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The Google Diamond – Each Facet Shines with a Different Lustre
Anyway for a while when I searched for James McDonald in Google I would get https://toggen.com.au/blog on the 1st page of results. Today I have done a search on "James McDonald" and It's like page 9. I wondered why, and what was happening. Now here is the interesting...
Fedora 9 – Using the MF332 aka Telstra Turbo Card from www.zte.com.au
There is a whirlpool forum with information on connecting a MF332 using Linux. It shows how to use the /etc/ppp/chap-secret /etc/ppp/peers/* to get it all connected. However on Fedora 9 I used the standard system-config-network option to configure the connection as...
Shrink a Windows XP NTFS Partition to half size and Install Linux while keeping the Windows Boot Menu
Disclaimer: This procedure can render your computer unbootable and corrupt your data if you do it wrong. Perform a backup prior to doing it and verify you can read the backup. Don't attempt it on a critical laptop. I am in no way responsible if you attempt this and...
Fedora 9 Nautilus can’t view smb share using default smb:///
Here is an annoying problem with Nautilus smb on Fedora 9 I can connect to a remote share with "smbclient //server/share -U user" However in Nautilus if you hit Go ==> Location... it defaults to "smb:///" if you type smb:///server/share you get nothing but a big fat...
Ubuntu / Fedora 9 Firefox 3 Error code: sec_error_untrusted_issuer
I run https://jamesmcdonald.id.au with a self signed untrusted certificate because I'm not using it for commerce and the only person who needs to trust it is me! But after installing Fedora 9 on a laptop and trying to connect to my website. I didn't get the normal add...
www… why?
By a tradition which is very similar to the "We have always worn these funny hats, so we always will" line of thought many website addresses begin with www dot. This is changing as people ask why have a redundant www tacked on the front of an address. However why make...