Study System

Here are two strategies that can help students in their studies from StudyTips.org.
Popular Study Systems

Some people find it helpful to use specific study systems in their academic career. One of these study systems has the interesting title and acronym of “M.U.R.D.E.R.”. Another good study system is the Index Study System.

M.U.R.D.E.R. stands for the [...]

10 Common Mistakes you should avoid when flashing your BIOS

In our daily task as Technical Support Staff, we often encounter BIOS problems that the last resort is to upgrade it. One of my co-worker tried to upgrade the BIOS of one of the motherboards but instead of repairing it, he ruined it. Today, the motherboard that he upgraded is no longer usable. It is [...]

Deki Wiki – CMS by MindTouch (Open Source)

Deki Wiki is a free Content Management Alternative with the following features:

Hassle-Free CMS
Easy to Administer & Use
Integrates Easily
Robust Bi-Directional API
Auto-Updates
Works on Windows/Linux/Mac
Free for UNLIMITED Users!

Visit: http://wiki.mindtouch.com/Landing/CMS_Open_Source01

Disabling mod_security in Fedora with SELinux

If mod_security is interfering too much with your web applications, you can disable it easily.
1. Create an .htaccess file in the directory of the script that is having trouble.
2. To disable mod_security completely, add the following line to the .haccess file.
SecFilterEngine Off
To disable HTTP POST scanning only, use the following instead:
SecFilterScanPOST Off
3. Save the file [...]

DNS Configuration – Fedora Core 8

NAMED.CONF
Example of /var/named/chroot/named/etc/named.conf file:
===================================================
options {
listen-on port 53 { 127.0.0.1;192.168.0.3; };
listen-on-v6 port 53 { ::1; };
directory “/var/named”;
dump-file “/var/named/data/cache_dump.db”;
statistics-file “/var/named/data/named_stats.txt”;
memstatistics-file “/var/named/data/named_mem_stats.txt”;
allow-query { localhost; };
recursion yes;
};
logging {
channel default_debug {
file “data/named.run”;
severity dynamic;
};
};
zone “.” IN {
type hint;
file “named.ca”;
};
// zone “localhost” IN {
// [...]

Linux Tutorial – Fedora Core 8

HowtoForge is a very good source of information about open source.
Note Apache in Fedora Core 8 does not allow the use of source IP Address in accessing the hosted site if mod_security has been installed. Domain name must be properly configured.
Example:
http://localhost will display the homepage
http://127.0.0.1 [...]

Using Samba as PDC

Samba performs wonderfully as a file and print server. But did you know that it could be the master of a domain? Visit Linux Magazine.
Article by:
Andrew Bartlett
Friday, February 15th, 2002
You might think that Samba is useful because it allows Windows users to access files or printers on a Unix system. Indeed, Samba does this [...]

Disabling Users Changing Desktop Background

Log on to server as Administrator then go to Start, All Programs, Administrative Tools, then Group Policy Management. Expand the top tree structure until you see “Default Domain Policy” Right-click on “Default Domain Policy” then click on Edit.
Locate User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Control Panel -> Display
Locate a setting named “Prevent Changing Wallpaper”. Double [...]

Remote Desktop Configuration

Picked up from Microsoft Website
To use Remote Desktop
With Remote Desktop, you can connect to your work computer from home and access all of your programs, files, and network resources as though you were actually sitting in front of your computer at work.
You need three things to create a remote location:

1.
Microsoft Windows XP Professional must [...]

Microsoft Jet database engine advice

Article by Peter Johnson of ASP Alliance (http://aspalliance.com/14_Microsoft_Jet_database_engine_advice) regarding Microsoft Jet. This article has been picked up from the above site for my convenience and not to remove credit from the author. The article goes this way:

Who should read this article: Anyone hitting an Access database from ASP
New: Microsoft Jet is deprecated. Microsoft’s current recommendation [...]