Monthly Archives: July 2007

OS Virtualization on FreeBSD vs. Linux

Posted on July 30, 2007 by Administrator

I was talking to somebody at OSCON last week and they made an off-hand comment about using FreeBSD jail to isolate software applications in a development environment. Being a linux guy, it took a while to sink in that jail … Continue reading →

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Tweaking WordPress with Permalinks and WP-Cache

Posted on July 29, 2007 by Administrator

I’ve been blogging for a couple years now using WordPress software hosted on one of my linux servers. I’ve done a little customization of the sidebar by editing PHP, upgraded a couple times finally getting to WordPress 2.2, and added … Continue reading →

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Nikon 18-200mm lens

Posted on July 29, 2007 by Administrator

The usual online stores are usually sold out on the Nikon 18-200mm VR lens. I heard that local retailers often get a few each month, so I ordered one from San Jose Camera in Campbell last weekend. To my surprise, … Continue reading →

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OSCON July, 2007 – Portland

Posted on July 27, 2007 by Administrator

I attended the O’Reilly Open Source convention again, making it 10 years in a row. Once again it was held at the Convention Center near downtown Portland, a convenient light rail ride from the airport. Like many experienced developers, I … Continue reading →

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CentOS and yum

Posted on July 15, 2007 by Administrator

Most of the linux systems I administer these days happen to run CentOS, which is a free redistribution of Redhat. The main package manager is yum, which seems to work nicely. I use the default yum installation, plus I’ve added … Continue reading →

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