Windows 7 is of course, out, and after painlessly upgrading to it, from Vista, on my laptop (and hearing other people have trouble-free experiences as well, I took the plunge a few days ago and decided to upgrade my main PC from Vista Ultimate to Windows 7 Ultimate. First a few points of background: I… Continue reading Windows 7 Installation Woes
Month: November 2009
Configuring vhosts the right way on Plesk
Plesk warns you, emphatically, not to mess with the auto-generated conf/httpd.include: # ATTENTION! # DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE OR ANY PART OF IT. THIS CAN RESULT IN IMPROPER PLESK # FUNCTIONING OR FAILURE, CAUSE DAMAGE AND LOSS OF DATA. IF YOU REQUIRE CUSTOM # MODIFICATIONS TO BE APPLIED TO THE CONFIGURATION, PLEASE, PERFORM THEM… Continue reading Configuring vhosts the right way on Plesk
SSH logins slow? There’s an easy fix
In setting up passwordless OpenSSH connections between two CentOS boxes, I was surprised to find that I could connect from the client the server, but it was really, really slow. As in, it took over a minute to connect, after which it was snappy. Fortunately, a quick Google and I find that the OpenSSH manual… Continue reading SSH logins slow? There’s an easy fix