So as a sysadmin, you sometimes have to use a remote console like included with Supermicro IPMI cards. It’s basically a small embedded computer within a computer, with its own network connection, and allows you to see the monitor output and use mouse and keyboard as if you were there. So, if a server becomes…
Continue reading →Some people complained that they get this message when they open facebook: I asked the people if they ever received mails from facebook – they said “regularly”. So I wasn’t really sure what could cause this issue. So I grepped the logs from our mail servers and found…
Continue reading →Have you ever tried to embed video files in PowerPoint? If you managed to do that, have you ever tried to play that presentation on other PCs or even on a mac? It’s a pain in the ass. I haven’t yet reached the point to say it’s impossible, but at least I can say it’s…
Continue reading →Often people ask me what is so wrong about the Internet Explorer. Apart from security issues, one of the reasons is the implementation of web standards. I recently stumbled upon the Acid3 Test which can be used to test how well web browsers follow web standards (read the wikipedia article if you want to know…
Continue reading →Today I experienced one of these problems: My colleague in Berlin had that external hard disk drive. It was connected to a Buffalo TeraStation (that’s a NAS, sort of, with a super small linux). It was used as a backup drive there. Now the TeraStation was horribly, almost hilariously damaged. It couldn’t be accessed from…
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