BIND 9.3.6: lame trick to prevent named.run to grow to 1GB.

bind 9.3.6 from the official CentOS 5.4 (Final) repos didn't support the "size" parameter. The "size" parameter is declared inside the named.conf file, namely at the "logging" section. Check "man named.conf" to verify if your version of BIND DNS supports it. In my case I noticed that named.run grows to 1003M (1050803867) and remains so.… Read More

2 Free Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Antivirus Solutions.

  By default, Windows Server 2012 comes without a security solution. This is especially important if you use 2012 as a robust workstation OS for your studying needs. So, to protect your time-consuming lab-rat experiments, you might feel left "high and dry". 'Though not everything is lost, since there are 2 hacks you might wish… Read More

[SOVED] Restore iPhone 4 USB Tethering on OS X 10.6.8 with itunes 11.0.1

  Good looking apples — with a surprise! Someday my colleagues reported that their iPhones (4) were preventing them to go online through the USB Cable. The guys used to connect iPhone USB cables between their iPhones and Macbooks (they used to leave "Settings" -> "Personal Hotspot" Set to "ON" & "Mobile Data" Set to… Read More

XP SATA TO IDE MIGRATION (& BACK TO another SATA CTRLR).

After sharing the same Asus AMD PC with my wife for sometime, we've decided to get one each. 'Though, provisioning a new PC for her, it would've meant re-installing Windows XP from scratch and re-customising all her Desktop & re-installing all her programs (unacceptable!). So I thought of making 2 New Computers by cloning the Hard… Read More

Access AHCI NCQ SATA HDDs from XP (with intel ICH9 SB).

After cloning and migrating my Windows XP install From an Old Asus MB to a New(ish) Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3 Main board (read this first: xp clone & migrate (without install)), I experienced an issue whereas I've lost access to all my SATA HDDs. What I eneded up with was a booting Windows XP OS from an IDE HDD,… Read More

XP clone & migrate (without reinstall).

A new MB doesn't always mean headaches ... OK, OK - I know, let's take this #### pill. I got this New (super-ultra-cool-powerful) Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3 Motherboard, which has got an intel P35 Chipset. My main computer instead was based off an ASUS A7N8X-Deluxe Rev 2 (AMD MB) while all of my main OS (Windows XP) data was stored… Read More

My MSI EX700 MAC OSX86 Hackintosh Part 3/3 - Considerations.

Here I'll expose some descriptive personal considerations from the (almost successful) experiment with my MAC OS X + MSI EX700 laptop. INTRO Some of the reasons for pursuing such an experiment fall back to a time where the most powerful PCs were intel's i386. During that time, I had my (father's) very expensive IBM 286 (w/IBM DOS). On the IBM… Read More

My MSI EX700 MAC OSX86 Hackintosh Part 2/3 - HW Compatibility.

Hello, new reader, I welcome you to read my previous (intro) post first, here: My MSI EX700 MAC OSX86 Hackintosh Part 1/3 - the laptop. If you've been following already, here I'll show you what hardware from the MSI EX700 laptop worked OOB and what not: The LCD is working correctly Out of the box. Nothing… Read More

My MSI EX700 MAC OSX 86 Hackintosh Part 1/3 - the laptop.

Under christmas I gifted my gracious wife with a new laptop. I wished her a brand new Apple Macbook Pro, but bince I ain't rich, opted for a cheaper one; enter MSI EX700. You can find various editions of the so-called laptop, mine has the following specs: Vista Home Basic 32 LCD 17,1'' / ACV… Read More