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Subversion has it’s uses, and a good Git tutorial
I have just returned to using subversion for my work related documentation. The reasons: subversion in comparison to git allows you to easily check out 1 directory in the repository and then re-commit that back as needed. (because each directory in a subversion...
Finally – Plans submitted to Council
After many months of fretting I have mustered up the courage to submit my plans to council.... Hopefully in 4 to 6 weeks I will get approval and be able to proceed. 4/09/2009
Checking your DSL Speed on a Cisco 877 Router
If you are churning from one DSL supplier to another with a line speed change make sure you are getting the new line speed. I failed to check that I had indeed gotten the requested line speed change and only discovered it due to complaints of slowness. Shows you what...
Owner Builder Exam Passed!
Just passed my Owner-builder exam online at http://www.ozob.com.au. Now I have to go to the office of fair trading and get an Owner-builders certificate. I am so not good at digesting regulations and understanding what needs doing. Funny how some things you do, other...
Ubuntu 9.04 Intel Video Fix
Since installing Ubuntu Jaunty 9.04 I have had a problem with my Intel embedded graphics card not being able to play video. Mplayer Error Message: "X11 error: BadAlloc (insufficient resources for operation)" Discover your Video Chipset: lspci -nn | grep VGA My Video...
imapsync – Migrating to Google Apps or Google Mail
Get the imapsync utility at https://fedorahosted.org/imapsync/ This was a successful attempt to copy all my email from my old dovecot powered server up to gmail using imapsync imapsync --host1 10.11.12.13 \ --authmech1 LOGIN \ --port1 993 \ --ssl1 \ --user1...