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The YUM equivalent to apt-get build-dep
I've been yo'yoing (a word only Words with Friends would accept) between Ubuntu and Fedora and during my periods at the Apogee from one or the other distribution I find I want to do something in one or the other that I know the command of in the other or vice versa....
Mapping Websites
A list of on-line map websites: Nearmap.org - (Sadly this has become a paid for service - They do have single user licenses. Good but pricey) In Australia regular over-flight photos high def. Uses Openstreetmap.org's streetmaps so streetnames are usually missing....
VBScript Send Fax
I googled "VBScript Send Fax" today and got an excellent example: http://sandlerco.com/VBScript.htm http://sandlerco.com/fspfaq.htm Update: Microsoft Documentation http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms686957(v=VS.85).aspx But the site seems to be bouncing /...
Quick and Dirty fix for Google Chromium trying to Open all attachments using Acrobat Reader
Versions: Google Chrome: 14.0.835.163 Acrobat Reader: 9.4.2 Fedora 15 current patches as at 22/9/2011 This seems to reset Google Chrome so it opens the correct mkdir ~/tmp # create a temporary directory so you # can recover if it causes unexpected side effects # move...
PHP –with-gd required for WordPress Image Upload Resizing
Problem: If your resized image radio button options aren't available when you try to upload/insert an image into a wordpress post. Then you probably don't have gd enabled in PHP. Symptom: Work-a-round: Create a thumbnail of your image locally to the size you want and...
Eureka moment on transfer speeds
I have a Cisco Catalyst 100mbps switch between my source and destination workstations. I'm trying to copy about 26.1GB across and it's going to take circa 40minutes. My question is: Why am I only getting 11.2MB/s when I have a 100mbps switch? Quoting here I get an...