Monthly Archives: August 2009
DNS Guide
In my spare time, i will be writing a DNS guide, the internet is full of information about BIND, DNS, MyDNS and other DNS products, little is the content about DNS as a technology and a round tutorial. So i … Continue reading
GoDaddy Domain name front running, or worse….
With an API account from godaddy, i was looking for a nice 3 letter .CC, and what do you know, On 2009-08-17 i searched for all 3 letter CC domains, i found 1 that i like (XEN.CC), i woke up … Continue reading
Faster Database performance awaits
Some DBs are much more write than read, i have been experimenting with Solid State Hard disks lately to find out a bit of what can be gained from adding SSD drives to servers, here are the conclusions. Do not … Continue reading
Zain Jordan Wireless internet is a disaster
Zain Jordan Wireless internet is a disaster This is a story about me paying premium for internet access (1200 U.S.D or 850JD), and then getting bullshitted every day and having no internet access. This story is my daily issue for … Continue reading
Updated WordPress to 2.8.4
With the exception of wp-login.php, the files that have changed from 2.8.2 to 2.8.4 are the same files that changed from 2.8.2 to 2.8.3 On update, the page that follows the login page did not require a database upgrade, Once … Continue reading
مأساة الإنترنت اللاسلكي زين في الأردن : زين واي ماكس غير صالح للاستهلاك البشري
مأساة الإنترنت اللاسلكي زين في الأردن : زين واي ماكس غير صالح للاستهلاك البشري “لا إنترنت” هو ما حصلت علية منذ اشتراكي مع خدمة زين وايماكس! علماً بأن قيمة الاشتراك هو 850 دينار أردني أو ما يعادل ال 1200 دولار … Continue reading
Split Power supplies
In my Surveillance / NAS computer, there is a Pentium D (Power sucker), An NVIDIA 8800GT that folds for stanford University (27 idle but 270 when folding), 5 hard drives, and 3 power supplies It all happened when my 600W … Continue reading