Category Archives: Tech snippets

Upgrading to Drupal 7

Posted on January 19, 2011 by admin

Synopsis/lessons learned on recent Drupal 7 upgrade. Continue reading →

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Monitoring Windows with Nagios

Posted on September 7, 2008 by admin

Nagios is a great open source monitoring tool, and allows a wide range of options for monitoring servers and network devices of all varieties. SNMP is supported as are a custom set of plugins for the monitored clients. When it … Continue reading →

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iPhone and IMAP/SSL/self-signed cert

Posted on August 7, 2008 by admin

I’m the proud owner of a new iPhone 3G, but have had a hard time getting my SSL IMAP email working. A bit unusual, since I’ve been involved in supporting Internet email operations since the early 90′s. I run my … Continue reading →

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Saving those precious minds

Posted on April 20, 2007 by admin

In my capacity as a Dad, I find it a bit scary when my kids are online, and I don’t have any reliable monitoring software or – better yet – a good porn filter – in place to protect them … Continue reading →

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