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Lanka Bell broadband charges for services not requested

Lanka Bell broadband charges for services not requested

Lanka Bell billed for web space and webmail that their own sales team had no record of — a cautionary tale for new broadband subscribers in Sri Lanka.

Going multi uplink

Going multi uplink

Build a dual-WiMAX home router on Debian with Shorewall for firewalling and traffic shaping across Dialog Broadband and Lanka Bell connections.

Get Monit to repair your server!

Get Monit to repair your server!

Monit is a lightweight open source Unix tool that automatically monitors and restarts processes, files, and services — far simpler to set up than Nagios or Z...

Ubuntu 8.10 on Lenovo 3000 N200

Ubuntu 8.10 on Lenovo 3000 N200

Fix ALSA locking and OpenVPN routing issues after upgrading a Lenovo 3000 N200 from Ubuntu 8.04 to 8.10, with config changes for snd-hda-intel and NetworkMan...

One more day for Ubuntu 8.10 release

One more day for Ubuntu 8.10 release

Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex releases tomorrow with GNOME 2.24, kernel 2.6.27, Network Manager 0.7, encrypted private directories, and guest session support.

Check your page rank now!

Check your page rank now!

Check your Google PageRank without installing the Google Toolbar using this free online tool — understand how inbound links affect your site's importance score.

Using memcached with WordPress object cache

Using memcached with WordPress object cache

Use one memcached server with multiple vanilla WordPress installations by setting a unique $blog_id in wp-config.php and applying a small object-cache.php pa...

Bye, bye Blogger. Howdy WordPress

Bye, bye Blogger. Howdy WordPress

Move from Blogger to WordPress without losing SEO or permalinks — import posts, install the maintain-permalinks plugin, and set a matching custom permalink s...

Google Maps and Sri Lanka Postal Codes

Google Maps and Sri Lanka Postal Codes

The Sri Lanka Postal Codes search gets Google Maps integration, auto-complete, and a regional details section showing all post offices by province and district.

Persistent storage for Amazon EC2 with EBS

Persistent storage for Amazon EC2 with EBS

Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) makes EC2 persistent storage simple, replacing the complex Duplicity and chroot approach described in an earlier post.

New features and bug fixes on Poll-n-Ping!

New features and bug fixes on Poll-n-Ping!

Poll-n-Ping gets a new release with improved features and a critical bug fix in user registration — making automated blog pinging more reliable than ever.

BlueProximity

BlueProximity

BlueProximity automatically locks your GNOME screen when your phone leaves Bluetooth range and unlocks it when you return — hands-free security without the h...

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