Servers
DHCP Lease…..Whooops!
So, if you’re like me and you love to mess around with all kinds of computer related things, you may have run into this scenario before:
You find some cool piece of software, and you spend a week or so fiddling around with it, but then you decide you like it, and later decide to use [...]
Server Migration
This Friday, July 24 2009, at approximately 5:00pm will take the server that hosts this site, and all other sites (*.thephenixblue.com, *.phenixblue.com, *.jmsearcy.com, *.vsumug.com, *.vsumug.org, *.vsusinfonia.org, *.firehouseink.com, *.ceramicsdiva.com, *.thewebroot.com) will go offline. During the offline period all sites will be migrated to new server hardware, as well as additional upgrades to Apache, PHP, and MySQL. [...]
Category Mod for WP Loop
On several different occasions I’ve found the need to modify the WP Loop to produce a desired effect….such as only retrieving posts from a certain category. You can find many examples of how to do this by simply doing a Google search. The most common mod I’ve found is this:
<?php query_posts(’category_name=special_cat&showposts=10′); ?>
<?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
<!– Do [...]
The Phenix Returns!!!
The PhenixbluE returns (DUH! if you’re reading this!!!). Sorry for the downtime folks, but Mother Nature didn’t really give myself or Mediacom forwarning or much of a choice! Service was restored sometime this morning, and a quick restart of services got everything back up and running smooth. Thanks for your patience, and I hope you [...]
Aqua Connect Terminal Server
Any Sys Admin over a Windows Terminal Server would be able to tell you how great a Terminal Services (TS) environment can be regarding Application Management, OS patches, Group Policy, etc. Having served suitable time as such, I can personally attest to the increased efficiency of centralized management. You need to install Photoshop for 50 users, install [...]
