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2006-09-15 02:09:20

Logging in style

Some stuff about logging.
2006-05-12 12:17:20

CherryTV

Watch TV anywhere (in your home, at least)
2006-05-09 00:31:12

Frodo as a Hacker

Shameless explosion of nerditude.
2006-04-12 18:30:40

RASCAN

A tool to integrate qmail-smtpd with clamav and spamassassin.
2006-04-09 00:16:16

The RA SPP Plugin collection

My collection of qmail-spp plugins.
2006-04-07 22:25:20

How to make your own distro in 3 not-so simple steps

Create your own Centos/RedHat/Fedora derived distro!
2006-04-01 13:19:12

Fighting Spam with Qmail (part III)

Learn how to use RBL effectively with qmail and qmail-spp.
2005-03-19 23:59:12

Booting with runit

Description and tips on how to boot using runit
2005-03-09 23:59:12

Data-aware widgets in PyQt

Creating data aware widgets in PyQt
2004-12-13 16:03:28

Be a good lamarckian froggie!

Why your program is a frog. But not a real frog, a Lamarckian one.
2004-09-27 14:57:20

A Modest Usability Improvement

You know, some things are usable. Some things aren't. Read on, to see one that isn't and one that (I think) is. A semi-tongue-in-cheek usability article.
2004-09-20 16:48:16

APT Pupil: your own repository

A tutorial explaining how to setup your own APT-RPM repository, so you can install your custom (or custom-packaged) programs easily.
2004-09-13 12:55:44

Package Management: APT for RPM

Thousands of programs at your fingertips! Without hassle!
2004-09-08 11:26:08

Linux packages the not so easy way

A tutorial explaining how to create RPM packages using checkinstall.
2004-05-21 20:21:36

Qmail Address Lister

A simple program to list all valid email addresses on a QMail sistem.
2004-03-28 15:52:48

Custom widgets using PyQt

A short tutorial explaining how to make easy-to-reuse widgets using PyQt
2004-03-13 10:58:24

Personal Backups with rdiff-backup

Presenting rdiff-backup, and a few simple scripts for backing your personal data safely.
2004-03-01 14:36:00

Opening and Saving Files made easier.

Opening and saving files is not as easy as it seems for a GUI app. You have to check permissions, give meaningful error messages. And with very little effort, you can make it do a few nice tricks :-)
2004-02-27 14:33:52

The Linux Booting Process Unveiled

A step-by-step description of the Linux booting process.
2004-02-09 15:18:40

Interface Designers and Free Software: A Realistic Proposal

How can the world of UI and HCI designers interface with the world of free software coders? A realistic proposal.
2004-02-03 13:02:08

Cooperative Qt apps using GNU pth

Short tutorial explaining how to write a cooperative-multithreaded app using the GNU pth library. Old stuff, written in march of 2000!
2004-01-09 19:16:32

Rapid Application development using PyQt and Eric3 ... in realtime!

A non-educational tutorial showing rapid application development with Qt+PyQt+Eric3+Python
2003-12-28 18:32:48

Hinges and integration

Why integration matters for development
2003-12-18 12:25:52

A quick look at KDE 3.2 Beta 2 (AKA 3.1.94)

My first impressions after a day using the new KDE
2003-09-26 17:28:48

Safe Remote Blogging with PyDS

Blog remotely and securely using PyDS and a HTTPS reverse proxy.
2003-09-24 20:36:32

Fighting Spam with Qmail (part I)

This article describes how to integrate spamassassin with qmail with a minimum of fuss.
2003-09-24 20:36:32

Fighting Spam with Qmail (part II)

Step-by-step tutorial for the installation and configuration of a more spam-aware replacement for qmail-smtpd.
2003-09-21 03:12:16

Queue Management for Qmail

This article describes the queue system of qmail, and the tools you can use to manage it. Also, it introduces a new one, called qmail-cleaner, to find messages in the queue that match a given regular expression.
2003-09-15 19:58:08

Squid authentication via POP or IMAP

Tutorial on how to setup your Squid so it authenticates and allows http access only to users with a valid POP or IMAP account.
2003-09-14 15:10:08

Setting up VPNs easily with CIPE

This article explains how to setup and configure a VPN using a great, easy tool called CIPE.
2003-03-02 18:13:36

SmartTags, a trigger for hypocrisy

An article I wrote originally in Advogato, about a (sadly dead) Microsoft idea to enrich the web's linking network. Too bad some of the links are dead now, but it *is* an old article and I fixed everyone I could.
This was the original post, including feedback.

2003-03-02 18:13:36

Small Linux

What can you do with Linux and a computer that has less RAM than most graphic cards? Read it to find out!

This article was originally posted in the LUGLI Wiki, in spanish. I must thank Cesar Roldán, who did some very needed formatting of my Original Article !.

2003-03-01 01:41:36

Simple KDE Trick #1: The right way to listen to internet radio

This is the first article in what will hopefully will become a series explaining how a little creativity can enrich the KDE desktop experience, maybe using a not-very-popular feature.