- Published:
- May 18, 2007 – 6:47 am
- Author:
- By Dave
Awesome article on using vi/vim: Do whatever you want. Don’t learn it if you feel it’s too much effort just for nothing. Learn emacs instead. Or stay in your IDE using a lousy editor. Whatever. But in any case, don’t ever claim again that those ‘vi guys are nutheads’ – I hope that I have succeeded in showing you why they (we) stick to it, and you should at least be able to understand its power, even if you prefer to stay away from it. I first used vi around 1996 and it is still my preferred text editor while working with configuration files or even light coding. It sort of defied logic, but me, as well as unix geeks around the world, feel compelled to continue using it. This article is a great writeup for the advocacy of a great text editor.
Categories: Configurations,Programs,System Administration
Tagged: unix
- Published:
- May 16, 2007 – 2:25 pm
- Author:
- By Dave
I happened upon a great site for a list of names. The list is meant to be used to get pet names, however I happened across this when I was looking for a list of themed names for servers. It includes both self-hosted pages and also links to other lists of names. List of names by theme. Even if you aren’t looking for a name, this site still includes interested lists to look through, if you are a geek like me :)
Categories: System Administration,Webdesign
- Published:
- May 4, 2007 – 9:44 pm
- Author:
- By Dave
If you use a windows ssh terminal client, or even macosx’s terminal.app, the functionality of your page up and page down key may not behave like you want it to. For example, in SecureCRT using pageup will actually page up your scroll buffer, and pagedown will scroll down your page buffer. You’ll need to remap your keys to send the correct signal to your terminal. Change it from the default system function to “send string” and the following strings: PageUp = \033[5~ PageDown = \033[6~ \033 is a shortcut for the ESCAPE key (esc) since in some programs you can’t type in the actualy escape key. Here are some other codes as well in case you need to remap keys. Pause = \032 Macro = \003 # Break (Shift-Pause) Home = \033[1~ Insert = \033[2~ Remove = \033[3~ # Delete End = \033[4~ In SecureCRT the area to remap your….
Categories: Configurations,Linux,Programs,System Administration
- Published:
- May 1, 2007 – 9:20 pm
- Author:
- By Dave
Here is the problem: you have a DVR/HTPC hooked up to your TV downstairs, but you have other televisions in your house you wish to use to access the HTPC. How do you distribute the Audio/Video signal to these other television sets? One solution to this problem is Crossbar MediaCaster, which was kindly provided to me for review by SnapStream Media. The basic idea of this hardware is that you are creating a “private access channel” AKA Avcast® entertainment network, which is then provided content from any device which outputs an RCA signal. In the box: 1 x CableCaster – Establishes the Avcast entertainment network 1 x MediaCaster – Provides the content for the Avcast network 1 x IRcaster – sends IR signal over the Avcast network 1 x IRdetector – receives IR signal 1 x Notch filter – filters a channel range to allow Avcast network to….
Categories: Hardware,Reviews,Site Updates
Tagged: cable network, Cable TV, Comcast, entertainment network, HDTV, internal network, Motorola, Wireless Remote
- Published:
- May 1, 2007 – 8:19 pm
- Author:
- By Dave
If you have an HTPC which uses software such as BeyondTV you can use a remote for the majority of the time but there are times where you will want a good old fashioned keyboard, for surfing the web or other PC maintenance tasks. Sure you could use a wired keyboard or mouse, but who really wants to be tied to your Television which might be across the room. Typical wireless keyboards may only work several feet away from your PC. The 9019URF works at least 3.5 meters (10.5 feet) away from your PC, and in my experience it worked in another room on a different level, through the walls. It uses Radio Frequencies (RF) which can go through walls and does not require line of sight. The box contains everything you need to use the keyboard: Wireless RF Keyboard USB PC Interface CD with optional drivers and manual 2….
Categories: Hardware,Reviews
Tagged: internet browser, SnapStream Store, Typical wireless keyboards, USD, Wireless Keyboard, Wireless RF Keyboard
