On Default Linux IO Priority
If there is any thing I think Linux distributions can definitely improve upon is to reduce the default IO task […]
An Image Class Based On IPP
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about how to interface Integrated Performance Primitives (IPP) with Magick++. While IPP offers […]
The Obstacles to Linux Going Mainstream
It was almost one year ago when I switched my main home computer to Linux. Since then, I have been […]
Matrix Multiplication Performance in C++
A few days ago, I ran across this article by Dmitri Nesteruk. In his article, he compared the performance between […]
Setting up WordPress on Ubuntu Server — Step by Step
I wrote a tutorial on how to setup WordPress on Ubuntu Server back in 2007. While the setup steps have […]
Simple WordPress Standby Server
I mentioned in one previous post on how to do a physical to VM backup using simple Linux command. The […]
Parsing Apache Server Log for Unique IPs
I created this short Perl script to tally the number of unique IPs from the Apache server log.
Site Up Again
This afternoon I began to receive "Error establishing a database connection" error from my site. And when trying to login […]
MIDI Setup with OSS and ALSA
Setting up the hardware environment to support MIDI devices is relatively easy. in fact, most newer MIDI devices do not […]
A Dual Sound Card Setup
Newer sound card usually does not come with a game port since most of the peripherals nowadays come almost exclusively […]
Unity is the Future for VMs
I recently downloaded VMWare’s latest workstation product (VMWare Workstation 6.5) and set it up to run on my 64 bit […]
Flash Site Compatibility Issue
It seems that the Toyota site does not render correctly with Firefox under Linux (with Flash plugin enabled). It definitely […]
Flash 10 on Ubuntu 64 bit — Significant Performance Improvement
Flash 10 just came out a few days ago, and I just installed it using the information provided on Ubuntu […]
PD1001 Webcam on Hardy Heron
I have an old webcam (Creative PD1001) which is not officially supported on Linux. Fortunately, Endpoints EPCAM USB Camera Driver […]
Code::Blocks Settings for Qt Development
Qt is a cross-platform object oriented C++ framework for application development.