Archive for June, 2010
Nginx rewrite rules of WordPress 3.0 Permalinks and WP-super-cache
Tweet #WP Permalinks rewrite rewrite ^.*/files/(.*)$ /wp-includes/ms-files.php?file=$1 last; if (!-e $request_filename) { rewrite ^.+?(/wp-.*) $1 last; rewrite ^.+?(/.*\.php)$ $1 last; rewrite ^ /index.php last; } #WP-super-cache rewrite set $wp_super_cache_file “; set $wp_super_cache_uri $request_uri; if ( $request_method = POST ) { set $wp_super_cache_uri “; } if ( $query_string ) { set $wp_super_cache_uri “; } if ( [...]
Siege: use web benchmarking utility on freebsd
Tweet Siege is an http regression testing and benchmarking utility. It was designed to let web developers measure the performance of their code under duress, to see how it will stand up to load on the internet. It lets the user hit a web server with a configurable number of concurrent simulated users. Url: http://www.joedog.org/JoeDog/Siege [...]
Eve Installer : simple installer for Ubuntu
Tweet EveInstaller is an improved replacement tool for Ubuntu to install and uninstall most programs, and manage, clean or fix certain problems in system repositories at the same time. EveInstaller is available in two languages (English and Spanish) now. If anyone want to contribute to this project please contact aluddin at apticons@gmail.com. . Site: http://apticon.wordpress.com/ [...]
Stopping SSH & FTP brute force attacks with IPFW
Tweet Brute force attacks are becoming more and more common in todays security landscape; if you receive security cron logs from your FreeBSD server you will know exactly what I mean. These attacks usually use automated software to try thousands of username and password combinations on SSH and FTP, continually aiming to find a weak [...]
How to update Firefox to 3.6.6 on Ubuntu 10.04, Lucid Lynx
Tweet Firefox 3.6.6 is a quick update to fix the hanging timeout issue in the crash protective Firefox 3.6.4. There seems to be a trouble with either old computer or people trying to play Farmville because of the loading time. So, if you are facing similar trouble on your Ubuntu system, its time to update. [...]
BleachBit: CCleaner for Ubuntu
Tweet BleachBit quickly frees disk space, removes hidden junk, and easily guards your privacy. Erase cache, delete cookies, clear Internet history, remove unused localizations, shred logs, and delete temporary files. Designed for Linux and Windows systems, it wipes clean 70 applications including Firefox, Internet Explorer, Flash, Google Chrome, Opera, Safari, Adobe Reader, APT, and more. [...]
Ubuntu Tips: Automatic Updates : Ubuntu (all versions)
Tweet Below is a quick hack to have your Ubuntu machine automagically update for you at a pre-specified time. This includes the “update”, “upgrade”, “dist-upgrade” and “autoclean” commands. The scheduling is taken care of by cron, our trusty always-on-time friend. sudo crontab -e It is important that you use sudo at this point. The command [...]
Two Programs To Easily Create Network Firewall Rules For Ubuntu
Tweet ZoundryDocument Via: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/programs-easily-create-network-firewall-rules-ubuntu-linux/ Linux is one of the most secure operating systems out there. Generally, you don’t need an antivirus, files cannot execute without your permission and there is a lot to protect you from people with malicious intent. One common tool that system administrators and home users use alike is the firewall. UFW [...]
How to : Quick intsll google software on ubuntu
Tweet Via: http://www.google.com/linuxrepositories/apt.html Command line configuration for APT On an APT-based system (Debian, Ubuntu, etc.), you must download the key and then use apt to install it and refresh your package indexes. For more information on Google’s package signing key, see the Signing Key page. Run these commands as root: wget -q -O – https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub [...]
HowTo: Edit PDF Files On Ubuntu Using PDFedit
Tweet It’s really good application for modifying PDF files with a really simple interface, free opensource PDF editor, fully editing PDF files for pictures and links. About PDFedit: Free editor for PDF documents. Complete editing of PDF documents is possible with PDFedit. You can change raw pdf objects (for advanced users) or use many gui [...]
Run Windows in Ubuntu with VMware Player
Tweet Via: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/18768/run-windows-in-ubuntu-with-vmware-player/ Are you an enthusiast who loves their Ubuntu Linux experience but still needs to use Windows programs? Here’s how you can get the full Windows experience on Ubuntu with the free VMware Player. Linux has become increasingly consumer friendly, but still, the wide majority of commercial software is only available for Windows [...]
Download: Ubuntu Wallpaper
Tweet Download: Ubuntu Wallpaper Download: http://evxz.com/ubuntu-desktop-wallpapers.html
OracleVM VirtualBox 3.2.2 released!
Tweet Download: http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads This is a maintenance release. The following items were fixed and/or added: * VMM: fixed rare invalid guest state guru meditation (VT-x only) * VMM: fixed poor performance with nested paging and unrestricted guest execution (VT-x only; bug #6716) * VMM: fixed occasional guru meditation during Windows 7 bootup (bug #6728) * [...]
X-Plane 9 for iPad
A flight simulator with a multitude of maps, aircrafts & missions. The video is at the bottom of the post.
Pros:
-22 Regions (Maps)
-40 Aircrafts with customizations
-A multitude of flying conditions
-Missions for each aircraft (even docking the space shuttle at the ISS!)
-Radio Chatter
-Realistic scenery with 3D buildings & terrain
-In app Apollo mission purchase
Cons:
-Up close the land is [...]
Sorted
Pros:
-Super simple application
-3 color markers (for flagging items)
-Attach notes & due dates
-Easy custom sorting along with pre-defined sorting
-Search for items/keywords
-New item entry is quick
Cons:
-Controlling app is away from “normal” look-alike app UI features
-Due date/notes are not displayed in-line with item (except when sorting items by due dates)
-Swipe to complete isn’t intuitive.
-No icon badge for items [...]
