If you’re lucky enough to be running Apache (a good portion of the internet does), you can stream your own videos direct from your website. This involves the addition of a small module called Mod-H264. Here’s how to do it. You will need root access to do this and I am assuming you’re running Centos,…
Month: May 2012
Linux and File Editing
When you need to edit a file on Linux, it is highly recommended that you use a linux text editor. If you’re using a windows machine or something else, the editor you use might introduce carriage return characters into the end of every line. This can prove to be a problem as it WILL wreak…
Blogging and the reality of SEO
I’ve been blogging for a while now and while I won’t disclose my traffic, I can tell you that it’s pretty serious for a blog. I don’t do any SEO, I don’t advertise, all I do is write about what I know. I write about what people want to know. I’d also like to point…
Backups: a bit of insight and perspective.
Many of us have backups. Many of us don’t. Here’s an interesting question though. Those of us that have backups. How many have actually tested them out to make sure they’re working? If you have, how often do you test them? Most people set up a backup solution and just let it run. They don’t…
Redundant Application and Database Infrastructures
Most people don’t backup their databases, much less set up redundancy. It’s an important thing to consider when your application / website just cannot go down. This article discusses what it will take to set up that type of redundancy and I will be following up with a document on how to do it in…
This blog is now available on the Amazon Kindle!
If you’re the proud owner of the Kindle and find this blog interesting, I just thought you’d like to know that I am now publishing to Amazon’s Kindle. You can do a search for Percy Kwong and subscribe to the blog if you’d like. Also, as a Kindle owner (and if you’re a prime member),…
Update and Review on Recovering Space ala Percy
I’ve written about recovering space on your hard-drive using a method called data-deduplication. It’s beyond the complexities and skill of most people out there except for the select few that are the true gurus of the tech world. The original Posting is here: http://swimminginthought.com/recovering-space-hard-drive/ I just thought it would be important to point out how…
Fixing Live WordPress Install without downtime [Solved – A Solution]
I love wordpress. It’s simple and very powerful. The only problem with it is the quality of the plugins and the constant upgrading. Like Microsoft Windows, sooner or later, something is going to break. Of course, I didn’t notice it until just recently. On my blog (This blog), the newsfeeds broke. I really don’t know…
Using Amazon’s Free Tier to get a free VPN server for a year
I’ve written about personal vpn servers and the great things round strongvpn and other vpn providers to get around the ISP throttling problem of Netflix. I always figured there was a better way to do it. Well, after a bit of thought, I realized that one could easily use Amazon’s free tier (a micro-instance) for…
EC2 with REAL Support
Using Amazon’s EC2 infrastructure is a real pain in the butt. It’s confusing and the documentation isn’t really all that helpful in many cases. So I propose something simple.. Call it a shameless plug, but it’s about supporting the family. Sign up for EC2 through my eStore and you’ll get all the support you need. …