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…
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Automated Backups to Amazon S3. WordPress example explained here.
There are tons of Automated backup plugins for WordPress, but the reality is you’re assuming they work unless you’ve actually restored one of them. This article will explain how to do this without using anything fancy like a backup program. In fact, I just give you a few scripts and of course the old, trusty,…
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…
A simple overview of how to use one of the most powerful text editors; vi
Vi is a text editor that is included by default in every linux, unix, and *bsd installation. Every person who’s serious about using this should learn the basics of it. Very powerful, but a bit hard to learn, it’s something that everybody who manages a linux, unix, *bsd box should learn to use at least…
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,…
Protecting your family….
Protecting your family from harm, children from abduction, and making sure those you love with Alzheimers are safe.
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.
How to Configure Siproxd with PFSense 2.0 and FreePBX with T.38
Configuring Siproxd on pfsense. A definitive guide to making it work. Update: now with pfsense 2.0 directions, spa2102, t.38 fax configurations on freepbx
Sony S-Frame Stupidness [Solved]
Sony S-Frame doesn’t display photos [solved]