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A couple of changes to JAMM. What is JAMM? Quite simply, it’s a front-end written in Java which handles administration of LDAP-based virtual lookup tables. I use this alongside Postfix and Dovecot.

A few of my users have expressed annoyance at not being able to change passwords very easily. I experimented with using LDAP for user administration last year, but half the issue with that was getting it to work along my lookups for various users’ chroots.

Automator workflows allow you to take data from one action (Finder menu, print spool, etc) and use it somewhere else. So, here’s a simple way to add a context menu to your Finder so as to upload files you might use, by scp, to wherever you keep your stash.

SCORE is a music engraving tool. Simply speaking there are two different orientations of music notation software. Firstly there are formatters. LilyPond is a good example of a pure formatter. It works like a secretary you dictate a letter and she formats it for you in her own “handwriting” (only that music is much more difficult to handle than text).

Update I don’t actually use AWB any more, I use Hugo. However, I’ve left this here in case anyone is still using AWB. This site now uses AWB along with AsciiDoc to manage the site content.

Introduction nginx (pronounced Engine X) is super-quick. Really, really super quick. I came to it having used Apache for years, ending up deciding against LightHTTPd (memory leaks) and then eventually deciding to settle with the use of nginx due to its stability and speed.

Introduction Edit your /etc/apt/sources.list as follows: Where in my original sources.list I have: deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ lenny main deb-src http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ lenny main deb http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main deb-src http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main Edit this so at the end of each line it reads

Introduction Saslauthd is inherently difficult to use with the Debian distribution of Postfix, since Postfix is by default run chrooted. Using Saslauthd with Postfix requires a bit more tweaking than usual, especially if you wish to run it with Postfix chrooted.

Introduction This HOWTO focuses on how to increase the range of your Linksys WAP54G by installing a new firmware: HyperWAP v1.0. About HyperWAP HyperWAP is firmware for the Linksys WAP54G that boosts the device’s power output, meaning your wireless network has a larger range on which to operate.