Tech-Blog: Tag debian

links for 2006-11-02

Mike — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 19:18:32 -0500

LiveCDCustomization/6.06 - Community Ubuntu Documentation

building a custom ubuntu live cd

(tags: ubuntu debian)

links for 2006-10-03

Mike — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 20:18:39 -0400

HARDWARE Synaptics Touchpad - Gentoo Linux Wiki

How to configure the fancy touchpad found in macbooks

(tags: macbook apple debian)
CharityLogic - Technology solutions for non-profits

Jackie's firm

(tags: charity software services)

vmware broken on Debian Sid

Mike — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 14:43:00 -0400

Just as PB had predicted, my vmware console stopped working after upgrading to the latest Sid. Herewith, a fix, as written by wegface on the vmware community board...

fix is as following:
open /usr/lib/vmware/lib/wrapper-gtk24.sh as root.
search for the lines:
vm_run() {
local exitCode;

add:
# Fix for vmplayer pulling in libdbus-1.so.2 instead of .3
export LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libdbus-1.so.3:$LD_PRELOAD

so your new /usr/lib/vmware/lib/wrapper-gtk24.sh looks like this:
# Run "$binary" while watching its progress on its stderr.
vm_run() {
local exitCode;

# Fix for vmplayer pulling in libdbus-1.so.2 instead of .3
export LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libdbus-1.so.3:$LD_PRELOAD

# Append any libraries that are still missing.
if [ "$VMWARE_USE_SHIPPED_GTK" = 'force' ]; then

now you can have installed libdbus-1-2/3 at the same time and vmware will run, too.

Thanks to Roughnecks from the kanotix linux forum for this fix. I can confirm it works fine

links for 2006-09-07

Mike — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 00:20:42 -0400

Unix Portal:Nexenta OS - Nexenta GNU/OpenSolaris

Solaris kernel + Debian

(tags: solaris debian linux)
Unix Portal:ErastBenson/Nexenta Zones - Nexenta GNU/OpenSolaris

zones for solaris/debian

(tags: solaris zones unread)

links for 2006-08-24

Mike — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 00:19:26 -0400

Using LDAP for name resolution

debian + pam + ldap

(tags: identity ldap debian)

links for 2006-03-28

Mike — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 00:27:49 -0500

Cacti: The Complete RRDTool-based Graphing Solution

mrtg on drugs

(tags: monitoring tools)
Homo-Adminus Blog » Unofficial Debian GNU/Linux Repositories Overview

(tags: debian linux)
XglHowto - Ubuntu Wiki

how to get Xgl on an ubuntu machine

(tags: linux ubuntu howto)
Debian Unofficial - Packages

debs not part of the official distro

(tags: debian)
Fielding Dissertation: CHAPTER 5: Representational State Transfer (REST)

perhaps a definitive summary of the REST style

(tags: web2.0 rest http)
Bona tempora volvantur--by Guy Kawasaki: Nine Questions to Ask a Startup

advice for IT job seekers

(tags: vc jobsearch)
The 25 most difficult questions

'tough' interview questions from the HR dept

(tags: jobsearch)

links for 2006-01-04

Mike — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 00:27:00 -0500

Damn Small Linux (DSL), 50 megabytes of penguin power

a mature small distro

(tags: linux debian)
Secrets of the Job Hunt Blog: 3 Ideas to Re-Vitalize Your Résumé

(tags: jobsearch resume tips)
jobster blog: top 25 searches in dec 2005

useful for testing search engines, for example

(tags: jobsearch search)
How to Interview a Programmer

personal comments from a group of senior techies

(tags: jobsearch interviews)
Special Feature: The Four "Quantum States" of AJAX @ AJAX DEVELOPER'S JOURNAL

nice graphics in article examining the difference AJAX makes to user experience

(tags: web2.0 ajax)
“Let the Good Times Roll” by Guy Kawasaki: The 10/20/30 Rule of PowerPoint

tips for pitching, including power point suggestions

(tags: tips vc)
Web 2.0 Predictions for 2006 (web2.wsj2.com)

(tags: web2.0)
Disney Announces Partnership with Zazzle :: Corante Web Hub

disney gets on board the wysiwyb train

(tags: web2.0 zazzle)
BozPages - Subscribe, Read, Fast, Simple

ad-hoc one-off aggregations of RSS feeds

(tags: web2.0 rss)
alex - SWiK

Alex Bosworth: web2.0 busy body

(tags: web2.0)
Contract Management, Efax, NDA, document management, Non-Disclosure Agreement from EchoSign

signing service for executed docs

(tags: web tools)
HomePortals Home - Public Area

another home page service

(tags: web2.0 rss ajax)
Favorville : People Helping People

Toronto based social web service... trading favours

(tags: web toronto)
Omnidrive

web2.0 version of online storage, rumoured to be resaonably priced at launch

(tags: web2.0 storate)
ongoing · Velodyne MiniVee

Tim recommends and Velodyne sub

(tags: audio)
Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, Video Lectures

MIT course content

(tags: programming)
ANSI Common Lisp

recommended lisp reference

(tags: programming lisp)
Every time you masturbate… God kills a kitten - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

much ado about killing kittens

(tags: comedy)
Cool Tool: Pet Blinker

bright LED dog collar

(tags: dog)
Zoho Writer - Online Word Processor

another online word processor

(tags: web2.0 tools)
YorZ.com The Community for Quality Jobs and Accomplished Professionals

job board that encourages referrals and bounties

(tags: jobsearch jobboard)
http://labs.systemone.at/retrievr/

some sort of sketch-to-flickr match service

(tags: web2.0 flickr)