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The Squirrel and The Grasshopper

Posted Sat, 06/21/2008 - 10:13 by donmc

REST OF THE WORLD VERSION

The squirrel works hard in the withering heat all summer long,
building and improving his house and laying up supplies for the winter.
The grasshopper thinks he's a fool, and laughs and dances and plays
the summer away.

Come winter, the squirrel is warm and well fed. The shivering
grasshopper has no food or shelter, so he dies out in the cold.

THE END
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THE AUSTRALIAN VERSION
The squirrel works hard in the withering heat all summer long, Read more »

IT Security (Network Data Security) (2170)

Posted Wed, 06/18/2008 - 19:29 by donmc

Associate in Science or Associate in Applied Science Read more »

AAS/AS Degree Requirements

Posted Wed, 06/18/2008 - 12:20 by donmc

The Associate in Science and Associate in Applied Science Degree
Preparation for a Career Read more »

Ubuntu Linux as a Windows Server replacement...

Posted Sun, 06/15/2008 - 18:59 by donmc

I have recently setup a Linux server to begin serving a small (12 users) legal firm that had Windows Small Business Server 2003 running. The issue was that they were not doing anything special, just FILE SERVING, and so a Linux/SAMBA solution would get them away from needing anything in the way of a proprietary server...

So I took a good look at the config details, crossed my fingers and went for it - and was very pleasantly surprised ! It was a simple task, and I have since found the software to be very stable, very fast, and easy to maintain.

Helpful links ? Read more »

Apache2: Hosting multiple websites

Posted Wed, 04/16/2008 - 17:06 by donmc

www.debian-administration.org/articles/412
Posted by Steve on Thu 6 Jul 2006 at 22:03

One of the most common Apache2 questions I've seen on Debian mailing lists is from users who wonder how to host multiple websites with a single server. This is very straightforward, especially with the additional tools the Debian package provides. Read more »

CSS: How to size text using ems

Posted Mon, 04/07/2008 - 09:38 by donmc

posted 18th May 2004

  • Text for the screen is sized with CSS in terms of pixels, ems or keywords. As most of us know, sizing with pixels is easy: get your selector and give it a font-size – no more thought required. Sizing with keywords is more complicated and requires a few workarounds, but you’re in luck as the techniques are well documented. That leaves ems. At this point people often leg it. ‘Ems are too inconsistent,’ they say, ‘they’re too hard; they never work.’ Well that may be the received wisdom, but if ever the was a case of FUD then this is it. I will now attempt to show you how ems can be as quick and easy to use as pixels.

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HTML Colors

Posted Sun, 04/06/2008 - 21:41 by donmc

HTML Color Names

The table below provides a list of the color names that are supported by all major browsers.

Note: If you want your pages to validate with an HTML or a CSS validator, W3C has listed 16 color names that you can use: aqua, black, blue, fuchsia, gray, green, lime, maroon, navy, olive, purple, red, silver, teal, white, and yellow. If you want to use other colors, you must specify their RGB or HEX value.

Click on a color name (or a hex value) to view the color as the background-color along with different text colors: Read more »

CSS Font Size tips...

Posted Sun, 04/06/2008 - 20:24 by donmc
From: http://www.bigbaer.com/css_tutorials/css_font_size.htm

There are two types of length units: relative and absolute. Relative length units specify a length relative to another length property. Style sheets that use relative units will more easily scale from one medium to another (e.g., from a computer display to a laser printer). - W3C Relative units are: Read more »

IBM ThinkCentre 8187

Posted Fri, 04/04/2008 - 08:31 by donmc

General Information - M50 - 8187 Desktop

System board/ Read more »

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