AntBlog701: March 2004 Archives

March 31, 2004

spam accounts in forums

It's all Google's fault again? Sadly, SillyDog701 Message Centre has became one of the victims of porn spam mass registration places. What are those porn accounts? This phpBB.com's discussion might give you a clue. What they are trying to do...
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March 29, 2004

FreeBSD on Mac, speeding up

Two days ago, I got FreeBSD's X11 running on Mac, but to be honest, it was really slow. Well, I can't complain much, since I only have a slow Mac (Power Mac G4 400MHz with 512MB RAM). Today, I configured...
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March 28, 2004

extra hour today

Daylight saving ends today! I am certainly enjoying my extra hour!...
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March 27, 2004

FreeBSD on Mac, X11 running

Finally, I got XFree86 running on FreeBSD 5.2.1. FreeBSD 5.2.1 was installed under Virtual PC 6 for Mac. Few days ago, I mentioned I couldn't run X11 under FreeBSD. What was the problem? I did not configure the video card,...
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March 25, 2004

I locked myself out

I installed firewall on the server then locked myself out! It was my first attempt on firewall, IPFW, in FreeBSD. I followed all the instruction but ended up the server was not pingable. ServerMatrix is a really good company. They...
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March 24, 2004

how to type accented characters

Mac is easier to use, of course I posted following in SD701 Forums, but somehow I like it, so I post it again here. Entering special character or accented character is very easy with a Mac. press the option key...
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iPod was the culprit and weapon

2000 songs stored in iPod would certainly take most people quite a while to collect. And if your 2000 songs got erased by your boyfriend, what would you do? According to Headlined News LP, LLLP., A Memphis woman was arrested...
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March 23, 2004

Steve Irwin still refuses to apologise

Early this year, I posted Steve Irwin and his baby Bob issue in SillyDog701 Message Centre. I was focused on biased media in Australia at first. It has been more than 2 months, and he's still defending his baby Bob...
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March 21, 2004

all Google's fault

Well, not really Google's fault. But Google has a good PageRank feature for ranking the search results. It's a good feature I have to add. My basically understanding of PageRank is on how often the web pages get updated and...
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March 20, 2004

new server's email fixed

Finally, after a few phone calls to the States, I got the mail server fixed in the new domain! Well, been working on the new server for quite a while, still have lots to do....
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March 18, 2004

Jaguar on Jaguar

I received my poster bought from eBay, Apple Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.2 Wildly Innovative. In the picture, also my boxed copy of Jaguar. And yes, it's a licensed copy! Poster bought from eBay for AUD18, including postage....
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March 15, 2004

unethical - Microsoft Office to govt. workers

This is an extended version of this SillyDog701 article, with more personal view. According to this C|net report, Microsoft is sending free copies of its flagship products to US government employees. The gifts have street value of USD500 per copy....
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March 14, 2004

FreeBSD on Mac

I finally installed FreeBSD on Mac OS X, actually FreeBSD under Virtual PC (Mac). It took me many days trying this, but finally I got it installed. I can't get the Xfree86 running under Virtual PC 6 (VPC 6), Amit...
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Antony has books

Antony has books, a few O'Reilly books in fact. I bought a FreeBSD book today, from last few days' entries, I know I need a new book about FreeBSD. “The Complete FreeBSD - Documentation from the Source” by Greg Lehey....
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March 11, 2004

building the new server

I've been spending all day transferring files from the FTP server (with UltraUnix.Net) and configuring the new server. I re-compiled the FreeBSD kernel! Yes, I did it successfully. I was so excited with that because I am basically a guy...
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March 10, 2004

I got my dedicated

Yes, I got my dedicated server from ServerMatrix. I chose FreeBSD for the operating system instead of the popular RedHat Linux for a number of reasons. FreeBSD is a flavour of UNIX, unlike Linux a PC version of UNIX. BSD...
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Google is the first option, not encyclopedia

SiliconValley.com has an interesting report on the encyclopaedias today. (I am not sure if there's an a before e in encyclopaedia, can't spell.) But with children now often knowing their way around a computer before they know how to read,...
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March 9, 2004

received free Windows CD

I received free Microsoft Windows Security Updates CD by mail from Microsoft today. It's rather quick to my surprise. I reported MS is giving away security updates CD for free on 20th Feb. Updated (April 2006): To those people from...
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March 7, 2004

rain and Mardi Gras

It was pouring yesterday for almost all day, and I was there taking pictures of Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade 2004. I stood there for 4 hours, did get into the front row but not a good view....
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March 5, 2004

racist NSW police

NSW police's internal email system is circulating racist slurs against Aboriginal people, found after two weeks after the death of 17 year old boy which caused riots in Sydney. The contents of the email, found in four regional stations including...
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March 4, 2004

another Sony Ericsson

Yes, another Sony Ericsson mobile today, Sony Ericsson T105. Not for myself....
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March 2, 2004

it's wise to carry a spare battery

... or you might get arrested when you charge your laptop in public. A 23-year-old travelling Greenpeace activist arrested last year for plugging his Apple iBook into a railway station power socket. He apparently low on battery power. The electricity...
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March 1, 2004

The Return of the King rules them all

The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King, winning all the awards that it was nominated for. > news report from New Zealand Herald Better than Titanic Return of the King matched the record of 11 wins...
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extreme makeover on Lenin

According to this News.com.au report Lenin is going to have another extreme makeover. Well, I am not a historian, I don't know much about Vladimir Lenin, but the preservation of Lenin's corpse is something interesting. He died some 80 years...
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AntBlog701 - March 2004 Archive