A little bit of everything

Setup Unix SMTP postfix mail on OSX

How to set up mail to work from the command line in OSX
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Installing iftop on Asus RT16n on DD-WRT

DD-WRT Installing iftop
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Netboot Mythbuntu from 10.04 LTS server

Netboot Mythbuntu under 10.04 LTS

This was a PITA to get working. I followed many different docs on the net, none of which worked for me. This is how I got it working.
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Mythbuntu Newegg Remote Install

Getting the New Rosewill Windows Vista Media center Infrared Remote Control RRC-126
Working with Mythtv and Mythbuntu

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USB->Serial FTDI232R Tricks

Mac OSX and Linux Persistant Names for USB-Serial Devices
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DD-WRT Notes


Some notes on setting up DD-WRT on the ASUS RT-16N
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Getting Glassfish 3.0.1 server working in ubuntu 10.04


Setting up Glassfish 3.0.1 running on a Ubuntu 10.04 install at work.

It installed fine, but the admin console would never show the login screen. I tried many things, and this is what worked in the end.

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Handbrake notes

Here are my notes on using handbrake

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Linux sysadmin tips and tricks



Linux short tips and tricks.
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Keyboard not working under a VM

I installed Ubuntu as a VM on my mac, but the keyboard was not working. Here is how I solved it.
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Advanced vi / vim notes


Commands in vim that I find useful

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Toshiba 6000 Laptop with Ubunto

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Fix to use all your RAM in Ubuntu


Linux not seeing all the memory you have installed in your system!



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Copy boot drive to new Disk

Replacing the boot drive with a newer larger disk is easy, but google will not be too much help. Here is a simple procedure that has worked for me over and over again.

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Suspend all active VM's during shutdown


This script will allow Linux to suspend all running VM’s during shutdown.

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Getting VMware Vix working with VMWare Player in Ubuntu 10.04


vmrun not working on your Ubuntu install? Here is how to make it work!
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