Category Archives: General

sispmctl – using it as non root

Posted on 5. January 2011 by crissa

Hello, in my article sispmctl I worked as root all the time. I would prefer to use “sispmctl” as normal user (and without sudo). My solution is to change the group of the entry for the power outlet in /dev/usbdev* … Continue reading →

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dpkglist

Posted on 4. January 2011 by crissa

Hello, last weekend I was helping a friend to check his Ubuntu system. With the command line crissa@unseen:~$ dpkg –list | grep -v “^ii” | tail -n+6 I found a lot of not complete removed packets. It was a long … Continue reading →

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Is There Anybody Out There?

Posted on 2. January 2011 by crissa

Hello, while searching for a way to get the information if there is still someone connected to a Cisco router (without connecting myself) I found How To Get Information About Users Connected To The TTY By Using SNMP . I … Continue reading →

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The CBT Nuggets App and the problem of the secure password

Posted on 30. December 2010 by crissa

Hello, I use a CBT Nuggets account to watch their training videos on their website. (My employer paid for the license.) So I watched their training videos at home or at work or somewhere else on my iPhone using Safari. … Continue reading →

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sispmctl

Posted on 29. December 2010 by crissa

Hello, sispmctl is the name of a program to control a Gembird SIS-PM programmable power outlet. It is controlled from a Windows PC over an USB cable. A Gembird SIS-PM power outlet with 4 sockets costs around 30 € (here … Continue reading →

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alive

Posted on 27. December 2010 by crissa

Hello, sometimes it would be helpful if ping would just answer with “alive” (=> “Yes, I could ping it”) or “not alive” (=> “No answer while I was waiting”). A simple “0” (=> “alive”) or “1” (=> “not alive”) would … Continue reading →

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Embedder

Posted on 26. December 2010 by crissa

Hello, on my “static” sites I use the Website Meta Language to create macros. To create the HTML code for a language that is used on a linked website I simply type <flag de> or <flag gb>. With the WordPress … Continue reading →

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Backup

Posted on 25. December 2010 by crissa

Hello, this is the fifth posting. Q: Why should I consider a backup? On my static web sites a backup is easy. I create a *.tar file and copy it to another disk. Done. With a WordPress site I have … Continue reading →

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Merry christmas and a happy new year!

Posted on 24. December 2010 by crissa

Hello, and greetings from Dortmund, Germany! Bye, Tore

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favicon

Posted on 23. December 2010 by crissa

Hello, to create the favicon images for my sites I use IcoMaker for Mac OS X . For this blog I only created the 16×16 and 32×32 icons, it seems that IcoMaker has a problem with 48×48 icons. I didn’t … Continue reading →

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