SPAM is definitely a huge problem in our lives. Here’s a real simple way to eliminate spam. This assumes you’re running postfix and Spamassassin already. You need to remember that Spamassassin does nothing but score and tag spam. There will always be false positives. There are solutions that will handle most of it though. If…
Category: Cloud Computing
A less costly way to build an Amazon AMI without incurring the cost of doing it on EC2
I build Amazon AMIs. I started out building them on the actual Amazon EC2 infrastructure myself only to learn that doing so costs the runtime and the money on EC2. There is an easier way to get alot of it out of the way without it actually costing something. My suggestion is to build a…
How to use Cron. The linux / unix Scheduler
Cron as it is called is a very powerful tool. It’s simply a scheduler that allows you to do a multitude of tasks at any given time. It’s been around since the beginning of time and is built into every linux, unix, bsd distribution out there. Even Microsoft has a version of Cron, albeit it’s…
Is your website slow? Fix It.
Today, almost everybody has a website. Many are run on a Webserver called Apache. It’s an amazing piece of software that is ironically free and incredibly secure (when configured properly). There are plenty of content management and publishing tools out there as well. WordPress (my personal favorite), Drupal, Movable Type just to name a few. …
WordPress older posts or newer posts link not working [Solved]
So you’ve installed WordPress and all of a sudden, when you clicked on older posts, it doesn’t work. This seems to be a problem that plagues many people and the situation hasn’t been solved. The reality is it’s a misconfiguration in your apache vhost (if you’re using a vhost) or just the apache configuration. So,…
The Cloud or Regular Servers, a Technical and business comparison.
We all here about “The Cloud” today and Virtual Private Servers. The reality is 10 years ago, virtualization as a technology was still in it’s infancy. While it seemed like a good idea, the reality is, it wasn’t ready for prime time business. It was more of an exploration of technology, the next logical step;…
Netflix and ISP Throttling bypassed by VPN [Solved]
After Reading This Posting, consider reading the posting I have up on the Amazon Free Tier VPN Server I have up. Getting VPN Services for a year while being able to control both ends of the tunnel is something that’s really nice. If you sign up using my EC2 Link here below, I’ll give you…
Recommended Products I use these for all my clients.
Supermicro Motherboards – They work well and have proven chipsets. 3Ware RAID Cards: They’re one of the best in the industry. They work and I’ve never lost data with them. Remember to buy the battery backup option. Supermicro Cases: Talk about seriously over-engineered cases. They cool well and are built to last. Quality beyond anything…
RAID and what it Means
RAID. Rapid Array of Inexpensive Disks. That’s what it means. The question is what level of RAID do you need? God knows there are plenty of different types of RAID. This post explains the different RAID levels and *hopefully, it will help you pick the right configuration for you*** Note: When in doubt, RAID 1+0…
Updating PHP to on Centos 5.x
Updating PHP on Centos 5 can be confusing with all of the different tutorials out there, but here’s one that absolutely works.