PDF: How to Convert from VBox to KVM Found these instructions lurking in my home directory but better to be here as I will find it easier
James McDonald
Information on Converting ext4 to btrfs on Fedora 20
http://blog.helixoide.com/blog/2013/04/09/converting-from-ext4-to-btrfs-on-fedora/ When you run the dracut step to recreate the initramfs image you can check for the correct module using: [root@pc01 boot]# cd /boot [root@pc01 boot]# zcat initramfs-`uname -r`.img |...
Linux find all files younger than
I wanted to find some files that I downloaded in the last 5 days: Basically the below command says find all files in the current directory and below with a changed time (-ctime) of less than 5 days from now. [rupert@qad_server dtlive]$ find . -ctime -10 . ./TMP6934.02...
Alternatives to the void left by avoiding the “News”
Recently I have been reading "The 4-Hour Work Week". Until I read it, I had made a habit of reading the news: au.news.yahoo.com, maitlandmercury.com.au, news.com.au, ninemsn.com.au, abc.net.au/news and sbs.com.au. With the exception of ABC and SBS which tend to...
Techniques for Fixing Bad Habits and Reducing Information Overload
Some recent reading I have found interesting. Techniques for Fixing Bad Habits Why do we seem to find our selves repeating behaviour we have made a mental note to avoid? Habits both good and bad shape our lives. Here is how to identify and modify our...
getent passwd username on winbind enabled CentOS returns nothing
Problem: Added a CentOS 6.5 server to a Windows SBS 2011 domain. And discovered that I got an empty reply when running: # where jamesmcd is your Windows domain username getent passwd jamesmcd If this is the case you will not be able to use your domain account and...
kinit: Cannot find KDC for requested realm while getting initial credentials
kinit [email protected] kinit: Cannot find KDC for requested realm while getting initial credentials Changed these [libdefaults] default_realm = DOMAIN.LOCAL dns_lookup_realm = true dns_lookup_kdc = true probably best to use authconfig-tui to modify Kerberos...
Systems Integration – Why and How
Imagine some typical manual business processes: You have been running a business for a few years and every morning a fax arrives from a customer. You take that fax and then sit in front a of a computer to key the order into your system. One day you deliver too much...
One of Australias biggest Supermarket Chains — Woolworths is on Gmail
Just discovered one of the biggest supermarket chains in Australia - Woolworths, are using Google Mail now. [user@mypc01 ~]$ dig -t mx woolworths.com.au ; <<>> DiG 9.9.3-rl.13207.22-P2-RedHat-9.9.3-5.P2.fc19 <<>> -t mx woolworths.com .au ... ;;...
Next time I purchase a Suit
From here: http://www.realmenrealstyle.com/visual-suit-fit-guide/ After purchasing a couple of Suits in Vietnam and not really understanding exactly what I was needing to focus on when getting it tailored. I think this will help in the future.
CentOS is doing a reverse split with Redhat
Announcement here: http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2014-January/020100.html I use Redhat because of its being certified for $DAYJOBs QAD Systems ERP software. Elsewhere I use CentOS because I have always liked Redhats system-config-xxxx style of...
Where’s that sound coming from – Google Chrome Tab Sound Icon
Yesterday I was wondering why my PC head phones had noise coming out of them. Of the 20 something browser tabs I had open it was going to be trialsome to find the sound until I discovered that Google Chrome helps out with a little sound icon on the tabs that it thinks...
Export a Mailbox to PST on SBS 2011 / Exchange 2010
This works for me. ; add admin user to Mailbox Import Export role New-ManagementRoleAssignment –Role "Mailbox Import Export" –User your_admin_user_name ; trigger the export make sure the target has enough disk space New-MailboxExportRequest -Mailbox your_mailbox_alias...
WordPress.com JetPack Plugin — The Interconnectedness of All Things
Just hooked my blog up to Wordpress.com jetpack plugin which allows publicizing a self hosted blog using any number of social accounts that one subscribes to. So I've hooked The Telarah Times up to Twitter, LinkedIn and Google+. As this is my first post after doing...
Scribus 1.4.3 on Windows 8.1 (Not Responding)
Problem: Using Scribus 1.4.3 on Windows 8.1 and every time I launched it it displayed "not responding". Cause: Scribus finds a new font but can't finish loading due to not having sufficient permissions to add the font. (I think) Resolution: Run as "Administrator" and...
Check out my versions of Subversion
At $DAYJOB I started using Subversion to keep my IT Documentation in a state that could be mirrored to several locations just in case the core infrastructure went down. "Don't keep the recovery documentation on the same volume you are trying to recover" I tell myself....
Thanks Dia Developers for Database Design Ability
Sometimes it helps to visualize a database before going ahead and creating it. Dia has a nice simple "Database" widget set to allow you to scratch out a E/R diagram quickly
Virtualbox Windows 7 Pro Host – Windows 8.1 Eval Guest Screen Flicker (black)
Just installed Virtualbox 4.3.2 with Oracle Extensions on my Windows 7 Pro workstation. Installed an eval copy of Windows 8.1 Eval Guest and enabled 3D Video Accelaration. Discovered when I went full screen that the whole guest session would flicker black on some...