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On the UNIX command line, the `which` command is great, it tells you where a command is in the system.  However, if your system has two versions of the `ls` command, it will only tell you which `ls` command you are going to use when tap it in and press enter.  To find all copies of any command, we need something Liam called `whence` (I inherited Liam’s bashrc file when working at Sun, and this little gem was right inside it).  The .bashrc function for `whence` looks something like this: Read the rest of this entry »

I get mildly annoyed when using applications that are hosted on the web.  For example, I’ll use web mail if I have to, but I’d much rather use Apple Mail or Thunderbird…
Anyway, I’ve been using Google Reader for the past year or so with some satisfaction, but then my browser crashed and for some reason, all of my feeds are telling me I’ve read everything… Read the rest of this entry »

If you navigate your browser to here, you will find a most amazing thing: Tetris crafted out of a SED script with a bash wrapper.  The page is in Russian, but Google or another translation site will tell you that the first few words read:

Wrote a small Tetris on sed’e: sedtris.sed and wrapper on Bashe sedtris.sh

Download both scripts to the same directory, on the command line do:

bash sedtris.sh

It’s actually very good!

While working on my dissertation, I found that virtual NICs and etherstubs don’t automatically reappear on a restart.  So, I have a nice little script to make them come back:

#!/bin/bash
/sbin/dladm up-aggr
/sbin/dladm up-vlan
/sbin/dladm up-vnic
/sbin/dladm init-linkprop -w

I need this to run on startup.

Now, as of Solaris 10, things like this should really be done in SMF.  We can easily create a new service using the following template (modify as you require ) : Read the rest of this entry »

So, over the last week I have been trying to get NIS to work with OpenSolaris in VirtualBox machines.

I managed to get the master server to work fine by doing the following: Read the rest of this entry »

The George Ward School Association are attempting to organise a ‘Goodbye George Ward’ Event
The date has been set for Saturday 3rd July, from 10am – 5pm with a Celebration Ball in the evening from 7.30-11.30pm. (Tickets to be sold to public nearer the event) Read the rest of this entry »

So, I’m a little late to the blogsphere on this one, but then when am I not? I’ve read some pretty damning things about the iPad, it doesn’t have a SD card reader, it doesn’t have a camera, it has files and no file system, it doesn’t do Flash, and that the name suggests a type of adult nappy…
I thought that I’d look at these comments and generally give my views on the iPad and it’s hardware. Read the rest of this entry »

OK, so back in July I posted my praises of Google Reader and RSS technology.  Today however, I’m not so sure.  I’ve been without Internet for a couple of weeks, and look at my Google Reader:

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I know, I know, making hot chocolate isn’t geeky, but Ive been wanting to try it for ages.  I bought some 200g Bournville bars to try out a recipe.  I basically made the recipe up, though looking at the internet now, it seems that it’s similar to others.

Ingredients include: Read the rest of this entry »

Faye has got a new phone, some up-to-date Nokia to replace her old 6200.  Her 6230 still works apart, just the battery doesn’t hold a charge very well. Read the rest of this entry »