Category: Info. Tech.
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Setting up SMTP and IMAP services on Mac OS X 10.4.x (Tiger)
Setting up postfix was a little difficult as I am not familiar with the config file, but I got it going with the following options: #delay_warning_time = 4h mydomain = obvious myhostname = obvious alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases myorigin = domainname_for_outgoing_mail mydestination = domains_you_accept_mail_for relayhost = if_you_need_to_relay_via_your_ISPs_mail_host:port mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8 192.168.0.0/24 (aka, what…
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BSD Ports : OS X : Upgrading Packages
To upgrade all currently installed ports installed using darwinports on OS X the command you need to use is port upgrade -a I would run this after updating the ports tree / system itself, this is performed with port -d selfupdate
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Font beautification on Ubuntu
If you want nicer looking fonts on ubuntu and have most of the repositories installed may I suggest that you run sudo apt-get install msttcorefonts which will install the Microsoft Core fonts and make many things (like webpages) better than the defalt fonts installed.
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Netblock owner search
Ever had that domain that has no reverse DNS entry? Well you can at least get an idea about who owns it by visiting one of the NIC’s below to attempt to determine the owner of the netblock that IP is related to: http://www.apnic.net – Asia Pacific NIC http://www.ripe.net – Europe NIC http://www.arin.net – American…
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Sony – The company that installs a rootkit onto your PC.
Mark’s Sysinternals Blog: Sony, Rootkits and Digital Rights Management Gone Too Far Sony have gone too far this time. Its just silly for a company to install a rootkit, a buggy root kit that could potentially lead to a compromise in your systems security. Read all about it, and how to remove/avoid it at the…
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iMate SP3i custom ringtones
If you have an iMate SP3i and you would like a custom ringtone, do the following: Find the desired ringtone (if it is not already a Windows Media Audio file convert it – you may need to use a converter such as e-softs audio converter) hook up your phone to your sync cable and choose…
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Microsoft’s Security Suite
Reading the current information available on the web that seem to indicate that Microsoft will soon be charging for Anti-Spyware and Anti-Virus software, all I can say is that I am beyond very dissapointed. SpyWare is a direct result of bugs in Microsoft Windows and the software shipped with it (Internet Explorer). This is not…
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Forcing the Pentium-M or Centrino to run at full speed.
Having recently set up a laptop that had been dropped on its screen to use as a headless Linux server (Ubuntu 5.4 – Hoary Hedgehog) I discovered that its CPU was not running to its full potential – the cause was that the funky magic that makes the processor scale back to save power was…
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Keeping Solaris updated the easy way
Download the Solaris Update Connection software from here install it and away you go. This Solaris updater is the easiest method to keep Solaris patched while you are starting out.
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Solaris 10 – x86 – Getting intel 82562EZ (Asus P5GD1) working (Solaris Driver)
I added iprb “8086,1050” iprb “8086,1064” to /etc/driver_aliases and then touch /etc/dhcp.iprb0 touch /etc/hostname.iprb0 followed by shutdown -i6 -g0 -y And I was able to get the Intel 10/100 VE Network Interface (82652 EZ) functioning as it should under solaris. The driver is included with Solaris 10 for x86 but you need to do the…