WxPython 2.8 Vista 64 bit crash - workaround found
On Dec. 9 2008
Originally posted on the wxpython-users listPostfix, Cyrus, Web-Cyradm on Ubuntu: Mail Server Setup Guide
On Sep. 29 2008
Postfix SMTP and Cyrus IMAP/POP3 are highly efficient open source server packages with extensive production burn in. Add the excellent open source anti spam and anti virus tools, SpamAssassin & ClamAV, along with the Web-Cyradm for a half-decent domain+account control panel, and you get a production quality mail server competitive in most ways with top commercial offerings.However, though the individual packages install and work, considerable tweaking is required to get the whole installation working smoothly together. Herein is a how-to for Ubuntu 8.04 server edition.
The Internet Server Project - Part I - Intro
On Feb. 8 2008
Back in '99 I was determined to get out of semiconductor CAD software and into this wizzy Internet stuff. Probably the smartest thing I did back then was to build (and rebuild and rebuild) a web+email server for my own domain.Commentary on the Jobs' "Thoughts on Music" article
On Feb. 16 2007
Recently, Steve Jobs posted an article, Thoughts on Music. I have a short rebuttal/refinement of a Washington Post article on Jobs' posting.CxxTest setup for the Visual Studio IDE
On Feb. 8 2007
The CxxTest docs give a cumbersome, multi-project-with-makefile procedure for using CxxTest in Visual Studio. Here's something betterPostfix + Cyrus Imap - A Quick & Easy Setup for Suse 10.1 and The *non-MySQL* Case
On June 14 2006
In the past (Suse < 9) I've always had to build postfix and cyrus from scratch to get them to work together (could be my problem, I admit). In Suse 10.1 I've finally gotten them to work from the distro, with a few bits of config hacking, for local passwd users (no mysql based accounts in this config.)SCM - My Quick Take
On Feb. 20 2006
As a daily user and occasional administrator of SCM I've come across plenty of fact and some religion about SCM systems. Here's my take, sticking to the systems I've been hands on with.Oh, and I'm going to make it brief. Hence, I'll avoid feature details...just IMO.
ListInList With the GlacialList Winforms Control
On Feb. 20 2006
I recently worked on a desktop GUI app that required a set of independently scrolling columns, each column with it's own list. After several experiments, the MS provided list control was clearly not going to work. Here's how I solved the problem.BitDefender install script hangs on ftp call
On Feb. 6 2006
When running the BitDefender install script, wget tries passive ftp and hangs. Here is a way to force wget to not use ftp passive.Linux IRQ problems: mpparse.c
On Jan. 30 2006
I've debugged several linux IRQ problems. More than one has boiled down to erroneous information coming from the motherboard info on PCI/IRQ mapping fed to kernel in mpparse.c.
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