Following on from Fran Diéguez's post about Munin Layout I found that the layout didn't work for me - there appeared to be a few broken links - or maybe I hadn't deleted the style.css file. In any case I decided to fiddle with the template styles from... » More
Rostrevor to Warrenpoint 3.5km swim 59 mins 56 secs in choppy waters - pleased with that! 13th position and only a few minutes behind Padraig Mallon who swam the English channel a few weeks ago.
On some CentOS VMs running on VMWare I was seeing the following errors in the syslog: Jul 19 09:35:08 hostname kernel: hdc: drive_cmd: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } Jul 19 09:35:08 hostname kernel: hdc: drive_cmd: error=0x04 {... » More
Hopefully this may help someone else out there who is looking for a good excuse to use Fabric in anger. I install Fabric on my local Ubuntu desktop using: sudo apt-get install fabric With Fabric installed I created a new directory for playing... » More
I'm on Ubuntu 13.04 on trying to install the less compiler via NPM was troublesome. I was getting an old version of node (0.6.x) when I needed 0.8+ for using NPM. So when I tried the following: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:chris-lea/node.js sudo... » More
A revised list of my favourite 'tops' htop htop can provide a little more info than the traditional 'top' - I like how it shows the amount of memory usage minus the cache. iftop To check network connectivity use iftop: iptraf Like iftop but... » More
I followed the GNS3 instructions for installation and simple topology. GNS3 can be installed from the Ubuntu Software Centre (below) or from the command line with: sudo apt-get install gns3 After installation GNS3 was available from the Education... » More
This is what Oracle sent to replace a battery in a server. That little silver thing in the bag is the battery - no bigger than the fingernail on my smallest finger!
At $59 per year this has to be the cheapest Wildcard SSL cert ever - my only deliberation is will they still be around for the year?
https://www.ssl2buy.com/alphassl-wildcard.php
This is an adapted version of a Jamie Oliver Turkey & Leek Pie and I will usually hunt the fridge for veg to add and sometimes include mushrooms or broccoli. The remainder of the creme fraiche tub is useful for carbonara. Ingredients: Left-over... » More
Following on from Fran Diéguez's post about Munin Layout I found that the layout didn't work for me - there appeared to be a few broken links - or maybe I hadn't deleted the style.css file. In any case I decided to fiddle with the template styles from... » More
