Kill a Watt - Part II
Well, it's been a little longer than a couple of days, but as promised here is the second installment of my Kill-A-Watt story. Those of you just tuning in, I bought a Kill-A-Watt meter. Basically you…
What does an Apple G5 cost the environment Part I
No no, this is not an article about how much land fill is being created by Apple. Nor is this about how much toxins are being dumped into our soil by Apple. This is Part I of a blog on the power consumption of my computer. Why am I doing this? Simple: I bought a new toy!
MySQLdump to reset Slave server from Master
Just a quick entry here. I keep forgetting how to reset a mysql slave server from the master, without disrupting the operations on the master server. Something silly that doesn't stick in my head, so…
Use sa-learn to teach spamassassin what is spam
For a couple of years now I have been using Spamassassin with great success. Over time I occasionally would teach Spamassassin what spam is with the 'sa-learn --spam mboxdata' command. It has been…
Limiting sendmails Max Recipients
There have been a lot of attempts lately on peoples servers to send spam through online forms. This is done by creating a crafty email with a carefully placed Bcc: tag which is then remotely…
Creating a new repository in Subversion
For no other reason than 'I can never remember', this entry is being created. Most of my projects are ongoing, and rarely do I find the need to create new repositories. So when the time comes to run svnadmin create, I often find myself pondering the correct logistics of the svn import commmand.
Replace DB content on the fly
This appears to be a little known fact, so it has earned the right to be posted as a how-to on my site. If you have a database with lots of content and you discover to your dismay that you have made…