Ksplice: update the Ubuntu kernel without rebooting
Segnalo che con Ksplice (ora Oracle) you can apply security updates (in particular those of the kernel) without having to restart. Really interesting opportunity for all servers that need to maintain a certain uptime and, accordingly, can not easily be restarted. The service is available to pay for the server versions of Ubuntu, [...]
Summify: a summary of personal information we are interested
Thanks also to the phenomenon of social media, we are experiencing a revolution of contents: more and more the so-called information overload is increasingly around the corner. The sources of information that I use are: Feed RSS, tramite Google Reader/Reeder; Twitter, by the client for MacOSX; Flipboard, a news aggregator for iPhone and iPad; For more news sites [...]
Geek nerd e: we clarify the definitions
I always felt inaccuracies regarding the definition of nerds and geeks (I used too and often misuse the term). Fortunately, greatwhiteshark has made a Venn diagram explaining a lot that will allow us to do it right more. To which you belong together?
Munin e phpSysInfo: monitor remote servers via a web interface
Monitor remote servers is a task that takes time, ability and the right tools. To monitor daily number of corporate servers that administer, I recently discovered two practical tools that are accessed via web interface (and therefore very comfortable): it is phpsysinfo and munin. As the name suggests, phpSysInfo was wet su [...]
Ninite: install (or update) quickly all the programs you need (su Windows e Linux)
If you are struggling with the staggering frustration of having just reinstalled the operating system and programs do not have what you need, check out Ninite: with a few clicks you select the programs that interest us and you download an executable file that will install all the programs we have [...]
Print from iPhone / iPad via AirPrint (on a shared printer from Windows)
With the latest release of IOS, Apple lets owners of the iPhone and iPad to print any document using the Apple device and a printer compatible with the specifications of AirPrint, without the aid of a computer. For those who already have a shared printer from Windows, you can make sure that the printer [...]
AJAX for web applications: My Review
In the era of the Web 3.0 I read this book about (roughly, as I will explain shortly) AJAX, la enabling technology del Web 2.0. But what is AJAX? It is a set of technologies (including JavaScript and XML) that allow the exchange of data between client and server asynchronously, by allowing [...]
Contest: WinX iPhone Converter (for Mac) a gift to the first two commentators
I was recently contacted by WinX,who has kindly made available to iPhone Converter WinX (for Mac). Cos’è WinX iPhone Converter? Essentially it is a video converter for MacOSX that allows you to share video and audio optimized to, only to be unexpended by the main IOS devices (including iPhone and iPad). For what can [...]
iTunes: how to listen without interruption all podcasts
Unlike what happens on IOS, iTunes (OSX) does not perform a continuous listening podcasts available: at the end of the podcast you're listening to, you must manually make the play of the next episode. This limitation can be solved by creating a smart playlist with the following characteristics: Media kind: Podcast Play count: 0 The result is [...]
C, second edition (K&R): My Review
In a few days I read a cornerstone of programming books, the famous K&R (by the authors Kernighan & Ritchie); it is the most famous book for C programming. In the book is very short (total 340 pages, but the last ~ 100 pages of appendix is a reference manual condensed). The book [...]
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