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XBMC remote control for iPhone or Android
The Xbox Media Center – XBMC – has the ability to have a remote control function via your smartphone. This product is available on the Android Marketplace for Android devices, or from the Apple iTunes App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod. Basically it connects to your wifi home network and connects via a port on xbmc. To enable it you have to allow in the options the web access on a particular port. Eg 192.168.1.10:8080 … Read entire article »
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Earn while posting on forums with Postloop
Getting a new forum off the ground is one of the webs toughest challenges and although there are many methods to get it built up, none I have seen are as successful as Postloop. This site offers two methods of getting visitors to your forum: one by buying post points and another by earning them by posting on other sites. When you join up and post on another members forum, in return you will receive points … Read entire article »
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Ubuntu Netbook Edition
I wanted to write a quick post on this edition of the Ubuntu range of operating systems basically to say how ingenius it is and how much they pack into such a small distribution. I found that the install via a pen drive took only 10 minutes and once booted (which is one of the fastest boots I’ve seen when using a solid state disk) that it was easy to find my way around and … Read entire article »
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Check out the Portfolio
The new online portfolio of my sites is here. Visit the Portfolio page for links and information on the sites I’ve created and been involved with. Visit the Portfolio … Read entire article »
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Enable ftp server in Mac OS 10.7 Lion
Apple seemingly dropped the FTP Server support in Mac OX Lion. Only the GUI has been removed and the FTP Server can be activated. You can still enable it with the command line. To start it type the Terminal command: sudo -s launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ftp.plist To stop it: sudo -s launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ftp.plist … Read entire article »
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OsTicket 1.6 screen dumps as attachments via Outlook
In osTicket the screen shot or screendump feature does not work when a ticket is sent in, so if a user is emailing in and they paste a screenshot into the email, it does not get sent with the ticket. Amending a couple of files will allow them to start working: pipe.php Find: if($filename && $cfg->canUploadFileType($filename)) { $ticket->saveAttachment($filename,$part->body,$msgid,'M'); } Just after add: //Allow embedded images from Outlook } elseif (!($part->disposition) && (!strcasecmp($part->ctype_primary,'image')) ) { $filename=$part->ctype_parameters['name']; if($filename && $cfg->canUploadFileType($filename)) { $ticket->saveAttachment($filename,$part->body,$msgid,'M'); } class.mailfetch.php Find: function saveAttachments($ticket,$mid,$part,$index=0) { … Read entire article »
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Ftp not working when using Cisco ASA 5505 with ISA Server
If you are unable to get FTP working via ISA server 2004 or 2006, also sometimes when using GFI Webmonitor. Usually this appers on the Cisco ASA 5000 firewalls: 5505, 5510. It can be caused by the FTP data and connection trying to use the same port. This can be resolved by adding the following code to your config. This can be done via command line or via Cisco ASDM and the tools > CLI editor. class-map … Read entire article »
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Recommended WordPress Membership Plugin wp-Member from Smart Media Pro
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External ISP mail setup using a VPS and SendEmail for Nagios
1) Download from http://caspian.dotconf.net/menu/Software/SendEmail. 2) Extract the file and copy the files sendEmail and sendEmail.pl into /usr/local/bin. 3) Amend the permissions so they are executable by the owner and the group: chmod +x /usr/local/bin/sendEmail Now the setup and customization of Nagios. 1) Edit /usr/local/nagios/etc/resource.cfg – add (4) new entries. $USER5$=your_isp_email_address $USER6$=your_isp_email_password $USER7$=your_isp_outgoing_mail_server $USER8$=your_send_from_email_address 2) Edit /usr/local/nagios/etc/objects/commands.cfg Change command_line for command_name notify-host-by-email: command_line /usr/bin/printf "%b" "***** Nagios *****nnNotification Type: $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$nHost: $HOSTNAME$nState: $HOSTSTATE$nAddress: $HOSTADDRESS$nInfo: $HOSTOUTPUT$nnDate/Time: $LONGDATETIME$n" | /usr/local/bin/sendEmail -s $USER7$ -xu $USER5$ -xp $USER6$ -t … Read entire article »
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Plesk error nightmare | Failed to run the pleskctl utility
I was receiving an error message on a broken Plesk install which was “Failed to run the pleskctl utility” after doing an attempt at an install of postfix. Needless to say to install did not go well and I ended up with this error. The fix was not too tough and was basically in two stages. Firstly, you need to re-install the Plesk system and then secondly, add on the permissions. Stage 1 – Re-install Plesk over the top: apt-get install psa Once run and set up, there may be a few errors so at this point give the server a restart. Stage 2 – Change permission levels on getting error message “File does not exist or is not executable: /opt/psa/admin/bin/listmng” chown root:psaadm /usr/local/psa/admin/sbin/wrapper chmod 4110 /usr/local/psa/admin/sbin/wrapper Altering these will add the psaadm group permission back on to … Read entire article »
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News and projects I’m up to over the next few months
