Installing Linux on a Dead Badger
"Let's face it: any script kiddie with a pair of pliers can put Red Hat on a Compaq, his mom's toaster, or even the family dog. But nothing earns you geek points like installing Linux on a dead badger."
Fix: NAT networking, Ubuntu, VirtualBox and CloneVDI
Details a fix for NAT networking for Ubuntu Guests created using the CloneVDI VirtualBox command.
Firefox Speed Tweak for the Eee PC
Details how to make Firefox use RAM for its cache.
Joel's Space:1999 Hangar - Sound Effects
Sound effects from Space: 1999 (ITC Entertainment and RAI, 1975-77) is a British science-fiction television series. Simply wonderful.
bash.org Quote #877429
corenominal, ever seen this quote? "Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away."
Conky Rhythmbox Python Script
This is a simple script to display what is current playing in Rhythmbox. The script talks to Rhythmbox using dbus, and allows the outputting of track info.
Setting up an IMAP server with dovecot
A brief introduction to setting up an IMAP mailserver on Debian.
Useful one-line sed commands
A text file containing a whole bunch of useful one-line Sed commands.
cronolog
A handy weblog rotation program. Works well with the Apache HTTP Server Project.
Visitors - fast web log analyzer
Visitors has to be tried to be believed, it really is super fast! The reports are not too shabby either.
Time / Date Commands
From the Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide, some useful examples of the date command.
BashFAQ - Greg's Wiki
A well maintained Bash FAQ with some useful code snippets.
UNIX Shell Script Tutorials & Reference
Shocking web design, thankfully the shell scripting tips and tutorials are excellent.
Pirate Speak Translator
A nifty web based translator for International Talk Like a Pirate Day.
50 Colorful Wallpapers
Full spectrum love by COLOURlovers: a fantastic collection of desktop wallpapers.
Openbox experimenting
A good blog post with some excellent hints for setting-up an attractive and usable Openbox desktop.
Ode To Joy
Beaker does it with a classical stylee.
URL rewriting with mod_rewrite
Some good tips 'n' tricks for URL rewriting with mod_rewrite.
think tank forums
There are many forums on the web, some good, some not so good. IMHO, think tank forums are amongst the best. They are clean, simple and very easy to use. Good stuff.
SUCKLESS.ORG
"Dedicated to software which sucks less." - Nice software, nice site design.