Category Archives: Computer-schmuter

Solaris, perl, and CPAN

Posted on December 7, 2010 by lackhead

Today I finally ran up against a problem that I’ve been avoiding for some time. You see, I have the misfortune for working at an organization that has standardized on Solaris, whose time came and went some time ago (like … Continue reading →

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Firefox tip of the week

Posted on December 6, 2010 by lackhead

I’ve been using Firefox for ever and ever, but I can’t say that I’m super into all the little tricks and kung-fu magic it can do. It’s basic functionality, with a few add-ons, have kept be happy for years. But … Continue reading →

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Confluence, mod_proxy, and SSL (oh my!)

Posted on October 10, 2009 by lackhead

Whew! I spent a looooong time today futzing around trying to get Confluence to work with SSL and mod_proxy, and after hours combing the Internet for hope, I did stumble upon a few blog comments here and there, which stitched … Continue reading →

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Cisco VPN on MacOSX: Error 51: Unable to communicate with the VPN subsystem

Posted on September 28, 2009 by lackhead

This is more of a note for myself, and for the net as the error that I keep running into is not documented all that well online. Well, at least, when I search for Error 51: Unable to communicate with … Continue reading →

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Hotmail must die, take #2

Posted on June 24, 2009 by lackhead

Hey blogosphere- Just a quick update to an old article on Why Hotmail Must Die- today our mail servers at work got hit with the lovely Hammer ‘o Hotmail and all email from our domain to any Microsoft email server … Continue reading →

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