Monthly Archives: August 2007

Importing SSL certificates into svnX

Posted on August 27, 2007 by Peter

I just wanted to connect to my subversion repository with svnX via the https protocol. Guess what, svnX did not want to connect because it did not trust my selfsigned certificate. The only way to continue was to dismiss the … Continue reading →

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Cocoa memory management 101

Posted on August 23, 2007 by Peter

Ok, so here it comes, my first Cocoa posting. I am pretty new to Cocoa and therefore this might be something you are more than familiar with, but for me it is handy to have a quick reference written down … Continue reading →

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Securing Apache with mod_security

Posted on August 17, 2007 by Peter

Now that the basic Apache configuration is working, let’s take some time to harden the installation. The module mod_security is really handy for this task. It is an application level firewall meaning that it will inspect incoming requests to the … Continue reading →

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Apache, PHP and MySQL setup

Posted on August 13, 2007 by Peter

After setting up the mail system, I continued today with the basic webserver setup. This setup includes a basic Apache2 configuration with SSL and name based virtual hosts. PHP5 and MySQL5 are also needed for serving dynamic content.

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Setting up a spamsafe Postfix server

Posted on August 11, 2007 by Peter

I am currently in the process of upgrading my webserver to Debian Etch. In the past I have been using Debian Sarge with Plesk as an administration desktop. Plesk is very convenient, but it is also a memory hog and … Continue reading →

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Essential Mac Tools

Posted on August 9, 2007 by Peter

After working more and more with my Macbook instead of my desktop PC, I have found a couple of really nice tools for mostly all of my daily tasks. So here is a small list of tools and utilities which … Continue reading →

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Apple introduces new iMac

Posted on August 7, 2007 by Peter

Everyone has been expecting the iMac upgrade for the last couple of months and today was the day that the upgrade finally was presented at the summer Mac product press conference. The design of the new iMac is really breathtaking. … Continue reading →

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