster, because (s)he no longer has to manually update his or her Web site with new content.

Power efficiency enhancements in Vista SP1 - istartedsomething

tim — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 09:03:05 +0000

Most if not all the attention surrounding Windows Vista Service Pack 1 has been around performance, reliability and compatibility, but you probably didn’t know SP1 also makes short strides in terms of Vista’s power efficiency. And by short, I really do mean short because we’re talking about improvements in the magnitude of only a couple percents. That in the context of 5 hours battery life is a mere additional 6 minutes. Having said that, some is better than none.

How To Set Up VMware Tools On Various Linux Distributions « Debianation

tim — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:36:15 +0000

This document explains how to set up the VMware Tools in the following guest operating systems: Ubuntu 7.04, Fedora 7, PCLinuxOS 2007 and Debian Etch. Installing VMware Tools in your guest operating systems will help maximize performance, provide mouse synchronization and copy & paste functionality. This article also shows a way of making VMware Tools start automatically when you start a guest operating system.

Unlimited XML, Text, HTML Sitemap Generator - XML Sitemaps

tim — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 05:40:22 +0000

Unlimited Sitemap Generator is a PHP script designed to run on the server that hosts your website.

How to Set Up a Custom 404 File Not Found Page on your Website (thesitewizard.com)

tim — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 05:41:31 +0000

A nice step by step guide to the process.

Ed's Tech Tips | Rsync: A Powerful Backup Tool

tim — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 06:03:45 +0000

This article is technical, but it pertains to something I have been working on for the past week and is pretty important: the backing up of data on the network.

XML Sitemaps: Benefits as to Why You Should Use Them - SEOspace - Organic Search Engine Marketing with a B2B Twist

tim — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 05:32:37 +0000

I've been asked by a number of people for tips on using and submitting XML sitemaps to the search engines. So I thought that I would revisit XML sitemaps and the importance of them for site owners and webmasters.

Sync Your Clock With Internet Time Servers from the Vista Command Prompt :: the How-To Geek

tim — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 05:08:54 +0000

If you have an issue with your system clock losing time, you've probably had to go and re-sync your clock with the internet time servers. The problem is that there are just way too many clicks required to get to the right screen, so the command line is much simpler.

Favicon - How To Create A Favicon.ico | PhotoshopSupport.com

tim — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:28:45 +0000

A Favicon is a little custom icon that appears next to a website's URL in the address bar of a web browser. And when I say little, I mean 16 pixels by 16 pixels. So if you like a good design challenge try your hand at this one.

Changing the MySQL Prompt

tim — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 03:14:07 +0000

Specifically, I was looking for a way to customize the prompt of the mysql command. Here's the tip:

Tips by tag: postgresql - parsed.org

tim — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 03:12:39 +0000

A nice list of Postgres tips, something not as easy to find as I would have thought.