I purchased recently a Dell Vostro 220 to use it as test server, in addition to my current 3 ones. These boxes are great and inexpensive, perfect for development. Unfortunately, CentOS 5.2 loads the Realtek r8169 driver module into its kernel. No Internet, no yum updates… Well the fix is very easy. …

I’m in the final stage to release the new Sphinx product for vBulletin. You will be pleasantly surprised with the new version. …

My preferred OS is CentOS 5 64 bits. I do all my development work and testing on my 3 Dell servers, at home. However, being an online shopping addict and passionate motorcycle rider, it happens for me to use Firefox and browse the Internet for something to rant about… beside coding. The problem is that most sites like YouTube etc. need the Flash Player for their site software. Adobe decided not to release a x64 Linux version of their most recent player, so the .i386 RPM will not work with Firefox x64, unless you use my trick. …

This was a long week. I worked with TechTarget several days to upgrade and optimize their servers and the NotebookReview forums. I’m very pleased with the results, even if we did not finished everything what I had in my books. …

Once I finish the new Sphinx product version for vBulletin and complete all current contracts, I will update the blog design.
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