Strange SATA Disk PerformanceStrange SATA Disk Performance
Below is a GNUPlot graph of ZCAV output from a 250G SATA disk. The disk has something wrong with it (other disks of the same brand in machines of the[...]
Month: June 2007
Advertising Free Software ProjectsAdvertising Free Software Projects
Today I just noticed the following advert on one of my web pages: MINIX3 is a new reliable free operating system. Smaller than Linux. Try it It’s free! www.minix3.org This[...]
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Xen and HeartbeatXen and Heartbeat
Xen (a system for running multiple virtual Linux machines) and has some obvious benefits for testing Heartbeat (the clustering system) – the cheapest new machine that is on sale in[...]
Who Benefits when Cheap Electricity is used?Who Benefits when Cheap Electricity is used?
In a comment on my previous blog post a question was asked as to who benefits when customers are able to use cheap electricity. The answer is that the electricity[...]
Backup for Wind PowerBackup for Wind Power
A question that people often ask about wind power (and was asked in the comments section of my previous post) is what can be done when the wind speed decreases[...]
Pointers in Bash Shell ScriptsPointers in Bash Shell Scripts
# foo=bar # name=foo # echo ${!name} bar The above example shows how to make a bash environment variable reference the value of another. # echo ${!f*} foo fs_abc_opts fs_name[...]
A Lack of Understanding of Nuclear IssuesA Lack of Understanding of Nuclear Issues
Ben Fowler writes about the issues related to nuclear power in Australia. He spends 8 paragraphs discussing the issues on the “Right” side of politics – of which 6 concern[...]
Rackspace RHEL4 updatesRackspace RHEL4 updates
A default RHEL4 install of a Rackspace (*) server contains a cron.d file named /etc/cron.d/rs_rhncheck that runs a job to check for Red Hat Network updates. In the default configuration[...]
Nixforce unauthorised useNixforce unauthorised use
Just over two days ago I sent a DMCA take-down request to nixforce.com for copying my content in violation of the non-commercial license that I offer, I have not had[...]
Easy Search Engine Optimisation in WordPressEasy Search Engine Optimisation in WordPress
The first thing you need is to have meta keywords in the pages. The solution I discovered for doing this is the All In One SEO Pack, this automatically makes[...]