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Grrrr – let me know …..

This entry was posted in Interesting Internet Monitoring Software Web on November 13, 2009 by HAL

This was a package I came across while researching notification methods and options for Nagios to improve ease of information filtering for colleagues (more about that in later posts) but the name of the psoftware is Growl. Based on an OS/X package Growl has been ported for windows and comes with a range of plugins […]

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Getting more from your Draytek 2820 router

This entry was posted in Hardware Interesting Internet Tips on September 10, 2009 by HAL

Did you know the Vigor 2820 Series’s USB port can also be used to add storage memory to the unit in the form of a USB memory key or for higher capacity a USB hard drive (normally requires its own power). The Vigor 2820 then provides FTP access file uploading/downloading which can be from the […]

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New Draytek 120 ADSL Modem with Ethernet port

This entry was posted in Gadgets Interesting Internet Web and tagged Draytek Vigor on August 10, 2009 by HAL

The latest is the family of Draytek Adsl modem family is the 120. This replaces the earlier 100 and 110 units which I’ve used in various configurations to provide multiple adsl connections to another device such as a Vigor 3300 for load balance or contingency configuration. The basic idea is that you can link up […]

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Kiwi Syslog new version out

This entry was posted in Interesting Internet Web on July 22, 2009 by HAL

Great to see a new version of Kiwi syslog – I had concerns that it was going to fade into obscurity when they we taken over by Solarwinds but no – a new release with the ability to see the syslog info via a web browser has arrived. For those that haven’t used it – […]

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Smooooooooth – WordPress auto update ….

This entry was posted in Internet Must Have Software and tagged Wordpress on June 12, 2009 by HAL

Just used the automatic update feature in WordPress to grab the latest release. Previously I would have manually carried out the procedure and while it was normally straightforward if moving between point releases – it could be more involved when new full releases came along. Not any more – I know the feature has been […]

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50 megs of pure speed

This entry was posted in Internet Must Have Review and tagged Virgin Media on April 30, 2009 by HAL

Finally the Virgin promise comes true. Due to being in one of the areas that Virgin have provided 50MB cable to I had my visit from the engineer to deliver the funky new cable model and wireless router and usb wireless card that make up the package. After some initial diffs getting the new modem […]

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Vister Twister

This entry was posted in Internet Software Tips and tagged Wordpress on July 20, 2008 by HAL

After travelling back from holiday – I checked my blog to see what the latest stats were. Thats when I noticed it wasn’t resolving. After some research I noted … Windy Road Vistered Little Theme Skin Parameter Directory Traversal Vulnerability Vistered Little is prone to a directory-traversal vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied […]

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Virtual SCO – or getting SCO OpenServer 5.0.7 running as a VM

This entry was posted in Internet Software Web on March 21, 2008 by HAL

SCO unix has been about for quite a long time – its been used been many providers of applications since it is relatively stable but since SCO applied for Chapter 11 in the US – I have had my doubts about its future and the role of migration to other platforms to protect clients investments […]

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