Things you can do for your LUGThings you can do for your LUG
A Linux Users Group like most volunteer organisations will often have a small portion of the membership making most of the contributions. I believe that every LUG has many people[...]
An Update on DKIM Signing and SE Linux PolicyAn Update on DKIM Signing and SE Linux Policy
In my previous post about DKIM [1] I forgot to mention one critical item, how to get Postfix to actually talk to the DKIM milter. This wasn’t a bad thing[...]
Play Machine UpdatePlay Machine Update
My Play Machine [1] was offline for most of the past 48 hours (it’s up again now). I have upgraded the hardware for the Dom0 used to run it so[...]
Installing DKIM and Postfix in DebianInstalling DKIM and Postfix in Debian
I have just installed Domain Key Identified Mail (DKIM) [1] on my mail server. In summary the purpose is to allow public-key signing of all mail that goes out from[...]
Debugging as a Demonstration SportDebugging as a Demonstration Sport
I was watching So You Think You Can Dance [1] and thinking about the benefits that it provides to the dancing industry. The increase in public appreciation for the sport[...]
RSS Aggregation SoftwareRSS Aggregation Software
The most commonly installed software for aggregating RSS feeds seems to be Planet and Venus (two forks of the same code base). The operation is that a cron job runs[...]
Software has No Intrinsic ValueSoftware has No Intrinsic Value
In a comment on my Not All Opinions Are Equal [1] post AlphaG said “Anonymous comments = free software, no intrinsic value as you got it for nothing”. After considering[...]
A Revolution Done RightA Revolution Done Right
Amaya writes about the fact that the political process in many countries is extremely flawed and is failing their citizens [1] (although she doesn’t actually express it in that way).[...]
The Problem is Too Many Remote ControlsThe Problem is Too Many Remote Controls
I am often asked for advice about purchasing TVs and consumer electronics. Not that I am any great expert in those areas, but my general experience in specifying and purchasing[...]
Laptop Computer FeaturesLaptop Computer Features
It’s not easy to choose a laptop, and part of the problem is that most people don’t seem to start from the use of the laptop. I believe that the[...]