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13 Jun 2008

Auto-start VNC On Server

FROM: http://themorningflight.com/index.php/2008/03/24/auto-start-vnc-on-server/ Mar 24th, 2008 by graham I wanted to know how to get VNC to auto-start on my server without me having to manually do it on the server with a monitor connected. I went to the Ubuntu forums but found no answer there. After experimenting I discovered it was not complicated after all. It seems I had assumed VNC did...

30 May 2008

Success Story: 8 Flags FCU

[Quote] 8 Flags FCU Dear Don, We just wanted to let you know that we truly appreciate you helping us out of our dire need for computer expertice. Again we thank you for all you did to get us up and running. [/Quote]...

16 Apr 2008

Apache2: Hosting multiple websites

www.debian-administration.org/articles/412 Posted by Steve on Thu 6 Jul 2006 at 22:03 One of the most common Apache2 questions I've seen on Debian mailing lists is from users who wonder how to host multiple websites with a single server. This is very straightforward, especially with the additional tools the Debian package provides. We've previously discussed some of the tools w...

07 Apr 2008

CSS: How to size text using ems

posted 18th May 2004 Text for the screen is sized with CSS in terms of pixels, ems or keywords. As most of us know, sizing with pixels is easy: get your selector and give it a font-size – no more thought required. Sizing with keywords is more complicated and requires a few workarounds, but you’re in luck as the techniques are well documented. That leaves ems. At this point people often leg it...

06 Apr 2008

HTML Colors

HTML Color Names The table below provides a list of the color names that are supported by all major browsers. Note: If you want your pages to validate with an HTML or a CSS validator, W3C has listed 16 color names that you can use: aqua, black, blue, fuchsia, gray, green, lime, maroon, navy, olive, purple, red, silver, teal, white, and yellow. If you want to use other colors, you must sp...

04 Apr 2008

IBM ThinkCentre 8187

General Information - M50 - 8187 Desktop System board/ Form factor Supports Intel Northwood processors with 533MHz or 800MHz Front Side Bus (FSB), 512KB L2 cache, and built on a 0.13 micron core Supports Intel Prescott Pentium 4 processors with 800MHz FSB, 1MB L2 cache, and built on a 0...

30 Mar 2008

GOOGLE Tricks & Tips

Google Is a Calculator When you can’t be troubled to reach over and pick up the handheld calculator sitting on your desk, you can use Google as a high-tech web-based calculator. All you have to do is enter your equation or formula into the standard Google search box, and then click the Google Search button. The result of the calculation is displayed on the search results page; it’s th...

10 Jan 2008

Is IT on the way out ?

In his new book, Nicholas Carr poses some interesting questions about the way we use technology... "In the long run, the IT department is unlikely to survive, at least not in its familiar form," Carr writes. "It will have little left to do once the bulk of business computing shifts out of private data centers and into the cloud. Business units and even individual employees will be able to contr...

25 Nov 2007

generating favicons

Creating a FavIcon the Easy Way There's a number of online generators that create the icons for you from a picture, and they really seem to do a great job while keeping everything extremely easy: FavIcon from Pics Dynamic Drive - FavIcon Generator ...

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