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How to install FreeBSD on a compact-flash disk using Qemu
I recently installed FreeBSD 8.2 on a compact-flash disk for my home-build CPE project. Previously, I would use a laptop, a CF-adapter and boot a FreeBSD installation CD. For my latest project, I...
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Using Windows Media Player as the mediaplayer of your choice is tricky at best, if you are trying to access a multicast stream. I have done some research and found that it is very difficult to receive...
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For a demo I was looking into the possibility of using a Vista MCE Remote controller to navigate a web portal. I found out that the arrow keys are the same as a keyboard arrow key and the “ok” button...
View ArticleFreeBSD, are you serious????
I needed a quick multicast streamer, so I tried to install vlc from the ports. Here is the mess that my monitor got filled with: [root@earth ~]# pkg_add -rf vlc Fetching...
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Using CSS to style input type=file
In short: not possible. However, there are ways around it In fact, there are many different ways around it. I came up with yet another one: make it hidden and use jquery to fill out the form. Here it...
View ArticleHow to ungroup in dockbarx
I recently installed Ubuntu 10.04 and installed the Win2-7 theme. This comes with a Windows 7 style grouping of applications on the taskbar. This annoyed me and I tried to ungroup it. Unfortunately,...
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Why I’m ditching Thunderbird
After 15 years of using Open Source applications for my mail, I am forced to give it up. I have been a proud user of Pine, Mutt and Mozilla Thunderbird. After joining my current employer, where...
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How Apple spam ruins a birthday surprise…
Unlike myself, my lovely wife is an Apple fan. She has an Iphone 4S and has had the opportunity to play with an Apple Ipad 3 (which I had at home for work) for a while. She absolutely loved it! Her...
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Juniper practice lab for Virt-IX
Coming soon: a low-cost Juniper lab, hosted in my garage. With many thanks to E-bay, I’ve been able to purchase Juniper gear for a good price and I’m currently working to set everything up. Once...
View ArticleUser authentication using MySQL: libnss-mysql and FreeRADIUS on FreeBSD 9.0
For my little lab project I have been trying to get user authentication using a MySQL database up and running. Here is how I did it, including my configuration files: First of all, SSHD requires a...
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