Using r1soft mySQL addon to setup mySQL replication slaves requiring read locks in seconds rather than hours for non transactional tables.
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2010 Recap
So another year has passed and I have made 0 entries to the blog. This shall be the 8th post in 6 years. I thought it would be only fitting that I atleast end the year with a blog post and a commitment to blog more in 2011. This blog
Continue readingBell’s palsy
Since this is my blog I may as well write something about me. On Friday the 23rd I found out I had Bell’s palsy. From about Monday night I had been having a very annoying headache for certain periods at a small spot at the back right side of my
Continue readingOutbound DoS
Last Sunday I had a new customer sign up to our Linux Server Management company and one of the issues they were receiving was bandwidth overages for continual outbound DoS attacks their system was performing but they were unable to track. So in effort to find the initial cause of
Continue readingRooting T-Mobile G1
Today I finally got around to rooting my UK T-mobile G1,
While I work with and “hack” linux all day long modifying my phone was something I have never had the real urge to do. I very rarely use my phone as I always either have or am close to a computer/laptop and the t-mobile 3g signal is useless. I decided as I have some free time today that I will give it a go anyway – to my surprise it is actually surprisingly easy, all of the work is already done for you amongst the very large community of users.
I initially looked at these 2 forums,
forum.xda-developers.com
modmygphone.com
Which then I simply ended up using
http://www.ryebrye.com/blog/2009/08/16/android-rooting-in-1-click-in-progress/ but did also read http://androidandme.com/2009/08/news/how-to-root-a-t-mobile-g1-and-mytouch-3g-android-phone/
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So it has been over 3 years since I created this blog and I have exactly 3 entries to date. Blogging is something I have always been meaning to do but never actually got round to it. I wouldn’t consider myself a true blogger but I am devoted to giving it a go anyway.
Not knowing what to write about is generally what made me always not bother and then when there is a subject I am actually not that good at being creative. The truth is though it is actually just lazyness that has stopped be.
So from today onwards I have decided to have an average of 2 blog posts per month and these can be about anything be it useful information, a rant about a product/service or just a general meaningless post.
Continue readingSetting up an MFA Server
Tired of paying someone to setup your server? Want a quick way to setup thousands of domains? Read on… I have made a quick guide on how to setup a server specifically for MFA sites from start to finish. The server will consist of, Web server – Apache Database –
Continue readingPassword Security
Basic Use of Passwords After all these years you would think basic password security would be drilled into everyone who uses the Internet, yet time and time again I always come across people who still have not learned the basics. Really what is so hard about remembering a password that
Continue readingSony and Warner Music Defaced
As reported on zone-h, Some big music corporation sites have been defaced both sonymusicstudios.co.uk and warnermusic.com.tw. Could this be a result of ThePirateBay going down recently? Could it be a coincidence, I think not. It makes me wonder what will happen in the next few weeks because I suspect there
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