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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...(read this blog entry)
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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...(read this blog entry)
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March 28, 2004
extra hour today
Daylight saving ends today! I am certainly enjoying my extra hour!...(read this blog entry)
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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,...(read this blog entry)
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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...(read this blog entry)
posted by Antony at 2:17 AM | read this blog entry
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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...(read this blog entry)
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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...(read this blog entry)
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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...(read this blog entry)
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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...(read this blog entry)
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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....(read this blog entry)
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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....(read this blog entry)
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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....(read this blog entry)
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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...(read this blog entry)
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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....(read this blog entry)
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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...(read this blog entry)
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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...(read this blog entry)
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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,...(read this blog entry)
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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...(read this blog entry)
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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....(read this blog entry)
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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...(read this blog entry)
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March 4, 2004
another Sony Ericsson
Yes, another Sony Ericsson mobile today, Sony Ericsson T105. Not for myself....(read this blog entry)
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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...(read this blog entry)
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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...(read this blog entry)
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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...(read this blog entry)
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