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If you want to see the actual active lines from a configuration file in Linux you can exclude any lines with comments by issuing the below command. shell# cat /etc/postfix/main.cf | grep -v “# *” If you also want to exclude the blank lines from the file use this command. shell# cat /etc/postfix/main.cf | grep…
I was a bit furstrated last night when I tried to install the flash templates from paulvanroekel.nl because the installer was telling me it was completed yet I could not find the templatebs. After trying to figure it out for a bit I went back to the site and noticed I had missed the install…
There are numerous reasons it is beneficial to have your own gem server including controlling the versions of various gems deployed to all of your servers. Below is a brief explanation of how to install a gem server on your local network. 1. Install Web Server: If you do not already have a web server…
There are numerous applications that will allow you to connect to the serial port of a router, switch, load balancer, or other network device. I found the easiest application to use is the trusty old minicom. Minicom is very plain and has an easy configuration which is why I prefer it. The man page calls…
ImageMagick is a really cool product. Not only is it open source but its very powerful tool. My goal was to figure out how to batch resize images while keeping one side 640 pixels wide. I ended up using ImageMagick’s mogrify by issuing the command below at my CentOS shell prompt. mogrify -resize x640 *.jpg…
It is easy to set photo album names on the iPod Touch. Just name the folder on your local computer the name you want to appear on the Touch. Click on the under the devices menu in iTunes, then click on the Photos tab, and check the new folder you want to sync to the…
Setting a personal image as the background for your iPod Touch is easy. Follow the instructions below. First you have to sync personal images from iTunes to your Touch. Start iTunes: Open up the iTunes application Attach the Touch: Plug your Touch into the computer using the USB cable Highlight Touch: Click on your iPod…
Its really easy to make applications run when Windows Vista starts up. J 1. Open All Programs: Click Start > All Programs 2. Open Startup: Right Click Startup, Click Explore 3. Find Program: Click Start, Locate the Program To Run 4. Drag Program: Highlight the App you Want to Run, Drag it into the Startup…
It took me a minute to figure out how to use the right mouse button with the QwasiPad application on my iPod Touch. All you have to do is tap the screen with two fingers. It works really well every time. QwasiPad is an application I installed on my iPod Touch to act as a wireless keyboard…