After working with unix for years, we noticed it is difficult to get a very uniform approach to unix management.

Often different Linux distributions share very little, configuration is different every time. Worst, some good unix tools (like cron, syslog, etc) can be used in a distributed environment, but are very difficult to configure, very user unfriendly and so on.

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One day, we have the need to create a fast cluster of linux machine, specialized and easy to segragate in different networks (for better security). We need web servers, integration servers (running java hudson), huge developer machines (running for instance eclispe) and so on.

It was not easy to find a good environment. This research lead us also to consider a very huge set of different and complex management software. In this series of article, we will show what we discovered.

Or final goal is to have a way to define a set of linux virutal machines, connect them and manage all using open source software. We also want tools easy to understand. We do not want super-optimized stuff, we have the “just it works well” approach.

We thinked about these types of virtual machine: super light LAMP servers, medim sized java tomcat servers (or udson servers), big database machines and super big development machines.

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A nice wordpress plugin

Author: Skullbit

Enhance your Registration Page.

Custom Logo Tired of that WordPress logo getting all the attention? Upload your own custom logo image and get your brand in the spotlight.

Password Field Hate those forgettable auto-generated passwords? Allow your users to set their own prefered password during registration. Includes that sweet Password Strength Meter from the Profile page.

Invitation Codes Is your blog super exclusive? If so, you better require an invite to join your high end crew. Setup multiple codes and track where your new users are coming from with the optional Invitation Tracking Dashboard Widget.

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Welcome to Apache Rampart

Rampart is the security module of Axis2. It secures SOAP messages according to specifications in the WS-Security stack.

via Apache Rampart .

Quick Look is a package to collect system statistics and output pretty graphics and (X)HTML pages. It allows system administrators to have a quick look on the status of their systems, without going for a more advanced (and heavier) solution.

Quick Look currently shows…

CPU and memory usage

Load average and process spawning rates

I/O operations

Network traffic rates

Tracked network connections

A static demo is available at http://www.carlos-rodrigues.com/projects/quicklook/demo/.

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E’ notizia di qualche giorno fa, che gli uomini che passano qualche minuto assieme ad una donna attraente, ottengono poi un punteggio più basso in determinati test sul cervello, rispetto a quelli che parlano con donne meno attraenti…

La scoperta dell’acqua calda è che gli uomini sembrano usare la maggior parte delle loro “risorse cognitive” per impressionare le belle donne… potremmo chiamarla la sindrome del pavone :)

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Tratto da una storia vera.

Drrrrin

Giorgi:-Pronto? Voce Sconosciuta Femminile:-Buon giorno signor Giorgi, la chiamavo perché ho bisogno di aiuto per scrivere del codice sulla piattaforma MP di trading on line…. -Mi scusi? -Sì, lei è un esperto di trading on line vero? -Sì… (non mi lascia aggiungere altro) -Perché mi hanno detto che il linguaggio che devo usare è simile al C++, ed ho visto su Internet che lei è un esperto di C++. -Mi scusi ha visto dove? -(spazientita) Ho digitato “esperto programmatore c++ trading” e ho trovato il suo nome…

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We are happy to announce Gioorgi.com offers a better experience for Mobile Phones browser:

We are also improving the overall site: keep reading us :)

News Corporation's James Murdoch says that a 'dominant' BBC threatens independent journalism in the UK and that free news on the web provided by the BBC made it 'incredibly difficult' for private news organizations to ask people to pay for their news.

via Slashdot | James Murdoch Criticizes BBC For Providing "Free News".

It is not the first time Murdoch is trying to fool us. Murdoch new war is trying to persuade people news on the web must be paid. It is difficult to fight this war, nowedays: it is like to try to get paid for email delivery, or for accessing to things like twitter or facebook.

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How to run Mac OS X on a generic PC

No need for hacked software

via How to run Mac OS X on a generic PC • Register Hardware.

References:

1. EFi-X Install
2. Chamaleon

NEW YORK - La News Corp., gigante delle comunicazioni che fa capo a Rupert Murdoch, potrebbe far pagare l'accesso alle notizie online a partire dalla metà del prossimo anno, ribadendo un'idea che lo stesso Murdoch aveva già annunciato lo scors0 8 maggio. Inoltre News Corp. potrebbe rompere l'alleanza con Amazon sul lettore digitale Kindle, se non si arriverà a una rinegoziazione degli accordi. Lo fa sapere Murdoch, il quale si è detto scontento delle relazioni tra Kindle e i lettori online dei suoi giornali, lasciando anche trapelare la possibilità di un accordo tra News Corp e Sony.

via Murdoch: faremo pagare le notizie online - Corriere della Sera.

Prendiamo spunto da questa notizia e facciamo qualche riflessione.All’inizio del web, i giornali hanno tentato di creare siti web in parte gratuiti ed in parte a pagamento.

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