Webmasters have a few log file analysis options. Many web hosting companies provide pre-installed scripts like Webalizer that automatically perform an Apache log file analysis and display the results in a web browser. There are also several external online services that can be added to the websites directly to display an analysis that is comparable [...]
5 Tools To Monitor Website Changes
Want to know when prices drop at shopping sites? When someone posts a new message in a forum? When your favorite website updates that is not offering an RSS feed? All of these usage scenarios and many more cry for programs that can monitor website changes. What should a program that monitors website updates come [...]
Bookmark Emails In Thunderbird
There are a few ways to take care of important emails that are arriving in the email inbox. The best way to deal with them is to react right away if possible. This sometimes does not work however if research, data or consultation is required before the email can be processed and replied to. The [...]
Configure your Ubuntu Server as a DHCP server
In my recent Ubuntu Server articles I have covered the following topics: Installing Ubuntu Server 9.04 Set up your new Ubuntu Server as a Samba server Add FTP service to your Ubuntu Server Now it’s time to get a bit deeper in the trenches by configuring that same Ubuntu server to serve up DHCP addresses. [...]
Create Custom Firefox And Thunderbird Installations
Silence of the foxes is a lightweight software program that can be used to create custom Firefox installations. Custom installations refers to a Firefox setup that can install custom preferences, extensions, plugins and bookmarks whenever it is installed. This can be very useful for various purposes including distribution of a custom Firefox installation to multiple [...]
Remove Shared Documents And User Documents From My Computer
The Windows XP operating system displays several user related system folders in the My Computer overview. These system folders include Shared Documents and user folders. Some users, especially those who are working on single user computer systems, might want to get rid of these folders to receive a better overview of the connected hard drives [...]
Computer Worm Attacks Not Updated WordPress Blogs
A computer worm is currently in the wild that is attacking unpatched WordPress blogs. Unpatched meaning blogs that have not been updated by their administrators to the latest version of the popular blogging software. The worm exploits a security vulnerability in older versions of WordPress to create a user account, make some changes to the [...]
Automatically Buffer Youtube Videos
Many Youtube users do not like the fact that Youtube videos start playing as soon as the video is opened. This objection has several reasons. The most prominent ones are that users with slow connections can experience pauses during playback as the video download speed is slower than the playback speed of the video. Another [...]
Add ftp service to your Ubuntu Server
So you now have your Ubuntu Server up and running with the help of “Installing Ubuntu Server 9.04” and you now have Samba working with the help of “Set up your new Ubuntu Server as a Samba Server“. Now it’s time to add ftp to the mix. Of course many people are of the mind [...]