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how to build a DRUPAL Ubuntu Server from scratch

Posted Wed, 01/20/2010 - 01:27 by admin
Fantastic writeup of how to build a DRUPAL Ubuntu Server from scratch:
http://2bits.com/articles/installing-a-dedicated-server-or-a-vps-with-ub...

Besides its success on the desktop, Ubuntu has become a popular server distribution as well. With the release of Hardy Heron 8.04, Canonical is making this release a Long Term Support (LTS) version, with 5 years support on servers. Read more »

A fantastic medley of modules for the discerning drupal developer

Posted Tue, 11/24/2009 - 11:57 by donmc

A featured story on drupal.org: Case Study of OpenTheMagazine.com
In the story, we get a fantastic closeup view of the drupal modules used and the reasoning behind their use. For a young Drupal developer/user, it is a very useful article.

The "Heroes" of the site were considered to be Views 2, CCK, & for search, Apache SOLR.
The list below of other drupal modules used by the site is excerpted from the article on drupal.org:

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Simple Windows password reset

Posted Sat, 09/19/2009 - 06:45 by donmc

I just used this tool to reset a Vista password - it is a Linux boot CD very simple and effective. So if you've forgotten your Windows XP or VISTA password, don't despair - this tool will get you back in business FAST.

See: http://home.eunet.no/pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html

A very good walk-through is provided here:
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/toolsofthetrade/ss/ontpre-screenshot-guide...

Oh, and yes, it's completely FREE.

A New Operating System from Google...

Posted Fri, 07/10/2009 - 06:22 by donmc

I told you so.
Google had to eventually threaten the Microsoft OS stranglehold. They could not in all conscience not do so. See their announcement here for some details of this very key development:
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/introducing-google-chrome-os.html

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It begins - how Google can grow beyond Microsoft's wildest nightmares...

Posted Mon, 06/01/2009 - 06:16 by donmc

I have often wondered when Google would begin to develop an alternative to the windows platform - something for the rest of us...

But it is already out there in plain sight - just smuggled under the radar in the form of a "phone operating system".

Take a look at this post from Engadget - there is a video clip of a "smartbook" - an ASUS Eee PC prototype running google's "Android" on a 1GHz Snapdragon chipset. It is incredible, and the power use is so low that they didn't need to include a fan...

http://tinyurl.com/nqye48 Read more »

European open source adoption - Forrester Report

Posted Wed, 05/20/2009 - 07:41 by donmc
See: tdwi.org
Promo
A recently released survey report on OSS adoption in large European companies tracks some very interesting trends. The Executive summary included this:
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Linux backup options

Posted Sat, 04/25/2009 - 15:58 by admin

I myself use this low-level-we-need-the-command-line-for-this method:
http://linuxmint.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3969

Or:
Take a look here .... the backup tool they discuss there is called "hubackup" and you can install it via "Synaptic":
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HomeUserBackup

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...89#post3795689

HP Supported Linux for Servers

Posted Sat, 04/25/2009 - 15:49 by admin
HP Linux Support Documentation

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samba command reference

Posted Mon, 04/13/2009 - 16:22 by donmc

Useful Samba Networking Commands

There are several useful commands available to the Samba network admin.

When it comes to networking, there are two important points of view... what the server sees and what the client sees. Windows networking relies on extensive (and complex) caching on each client. Sometimes a wait of 5-15 minutes will solve network 'issues' on a client. Other times the server is responsible. You must look in both places to determine the source(s) of your problem(s).

Login as root on the PDC (Primary Domain Controller). Read more »

Site upgrade - Drupal Version 6 !

Posted Sun, 04/12/2009 - 21:28 by donmc

I have just today upgraded the site to version 6 !
This is a very significant upgrade, and some care was needed to avoid issues as I moved forward...

But the benefits are many, and I now look forward to playing with the theming modules (for developers) and so on...

Don

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