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OpenOffice.org: Play TicTacToe (Easter Egg)

Contributed by shamanstears on August 14, 2008 under OpenOffice

If you’re running the recent version of OpenOffice and feel like taking a break and playing then you’re in luck. There’s an Easter Egg that let’s you play a simple game of TicTacToe against the application.

OpenOffice.org: Play StarWars Galaxy (Easter Egg)

Contributed by shamanstears on August 11, 2008 under OpenOffice

If you’re running the recent version of OpenOffice and feel like taking a break and playing then you’re in luck. There’s an Easter Egg that let’s you play a simple version of Space Invaders, titled StarWars Galaxy.

begin_script to mirror two drives on a Netra T2000

Contributed by weezlboy on July 29, 2008 under Solaris system administration

This is a quick script to configure mirroring of two drives in a Netra T2000 under Solaris. You may need to alter the device settings for your system, but once you have a script like this that works, it can save lots of time when rolling out multiple servers and serves as a mental backup for the future when you need to repeat the configuration.

Defend Your Web Server Against Distributed Denial of Services (DDos) Attacks

Contributed by qmchenry on July 8, 2008 under Linux security

In computer security, it quickly becomes apparent that preventing computer attacks is much more challenging than attacking computers. A good example of an easy technique to prevent a website from functioning is a distributed denial of service, or DDoS, attack in which a number of compromised computers around the internet make web (or other protocol) requests on some poor server. If the web page requested is one that requires lots of server-side processing, the resulting load from the combined requests prevents the web server from responding to legitimate requests, thus denying the service. As Tech-Recipes.com was subjected to such an attack recently, we felt it might be beneficial to others if we described the steps we took in our response.

Ubuntu: Creating a repository using APTonCD

Contributed by incursor on April 7, 2008 under Linux

Having a repository of packages you’ve downloaded using apt is good for when you need all of your favorite applications in a flash. Here’s how:

Ubuntu: 4 Ways to Install Programs or Packages

Contributed by incursor on March 2, 2008 under Linux

This howto describes the simple, common methods for installing packages in Ubuntu.

Ubuntu: Stop Display from Going to Sleep when Inactive

Contributed by shamanstears on February 20, 2008 under Linux

By default, Ubuntu puts your display to sleep after it has been inactive for a period of time. While this is a good idea when you are running on battery power, it can be annoying when you are on AC power.

Ubuntu: Change How Often Your System Checks for Updates

Contributed by shamanstears on February 17, 2008 under Linux

By default, Ubuntu automatically checks for updates daily. If this is too frequent for you, you can change the interval to something that better fits your needs.

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