Monthly Archives: May 2007

Quick fix for KVM error on Mac OS X 10.4.9

Just a quicky discovered when compiling the latest version of TOP on my laptop. The app comiled fine (with the –with-module=macosx suffix) but trying to run it resulted in the following error: kvm_open: /dev/mem: No such file or directory GAH! … Continue reading

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Hack your DNS for a better Interweb

We all spend time online, some more than others but there is one area of t’intertubes that is gernerally quite badly understood. DNS is the underpinning of the web. Every time you visit a page, load an image, send an … Continue reading

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Take a moment

Radio 1 just played one of my favourite chill out tracks and in the time honoured tradition of sharing music I thought I’d upload it for those of you without the pain of “Britain’s # 1 radio station” inflicted on … Continue reading

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Are your sure? Yes I’m posix’tive!

That may well be the most tenuous post title I’ve ever tried to pull off. It’s fairly well known that I’m a serious Apple convert. What a lot of people my not realise is that very little of that has … Continue reading

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Where it all began

I was digging out some (very) old code this morning … Q Basic … ugh. It got me reminiscing about the good old days and so I started digging around on the web to see if I could find some … Continue reading

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A quick warning to Snort / Mac users

This is a quick warning of an issue I encountered having installed Snort via Mac Ports. I’m running on a MacBook Pro with OS 10.4.9 and a separate MySQL install.

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Suspision and Scapegoating

I’m sure you’re all following the tragic story of little Madeleine, the child who disappeared in Portugal. There is little that can be said to offset the tragedy that has befallen the McCann family and I do believe it to … Continue reading

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XSet – under the hood

Because I wanted to share (and because without something in the tech column the site breaks I thought I’d give you a run down on the technology driving the new design; Platform WordPress 2.1.3 with Akismet running on LAMP Plugins … Continue reading

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Welcome to the all New XSet

Hiya, You’re probably wondering what the hell I think I’m playing at. Dry the Rain has disapeared, XSet looks weird and all the archives are gone. Well I did threaten to do something like this not so long ago and … Continue reading

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eCommerce Oppos

Been thinking about ways to make a quick buck recently. Jersey has a fantastic legal loophole which allows items under £18 to be shipped out VAT free. Find the right niche and you can make your millions. A mate of … Continue reading

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