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If you've been following along, you are probably already aware the Pinax team has decided to make some radical changes to their directory structure based on input from users. I took the time to update my own Pinax project — let me show you what's changed.

First, here's the new directory …

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 …

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!

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 …

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:

• 1000
• 1002
• 1004
• 1017
• 1050
• 1052
• 1078
• 1086
• 1098 …

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 …

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:

• 1013
• 1078
• 1083
• 1205
• 1215

See also:

• RCA Universal …

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 …

This week I tried upgrading a Cisco Catalyst 2960 to the newest software release — 12.2(46)SE. The upgrade went just fine, but I noticed that the monitoring software was throwing SNMP errors.

In case you don't know much about SNMP, an ifIndex identifies a specific interface on a …

I've been working on a standardized list of access lists to use in conjunction with QoS on Cisco routers and switches. I've tried to adhere as closely as possible to the Cisco QOS Baseline (pdf).

As I refine the ACLs, I'll keep this page up to date. If you have …

I recently had the pleasure of working on a client's Cisco 2600 series router that had not been used in quite some time. Access lists on the vty lines and a misconfigured con line meant I was locked out. In a situation like this, the only way to gain access …

When using Microsoft Excel in a business environment, there are five essential items that every user should be aware of. One of the most basic features that is essential to effective spreadsheet usage is cell referencing. This is the ability for one cell to use the value of another cell …

Camino 1.6.3 has been out in the wild for a few days. The latest version of Camino includes version 1.8.1.16 of the Mozilla Gecko rendering engine. This release of Gecko includes several critical security updates and stability fixes. If you haven't taken the time to …

Lotus 1-2-3, now a part of Lotus SmartSuite, is a direct competitor with Microsoft Excel. Although it's really only a minor competitor today, Lotus 1-2-3 was once one of the most important pieces of software in personal computing (Darrow, 2002). The latest major version of Lotus SmartSuite was released in …

A few days ago, while reloading DNS on a server, I noticed an issue in the log:

Jul 31 11:29:50 admin named[6098]: the working directory is not writable

First, let's talk about how this error was caught. When doing various tasks, I often tail the log to …