Rolling Resource

I thought that my server had been compromised. When working in China recently, I had run a proxy server on my server so that I could access gmail, twitter and facebook. Once I returned, I removed the program, but my site was extremely slow to load and looking at the Apache access_log, it appeared as [...]

So what’s it to be? So many choices Should I get a new Smart TV, with integrated BBC iPlayer and Demand 5 (such as the Sony KDL-22EX320), or a media server with integrated Hauppauge WinTV card and a web browser? Maybe a Ubuntu PC with MythTV. Here are my wants: DAB Internet Radio Access to [...]

I keep missing phone calls on my mobile because it’s in my pocket and diverts to voicemail. This is so frustrating that I simply disabled voicemail – which annoys those who call me and want to leave a message. However, there is a way out. It is possible to change the delay before your phone [...]

Siemens website sucks. The search is arcane and rarely turns up the answer you are looking for. However, if you already know the part number and are looking for a manual, I have found a method which works every time. Go to Siemen’s support site Enter the FULL part number you are looking for in [...]

iba is a German company which specialises in data collection and analysis of realtime process data. Using a combination of reflective memory, WAGO modules and PADUs, you can build a data collection network. Problems we encountered: ibaPDA only saving every other file. We had configured the Data Storage Trigger Mode to trigger every 60 minutes, [...]