Somewhere between happy and total f**king wreck
MySQL ruby gem with MacPorts MySQL
Jun 13th
sudo env ARCHFLAGS="-arch i386" gem install mysql -- --with-mysql-include=/opt/local/include/mysql5 --with-mysql-lib=/opt/local/lib/mysql5 --with-mysql-config=/opt/local/lib/mysql5/bin/mysql_config
Live backups using LVM and dump
May 27th
If, like me, you’ve built your Ubuntu machine using LVM for all partitions except /boot, you can do a live backup of your system using LVM snapshots and the dump tool.
Personal internet acceleration, part 1
Apr 14th
My SFF server machine has been configured to speed up my digital life.
Using binary NVidia 8800GT drivers on Ubuntu Gutsy
Apr 14th
In order for me to use the official binary drivers, version 169.12, from NVidia with my GeForce 8800GT on Ubuntu Gutsy, I had to do some research. Alberto Milone’s envy tool makes the whole thing almost idiot-proof.
Ubuntu Gutsy AMD64, LVM, and Xen from repositories
Apr 10th
For a weekend project, I installed and configured Xen as a virtual machine hosting solution on Ubuntu Gutsy AMD64 using LVM for drive/partition management.
God is watching over my Rails
Apr 7th
On my home server, I’m using God to monitor many server daemons using clean, elegant Ruby code.
Memcached and memcached gem on Leopard
Mar 31st
sudo port install memcached libmemcached sudo env ARCHFLAGS="-arch i386" gem install memcached -- --with-rlibmemcached-include=/opt/local/include --with-rlibmemcached-lib=/opt/local/lib