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How to Set up a Subversion Server under Windows

A) Download Subversion You’ll need the latest version of.. the Windows binaries the “run Subversion as a windows service” wrapper the TortoiseSVN shell integration utility B) Install Subversion Unzip the Windows binaries to a folder of your choice. I chose c:\program files\subversion\ as my path. Now, add the subversion binaries to the path environment variable for [...]

How to Configure Windows Server 2008 for Site System Roles

Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 requires the WebDAV component to be installed and enabled on the management points and BITS-enabled distribution points. The WebDAV component is not included in Windows Server 2008 operating system. Note The information in this topic applies only to Configuration Manager 2007 SP1. You must download, install, and configure WebDAV [...]

Top 100 of the Best (Useful) OpenSource Applications

The following is a list of about 100 of the best OpenSource Applications, that actually help make Linux more usable for people. It is my hope that this list shows potential Linux users that there really is a large, effective, productive and usable range of free, OpenSource applications. For existing Linux users (like myself), I [...]

How to Disable Windows XP CD DVD AutoPlay feature

Windows Media Player always opens when I insert a CD. By default, Windows XP is configured to automatically detect what a user wants to do with a CD or DVD once it is inserted. This feature is called AutoPlay. For example, Windows might try to launch it’s Media Player once a CD is inserted into [...]

How to change the Postfix maximum email size

The configuration option is “message_size_limit” and by default is set to 10240000 bytes which is roughly 10MB. You can see what setting your postfix install is currently using by issuing the following command: postconf | grep message_size_limit Just doing “postconf” on its own will show all the options so using grep on “message_size_limit” filters the [...]

How to Change .htaccess filename in Apache

Apache allows the use of .htaccess files which can change certain configuration options in a per-directory basis. By default .htaccess files are named .htaccess but it is possible to use a different name either for the whole server, or on a virtual host by virtual host basis. This post looks at how to change the [...]

How to Increase productivity on slow internet connections

If you have a slow internet connection or are still using dial-up, here are some tips to increase the speed of internet browsing and sending or receiving email: Compress email attachments: Compressing your file attachments can dramatically reduce the time needed to send and receive emails.  WinZip is one of the more common compression tools, [...]

How to Prevent Virus Attacks with Data Execution Prevention

Data Execution Prevention (DEP) is a Windows Vista security feature that can help prevent damage to your computer from viruses and other security threats by monitoring your programs to make sure that they use system memory safely. If DEP notices a program on your computer using memory incorrectly, it closes the program and notifies you. [...]

How DNS Works

Domain name Servers (DNS) are an important but invisible part of the internet, and form one of the largest databases on it. Each machine on an internet is assigned a unique address, called an IP address, which is 32 bit number and is expressed as 4 octets. The method user to represent these IP addresses [...]

Checking to see if you’ve been Hacked

Anymore, computer security is just as important as Home security. You wouldn’t leave your front door open when you go out for a night on the town. So why would you leave your computer open for anyone to see? Well for most people, the signs of PC entry aren’t as obvious. In the following tutorial [...]

28 Steps on how to harden your Linux server

If you run your own Linux server here are some tips on server hardening, liberally stolen from the CFS security GUI script for cPanel/WHM, that I have become only too familiar with since yesterday: On your firewall (you do have one don’t you?) check the incoming MySQL port and if 3306 is open, close it. [...]

The 10 unknown features about PHP

Here’s a short list of cool features that might have slipped under your radar as well: Use ip2long() and long2ip() to store IP addresses as integers instead of strings in a database. This will reduce the storage space by almost a factor of four (15 bytes for char(15) vs. 4 bytes for the integer), make [...]

How To Overclock A Processor

Q : What is over clocking? Overclocking is when you make your system processor run faster that its normal speed. This has many advantages and dis-advantages. Advantages : This is obvious, your system will run faster Dis-Advantages : Your hardware is likely to have a less life span. Your components will run at higher temperatures [...]

How to Save Laptop Battery Power

You’ve got a five-hour flight from Los Angeles to New York City, and one battery in your laptop. You’ve got work to do, DVDs to watch, and games to play. How are you going to get that battery to last? Well, hidden inside (and outside) your computer are lots of tricks to help you. Dimming [...]

How to install ISA Server 2006 Standard Edition

Insert the ISA Server CD into the CD drive, or run ISAAutorun.exe from the shared network drive. In Microsoft ISA Server Setup, click Install ISA Server 2006 and use the wizard to install ISA Server 2006 as outlined in the following table. Page Field or property Setting Welcome None Click Next. License Agreement License Agreement Select I [...]