A Linux server without access to a GUI interface was built. Access to a remote Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 (RHEL) server had been setup so that PuTTY and Xming can be used through the use of X11 using SSH. With the use of these two tools and a little configuration, it is easy to do. It makes for a great compromise between command line and GUI....
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A MySql database needed to be removed and upon deletion of that single database, the extremely large three gigabite ibdata1 (data) file remained. Here are the steps I took to reduce or shrink the file once the database was removed. Since there was no other use for this MySql installation, there remained the MySql system databases....
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There are many articles that I've come across that detail how to enable gzip compression within IIS 6 on a Windows Server 2003 with the Application Server option enabled nder the Configure My Server 2003 wizard. Gzip compression can compress the output of dynamic webpages (.aspx) and webservices (.asmx). It can reduce the filesize significantly....
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There was a situation where one of the primary domain controllers would not boot and we were forced to upgrade the other domain controller to the primary controller position. This is an AD domain operating on Windows 2003. All references to the failed server were removed from AD. The AD domain seemed to be functioning correctly, until an attempt was made to add another domain controller....
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There is an excellent plugin for WordPress called WPTouch. It's purpose is to make web content display more formattable on portable devices such as the iPhone, BlackBerry, and other similar interfaces. It is extremely customizable. One of the nagging issues that I had had with this plugin is that it contains it's own function for displaying categories. The problem with this function is that it will display categories with zero posts....
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Installing apps is a relatively easy process, however, their complete removal is not. In some cases, to free up space, I have deleted an installed application then rebooted only to find that the application is uninstalled, yet remains listed in the apps and is slightly darked out. As in this case, additional apps nor application updates could not be performed as ithe BlackBerry was out of memory. After some research, I found the steps needed to remove that unwanted clutter....
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Simple Tags is broken with the upgrade to WordPress 2.9. Simple Tags offer many advanced tagging features, that include mass tag editing, embedded tagging, auto tags, dynamic tag clouds, and many other feature. There is a "simple" fix to make it work....
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WordPress 2.9 among other things offer built-in support for post-thumbnails. Although it is available, there are two things to change to the theme....
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