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In Centos and other Redhat variants, I have come to love chkconfig. When I changed to Debian, I was in for a shock, there is no chkconfig. However, in Debian there are two tools that are even better 1) sysv-rc-conf  and 2) update-rc.d

I've been tryuing to remember where I downloaded that damn command here powertoy. I finally found it again, at Microsoft, http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/downloads/windows-xp There's also TweakUI etc... Plus, my other favourite is www.sysinternals.com

http://www.apacheweek.com/features/userauth

It's extremely simple, but there are two things you need to note 1) make sure you have it set in auto 2) The ip details themselves The file is at /etc/network/interfaces after editing the file, restart the network /etc/init.d/networking restart An example of auto.. auto lo eth0 eth0:1 eth0:2 eth0:3 eth1 iface eth0 inet static         address x.x.x.x         netmask x.x.x.x         network x.x.x.x         broadcast x.x.x.x         gateway x.x.x.x         # dns-* options are implemented by the resolvconf package, if installed         dns-nameservers x.x.x.x         dns-search XX_name.com.local iface eth0:1 inet static         address x.x.x.x         netmask x.x.x.x

Others that I need to look at - Synergy - MultiMon - Hydravision - eyefinity Review at http://lifehacker.com/5519833/five-best-tools-for-managing-your-multi+monitor-setup http://realtimesoft.com/ultramon/ I like it, it has monitor profiles, a little clunky. However,it misses a clock on the smart task bar, start button and application shortcuts on a taskbar.  Some of the things I really like about Displayfusion are missing, but it has the ability to save the position of desktop icons - which I thing is critical, monitor profiles, and turning monitors off. http://www.9xmedia.com/ Similar to Ultramon, but much more expensive http://www.displayfusion.com/ This is probably the best, but it lacks some important features. It misses.. Being able to save the position of icons Have monitor profiles  Able to disconnect monitors  Can't minimise the desktop on one monitor only I like Start button on each monitor Able to fix applications on additional taskbars Resize a

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/ee156605.aspx

How to check the speed of an ADSL using on a Cisco 877  show dsl interface atm 0 Show the Log show log Show the time show clock

http://lachniet.com/cheaplogging/ I have to get around to doing this someday

I found a great place for desktop remote access reviews. In the very least, it provides a product list for you own investigation http://remote-pc-access.no1reviews.com/

The announcement.. http://www.autonomy.com/content/Investors/Releases/2011/0603.en.html Webcast

Did you know that Flash keeps it's settings in a completely separate area to the browser cache ? To clear Flash settings, you need to use the Flash settings manager at http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager03.html

Ten thousand realestate agents have abandoned the profession in the last year because of slow sales. Such a shame, these people might actually have to work for a living.