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After using Apache Webserver for 4 years I had no doubt of its simplicity and performance.  Reading several articles about the comparison of apache and nginx [engine x], I came to a point of using nginx.  Last night I kinda ditched apache and had a long time with nginx.  I have now an nginx webserver with mysql and php or other call it “LEMP”.  I found several tutorials of how to install nginx with php and mysql and found a lot of trash.  I want to share the links I found which helped me... Read Full Story

On my ubuntu (10.04 LTS) powered laptop, I am using firestarter as a GUI for my firewall. It is very easy to use and very easy to configure. Though its synonymous to the default firewall installed with later versions of ubuntu which is the “GUFW (Firewall Configuration)” which allows the user to configure ufw firewall and is already integrated with gnome. Since firestarter is not integrated with gnome and it has been a repetitive task for me that every time I turn on my laptop i’ll open... Read Full Story

I am a loyal user of Thunderbird and ubuntu 10.04 is by default using evolution for its mail client. So what I did was uninstalled all the packages related to evolution using synaptic manager. I did a complete removal of the packages and restarted my laptop. After uninstalling I was no longer able to login with my account even if I correctly entered my credentials. I used ubuntu recovery option on grub menu and went to the console, I checked the xorg errors located at /home/user/.xsession... Read Full Story

If adjusting your laptop’s brightness through your keyboard or power management seems impossible, you can can still change it through the terminal. Below is the command to use: sudo setpci -s 00:02.0 F4.B=XX Where XX is a hexadecimal value from 00-FF, 00 as the brightest and FF as the darkest. I am using 6F for my laptop. I hope this helped you! Posts Related to Adjusting Ubuntu's Brightness Auto Start Firestarter On Login [Ubuntu] On my ubuntu (10.04 LTS) powered laptop, I am... Read Full Story

Software to use: Nero Burning ROM ( I’m using Nero Version 9 ) There are 3 simple steps on how to write a CD-R writable image ( .iso, .nrg, etc… ) in a DVD disc. Follow the steps provided: Open Nero Burning ROM, change the media to use for burning into Image Recorder on the top right side of the of the menu as shown on the image below and on the recorder menu select Burn Image and select the CD-R writable image. After selecting the image a new window will be shown and on the... Read Full Story

image from www.memcached.org Based on their official website memcached is defined as: Free & open source, high-performance, distributed memory object caching system, generic in nature, but intended for use in speeding up dynamic web applications by alleviating database load. Memcached is an in-memory key-value store for small chunks of arbitrary data (strings, objects) from results of database calls, API calls, or page rendering. Memcached is simple yet powerful. Its simple design... Read Full Story

One of the server I am using is running ubuntu. I am installing memcached on the server and every time I restart the web server I always have the error “Could not reliably determine the server’s fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.1.1 for ServerName”. If you are having the same error then this post is for you. To solve the problem this is how I solved the problem. Open the cli and use the command to edit apache’s config file: sudo gedit /etc/apache2/httpd.conf The file is... Read Full Story

Here is a quick look of the first ubuntu powered TV. Posts Related to Ubuntu Powered TV Ubuntu 11.04 This morning I started updating ubuntu 10.10 to 11.04 and I was so excited what it feels like to be in this new release of ... Maintain Your Ubuntu Machine image from www.qortuba.org These are some of the tools and commands I use to clean up my ubuntu powered laptop. Cleaning Downloaded and Uninstalled Packages ... Installing Photoshop on Ubuntu 10.10 I am now a full Linux user and the... Read Full Story

Super Antispyware is one of the utility tools I use for our XP computers at home. From time to time I use this machines for blogging and accessing our cloud servers. I enjoyed using this tool because I use it for free and it’s quite reliable when it comes to checking of spyware. Evilgrade, is a hacking tool that is used for Man In The Middle (MITM) attacks. To prevent the machines at home from being exploited I checked where the updates are coming from. This is also a way to evaluate the... Read Full Story

In the previous days I have noticed that my charger only charges when I keep on moving the charger until today that it no longer works. It no longer charges the battery of my laptop though the LED light is emitting. This is also a common problem for laptop users, I have helped 4 of my friends and solved them all. If you have a problem with your laptop charger and have no budget in buying a new one I believe this post will help you. As seen on the image above, the encircled part  is the... Read Full Story