Go splunk yourself.
Splunk is google for logfiles. Even the free license is all I would ever need with syslog configured properly on each server.
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Remember to look into latencytop
It seems like a quick way to diagnose system performance problems. Link.
I made a newegg wish list for a quiet home server.
Here is is. I have decided to use a mac mini as my mythtv frontend.
Zen with Xen + a terrible perl program
I know I am very late to the Xen party. I try to stay on top of the life changing software, but there have just been so many new things out there over the past two years or so. I Continue reading Zen with Xen + a terrible perl program
Google released the Android SDK today.
They have sample code and videos on the website. The points that I have gathered so far include… Android applications are meant to be coded in java. They used eclipse in the sample video. I can learn java; this should Continue reading Google released the Android SDK today.
Wifiroamd manages wifi connections under Linux.
Last night I rediscovered wifiroamd. I had been using OS X for so long that I had forgotten what it was like trying to configure wireless under linux; let alone have some form of functional roaming from work to home. Continue reading Wifiroamd manages wifi connections under Linux.
I finally got out of Albany.
I know its been a while. I got an RHCE, got a new job, and moved to NYC. I want to build a GSM -> UMA tool. I can use wifiroamd.
Note to self: port upgrade installed is what you want.
Port upgrade all, installs all ie. tells darwinports to install everything in the tree. Port upgrade installed; naturally just upgrades the ports you have installed.
Save some ram with ratpoison.
I am now using ratpoison as a window manager on my mythtv frontend. I saved myself some ram managed to shave a few seconds from boot to ui. Here is my .xsession. #!/bin/bash #xfwm4& ratpoison -c focus& #xterm & mythwelcome Continue reading Save some ram with ratpoison.
Got fired. Moved on. Made a widget.
I got fired. It was painless; like a girlfriend that has gotten fat breaking up with you just before you started gnawing your arm off to get away. Thats life. I made a sample widget using dashcode that basically just Continue reading Got fired. Moved on. Made a widget.