Having just posted a good write-up of Virtualbox I am having a strange problem with my Ubuntu Desktop. I decided to update it all, so ran the ‘apt-get update’ which was fine, but when I ran an ‘apt-get upgrade’ it decided it needed to download 150mb or updates. This was expected so I allowed to …
Monthly Archive: January 2009
Jan
28
Jan
27
Virtualbox
Following my recent re-install of my desktop machine I have followed the direction we are heading at work and setup Virtualbox with several environments each with a different OS. The Desktop PC I am running is relatively old, Pentium 4 1.8Ghz with 3Gb of RAM. I have the following running in Virtualbox Windows XP Windows …
Jan
22
British Gas Landlord Cover
I have just taken out the British Gas Landlords Cover for one of our properties that is about to be rented. I will be trialing it over the next lease period (probably 6 months) to see how it performs. It covers me for Gas, Gas Safety Cert, Plumbing, Drainage, Electrics and electrical safety. Which means …
Jan
17
Memopal Online Backup Service
I have suffered several computer failures in the past month or so, including a big failure of my web server. This has caused allot of problems for me personally and my businesses. I have therefore been looking at online backup services which seem to have been popping up all over the place recently. My first …
Jan
14
How To Change The Timezone In Linux
Firstly you should log in as root, and run `date`. This will show you the current time, date and timezone and then backup your current timezone setting mv /etc/localtime /etc/localtime-old Create a symbolic link the timezone you want from /usr/share/zoneinfo to /etc/localtime. For example: ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/London /etc/localtime
Jan
13
Disabling Root Ssh Access In Debian
Following the disaster that I has with the web/mail servers I have taken an additional step to secure the servers as I am still not clear what the causes of the failure were. I have disabled direct root ssh login (which in debian is allowed by default) so you have to login as a non-privileged …
Jan
12
Turkey Escalops In Lager
Serves: 4 Cooking Time: 20 minutes Ingredients: 4 turkey escalopes 1½oz butter or margarine 1 tbsp oil 1 onion, peeled and sliced 1 red pepper, de-seeded and thinly sliced 1 tbsp flour 200ml lager 150ml chicken stock ½ tsp dried thyme 1 tsp sugar Salt and freshly ground black pepper 4 tbsp single cream chopped …
Jan
11
Allotment
Having been on the council allotment waiting list for 8 months now (I know exactly when it was because we decided to go for one when Eva was born) I have acquired a plot of land that has been gardened as an allotment for many, many years. The Owner of this land is now poorly …
Jan
10
Cooking And Recipes Blog Or Site
I have been adding a number of recipes on this blog, and looking at the stats they have been getting a fairly high proportion of the search engine traffic to this site. I am therefore considering setting up a site specifically for my recipes and cooking posts. Perhaps you dear readers might give your opinions …
Jan
10
Blogging In The Bath
I am laid in nice deep bath, soaking my aching muscles after a hard morning clearing gardens and garages at a rental property. Hopefully Monday will see it going onto the market and we will again have a tenant in the property very soon. I wonder where other people blog from. I usually blog in …
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