This tutorial shows you how to set up a light-weight mail server on your Ubuntu system that can send mail to host-only (e.g. tom) and remote (e.g. tom@tompurl.com) addresses using Gmail as your SMTP server. So what the heck does that mean? We’re making it possible for you (and various programs on your computer) do the… [Read more…]
August 12, 2011
10/27/11 Update – The instructions below work with version 0.9.8 of Graphite. A new version (0.9.9) has been released that requires a few more steps. I haven’t had time to test out the new version myself yet, but I’ve been told that the following tutorial does a good job of showing you how to install… [Read more…]
August 2, 2011
I don’t usually advertise my Github projects on this blog, but I thought that this one might actually be kinda useful to you if you like GNU Screen: tompurl/Scrugar Basically, it’s a couple of functions and aliases that I use to make it easier to use Screen. A few of my friends have found them to be… [Read more…]
June 10, 2011
RSA finally comes clean: SecurID is compromised To me, this is probably the biggest news is IT and banking so far this year. I sure hope that most banks can start using the new keyfobs before the attackers multiply and become more advanced. tags: security rsa tab-sweep-110609 Logging, Log File Rotation, and Syslog Tutorial Great,… [Read more…]
June 3, 2011
No Code Is Sometimes Best – Head First Labs I would always rather write something the easy and elegant way and profile it than write it from scratch by default. tags: programming style tab-sweep-110602 Why you would want an appliance – and when you wouldn’t | DBMS 2 : DataBase Management System Services tags: database nosql… [Read more…]
May 27, 2011
I’ve been using mind maps to help me collect my ideas for a couple of years now and I find them to be an invaluable tool. I use them at home and work to do things like create document outlines, plan projects, and brainstorm ideas. However, it always surprises me to see that very few… [Read more…]
May 27, 2011
JRuby on AppCloud Available Through Beta Program | Engine Yard Ruby on Rails Blog This is a very cool announcement, and I’m anxious to see how popular this hosting options becomes. tags: jruby engineyard ruby java hosting tab-sweep-110525 { abrandoned.com } / JRuby 1.6 + Rails 3 + Trinidad => Awesometown This is a great… [Read more…]
May 26, 2011
I received the following message from one of my Facebook friends the other day: “Facebook isn’t using HTTPS by default any more, so your PC might get HACKED!” This message was very useful to many of my friend’s Facebook friends. Also, I’m a big fan of using HTTPS, so I’m glad that she was helping… [Read more…]
May 19, 2011
Career 2.0 at the Minneapolis Java User Group | Eagan, USA | By Jared Richardson (jaredr) I really liked this guys article in the latest PragPub magazine, so I poked around a bit and also found this presentation. It is highly recommended if you hope to make any sort of career out of technology. More… [Read more…]
May 9, 2011
There’s a short novel’s worth of great stuff that I found to read this week, along with a great video on being in control of your technical career. It’s truly an embarrassment of riches. The Perils of Premature Optimization | Good Math, Bad Math This is an awesome explanation of why you shouldn’t change things… [Read more…]
September 17, 2011
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