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The Camino Project announced the release of Camino 1.6.6 today. In addition to improved ad-blocking features, this release includes the most recent version of Mozilla's Gecko rendering engine. Since this update includes several security fixes, it is recommended that all users upgrade as soon as possible.
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After almost a year of development, the Internet Software Consortium (ISC) announced the newest release of their Domain Name System (DNS) server, BIND 9.4.3, today. This release includes over 140 fixes over BIND 9.4.2.
Although this maintenance release is mainly focused on bug fixes, it does …
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The Camino Project announced the release of Camino 1.6.5 today. This release includes an upgraded version of Gecko, Mozilla's rendering engine. This new version of Gecko includes several critical security fixes. It is recommended that all users update.
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In previous coding examples, I've used Assembla to
demonstrate some Subversion interactions. At the
time, Assembla offered a free Subversion repository bundled with some really nice
development tools. In fairness to all Slaptijack readers, I need to point out
that Assembla's Andy Singleton announced the
end of free plans
(except …
Posted on in IT Management
Company X is a fictional manufacturer of gourmet snacks and treats.
Studies have shown that a large number of Internet users are concerned about privacy and security. According to one study, 87 percent of Americans fear their credit card information will be stolen or misused. Additionally, 89 percent fear that …
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I recently received an email from a reader looking for advice on how to get into server and network engineering. I thought these questions were relevant for anyone starting on the server or network engineer career path. If you can think of any other career related questions, feel free to …
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Preserve Cisco router DHCP leases across a reboot by configuring a DHCP database agent, verifying successful writes, and choosing a storage target that fits the platform.
Posted on in Graphics Design
On a whim today I decided to give Sumo Paint a try. I'm
really surprised with the quality of this product. I never would have guessed that
a free, browser-based image editing tool would be so responsive and easy to use.
If you're into image editing, why not give it …
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I recently began working on a project based on Pinax. The Pinax project's goal is to develop a set of re-usable applications for the Django Web Framework that are common in website development. Generally, these applications provide the functions and features common in social media sites. For reference, Bob Haugen …
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The Camino Project has released Camino 1.6.4. This version ships with Gecko 1.8.1.17 which includes several security and stability fixes.
This version includes fixes for two annoyances in relation to certificates and passwords. Additionally, ad-blocking has been improved.
Grab the update today!
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Last week I mentioned that I was working on a Quality of Service (QoS) project. For those who are curious about QoS and how to get it working, here are the resources I found most useful. These resources are mostly Cisco specific, but the principles should be applicable in many …
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We have an RCA Universal Remote (RCR311B). We also have a GE TV that the remote is having hard time syncing up to. For those that can't find their manual, here's a list of RCA Universal Remote codes for LG TVs:
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This was a problem that ended up being much more annoying than it should have been.
We have an RCA Universal Remote (RCR311B). For some reason, it will not properly configure itself for use with our kids' small Orion TV. To add fuel to the fire, we brilliantly lost the …
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We have an RCA Universal Remote (RCR311B). We also have an LG TV that the remote is having hard time syncing up to. For those that can't find their manual, here's a list of RCA Universal Remote codes for LG TVs:
See also:
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I decided I needed a standardized set of Quality of Service classification access-lists for some work I'm doing. Check out my Cisco QoS Classification ACLs page and let me know what you think.
If you have any ideas on how I can improve the lists, leave a comment here or …
