13 Jun 2008

Auto-start VNC On Server

FROM: http://themorningflight.com/index.php/2008/03/24/auto-start-vnc-on-server/ Mar 24th, 2008 by graham I wanted to know how to get VNC to auto-start on my server without me having to manually do it on the server with a monitor connected. I went to the Ubuntu forums but found no answer there. After experimenting I discovered it was not complicated after all. It seems I had assumed VNC did...

30 May 2008

Success Story: 8 Flags FCU

[Quote] 8 Flags FCU Dear Don, We just wanted to let you know that we truly appreciate you helping us out of our dire need for computer expertice. Again we thank you for all you did to get us up and running. [/Quote]...

16 Apr 2008

Apache2: Hosting multiple websites

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. We've previously discussed some of the tools w...

07 Apr 2008

CSS: How to size text using ems

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...

06 Apr 2008

CSS Font Size tips...

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: em: the '...

02 Apr 2008

Windows Server 2008 Security Holes ?

A hacker picking apart the security model of Microsoft's brand new Windows Server 2008 has found serious design weaknesses that render some of the product's new security protections "useless." You can read his comments here: Hacker Pours Cold Water on Windows Server 2008 Security Design...

30 Mar 2008

GOOGLE Tricks & Tips

Google Is a Calculator When you can’t be troubled to reach over and pick up the handheld calculator sitting on your desk, you can use Google as a high-tech web-based calculator. All you have to do is enter your equation or formula into the standard Google search box, and then click the Google Search button. The result of the calculation is displayed on the search results page; it’s th...

21 Mar 2008

Emily the COW - a touching story...

My wife found this excerpt online - it is a very touching story... From: http://www.spiritofmaat.com/archive/sep3/emotions.htm Animals also feel fear and anguish at facing death, and struggle to preserve their existence. The true story of Emily illustrates the anguish that a three-year-old Holstein cow felt when it was about to be slaughtered in Hopkinton, Massachusetts. Emily had seen her ...

21 Mar 2008

KUNDA - An Australian Beach Home

Our Beach Home in Australia Click the photo of the house for the KUNDA Website... [KUNDA means "Nest" in Aboriginal] Click the photo of the beach for photos of the MANY nearby beaches... Nearby Beaches Click on the Thumbnail... ...

20 Mar 2008

Toddler fools the art world into buying his tomato ketchup paintings

From: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=499240&in_page_id=1770&in_page_id=1770&expand=true I love this article - my view is that the age of the artist is irrelevant - go to the Link to see the 50+ comments - many of which are gloating about the poke in the eye for the "Art Critics" of the world... Don --- To the untrained eye, they appear to be simple d...

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