Author: Administrator
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VServer can’t ping localhost
Currently having an issue with “openxchange” running inside a VServer – guest instance of Fedora Core 3. Issues were as follows: ldap and other services :- referring to localhost but it (127.0.0.1) is unreachable – no loopback interface. Rather than working out WHY there was/is no loopback interface, I modified /etc/hosts so that 127.0.0.1 was…
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Improving the performance of a 2.0 8V VW Golf (MkIV)
Well as you might be aware I used to have a 2.0L MkIV Golf (8-Valve engine) which in it stock form did not go all that well in terms of outright speed. I looked seriously at various options for improving its performance. The options I found were 1) Replace the engine 2) Turbo or super…
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Puma Racing – An excellent source for – flow development, engine building, technical and tuning articles
Puma Racing Main Menu Page – flow development, engine building, technical and tuning articles Confused by Torque, Power what mod to do to improve your car? I was, well really I still am – but after having a read of this site above I certainly knew enough to tell me that anyone suggesting that a…
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Review: Subway “Cookies”
Subway sell various cookies available for sale near you. This review pertains to the “cookies” (aka Biscuits for .AUians) sold at the O’Connell Street Subway in North Adelaide South Australia. The palate cleanser used between each cookie is Coca-Cola(tm) . #1 – Double Choc The double-choc is a chocolate biscuit base with while chocolate chips…
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AudiWorld News – B6 S4 Dyno Shootout
AudiWorld News AudiWorld test various chips using a single vehicle to ensure that the comparison is accurate. Quite an interesting read. The S4 is a yummy car! A “chip” in automotive terms is a software program/settings that is uploaded to the ECU or replacs an existing chip within the ECU. M
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SyncML – OPEN-XCHANGE Wiki
SyncML – OPEN-XCHANGE Wiki Current project is to get a decent calendering application. Open Xchange is a nice calendering app, but it does not quite place nicely with SyncML and Syn4j just yet. Will post most as work progesses. M
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Update your windows install
Microsoft have recently released a swarth of updates into the wild. If you are not running XP SP1 – Begin or upgrade to SP2 – Yes its icky and has that stupid bloody limited number of simultaneous outbound connections that any hyperactive ferret like myself will find extremly irritating, but is supposedly more secure. Oh…
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Gaim – A multi client multiplatform IM client
News – Gaim GAIM! Its great – it talks to all the major IM platforms (MS-Messenger, AOL/iChat, ICQ, Jabber) it runs on windows, linux and Mac OS X. Its great and I highly reccomend it. Just released is GAIM 1.3.1 which contains some bugfixes. M
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Azureus : Java BitTorrent Client
Azureus : Java BitTorrent Client If you are like me and you have a hard time spelling Azureus and end up spelling it like azereues or azerous or azereus or any number of the other permutations that are out there, well hopefully the link above will help you find the best bittorrent/bit-torrent client out there.…
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Volkswagen Golf GTI MkV – a review
A few days ago, I your fearless raving mad… Ed! car tester decided to go check out the new MkV GTI to see what the fuss is all about. First off I spent a bit of time talking to the sales driod (Michael at Solitaire in Medindie, SA) who seemed to know his stuff about…