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More Than 1 In 4 Car Crashes Involve Cellphone Use – Slashdot
More Than 1 In 4 Car Crashes Involve Cellphone Use – Slashdot. This says it all.
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Linux friendly JBOD controller? (Not LSI!)
I am refurbishing my ZFS on Linux backup box. It is an Asus/A2 motherboard chipset and runs slow but happily on two 3 four port sata controllers in a addition to all its server onboard sata ports. One of those sata crontrollers is on the PCI slot which will never run as fast. I can…
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Fixing SSH login long delay
Originally posted on In just five minutes…: For a long time I had a problem with ssh login on a Redhat 6 server – it was taking too long to connect to it, around 30 seconds. Normally it hasn’t been a big issue – after all, you connect once and work for all day as…
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create virtual ethernet devices in linux? – Stack Overflow
This is a great pile of advice on creating virtual network interfaces. networking – How do I create virtual ethernet devices in linux? – Stack Overflow.
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Setup DNS Server step by step in CentOS 6.3/6.4/6.5 / RHEL 6.3/6.4/6.5 / Scientific Linux 6.3/6.4/6.5
Always good to have a nice reminder on how to configure a DNS service!
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Adware from your classic utilities? Arrrg!
So yesterday I whipped up a temporary virtual machine of windows 7 for a brief test run. I needed winscp and 7zip. I am STUNNED by how much adware landed with those installs. Arcade software? Pre-bundled Chrome browser? Toolbars for Yahoo, and google? I am so IRRITATED by this! Am also grateful I was running…
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Keep that Laptop from Racing thru Battery
Linux and Laptops: a long, old story. However, one that with a bit homework, helps get the most out of your battery. Using powertop, you can see your energy usage profile and your device power settings. The downside to powertop is that you cannot “export as shell script.” (Seriously, y u no export?) To get…
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Atom 8 Core — your next server?
I did not realize there were 8-core Atom server chips were a THING yet. They..are. Example: http://www.supermicro.com/products/system/1U/5018/SYS-5018A-MHN4.cfm and check this short-case 1U out: http://www.supermicro.com/products/system/1U/5018/SYS-5018A-FTN4.cfm It has QUAD Gig-E ports. Enough for you? 20W processor? That’s better than you can find with an AMD A-series.
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