Over the next few months I’m getting involved with a few projects, sites and trickery to keep me entertained and out of mischief. Overhaul of martinglover.co.uk I think the front page and look of martinglover.co.uk needs a bit of work, as its been a bit left behind on the back burner for too many months now and it deserves better! Launch of a forums section for the site I am going to implement some user forums and would like ideas and suggestions for categories on what you’d like to see in there. Please use the contact form to suggest anything you would like to see. Great offers from andthenhost.com Up until the end of the year, andthenhost.com are offer buy one get one free on their Gold hosting package. At only £4.99 per month this is one … Read entire article »
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Set up Symantec Backup Exec Agent on Ubuntu using Webmin
Firstly – all credit to Ajay Sign who did the original document I worked from. I have purely reworked his efforts and included Webmin as I found it much easier to use. To install RALUS on UBUNTU (any Debian flavor) perform the following steps: First of all – install Webmin – it makes things much easier. You need to ensure you change the port on Webmin to something other than 10000 as the Backup Exec service uses … Read entire article »
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Where is the NK2 file in Outlook 2007
When typing addresses in Outlook it is handy to use the feature that remembers the email address you have sent to previously. When moving from one PC to a new one normally you need to copy the outlook.nk2 file from your C:\Users\(your username here)\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Outlook Once you have copied that from the old PC to the new one all should be well. … Read entire article »
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The Benefits of Article Submission Service
Article submission is a fast and effective way to get back links in your website to achieve high ranks. Now-a-days this has become very popular in SEO. Although you write articles with good content but they should be printed in good publishing resources. So, then your articles will be posted with good hyperlinks included in them. Using automatic directory submission software or service can greatly improve the speed of submitting articles to hundreds of websites. You can get a lot of information through internet. With just a click you could get the entire information available with few seconds related to anything. As a result of this it is possible to collect data from different sources very easily. Hence, you can compare in every respect and decide about your betterment. Article syndication understands … Read entire article »
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More traffic to your site for only $19?
Yep! Add your site to the Premium listings of addyoursitefreesubmit. A premium listing gets you: > A link on our PR4 directory > A link on our high traffic homepage and the top listing of your related category > An exclusive listing on the partner page. > Active URL link to your site > You may also submit up to 4 additional sub-links to go along with your listing. > Google Adsense Revenue Sharing > RSS Feeds for premium listings > Twitter Feed update > No link back is required All these features mean a lot more visitors to your site, an increase in SEO, and an indicator displaying that your site is considered a premium choice in the search engine friendly link directory. No risk – We will give you a full refund if your site is not accepted All this … Read entire article »
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Unknown device ACPI\TOS620A after Toshiba re-install
If you are receiving an error on your device manager after a fresh install of a Toshiba laptop and the unknown device shows only the information Unknown device ACPI\TOS620A then you need to install the HDD Protection Utility from the toshiba downloads relevant to your system. This is part of the ACPI interface. Further Reading Advanced Configuration and Power Interface: Open standard, Operating system, Power management, Cross- platform, Intel Corporation, Microsoft, Toshiba, … Sleep mode, Hibernate (OS … Read entire article »
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Easy Peasy Adsense Version 1.2.2 released
After a couple of updates Easy Peasy Adsense version 1.2.2 has now been released. If you are already using it then you can automatically upgrade with your admin panel. If you are not using it the plugin can be downloaded from here: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/easy-peasy-adsense/ … Read entire article »
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TwitterFeed is a Good Way to submit automatic Tweets
Are you a Twitter fan but too lazy to manually create tweets for business purposes? If so, you can do what I did and signup for a free account at TwitterFeed.com. This script is able to sync up with your Twitter account, as well as other social media sites, and grab the RSS feeds generated from your websites to display on your social sites such as Twitter. … Read entire article »
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Improving Page Rank – Techniques To Increase PR – Part 1
Getting good search engine traffic through Google is a priority for most web site owners, especially those whom make money from their site. To increase revenue it is important to appear high in the natural search rankings so that your only source of revenue is not just from paid traffic. There are a few techniques that can be applied to help improve your site SEO and in turn your page rank or Google PR. Build Backlinks This is … Read entire article »
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Installing Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Lucid Lynx on VMware virtual machine
Here’s a quick video demo on installing Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Lucid Lynx on a virtual machine. Assuming you have downloaded the image and set up the VM on your virtual machine package: Once you have got to this stage, its a case of watch it install and reboot. It’s so easy! Good luck. More tutorials to come. … Read entire article »
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