Author Archives: Dennis

Making WP-Super-Cache gzip compression work

Posted on November 8, 2007 by Dennis

I was pretty excited to see an update to WP-Cache. The first thing I noticed is that when I enabled the new super cache compression option, I started getting a file save as dialog instead of my pages. As of … Continue reading →

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WP Super Cache – The Ultimate WordPress Caching Plugin

Posted on November 6, 2007 by Dennis

I’ve upgraded my old WP-Cache plugin to this one that I found on Digg.com today. From the Digg.com Post: Tired of clicking a link off the Digg front page only to find a crashed or mortally lagged site on the … Continue reading →

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Installing PgAdmin3 1.8.0 with Gentoo Linux

Posted on November 2, 2007 by Dennis

Today, my quest for the latest and greatest software has led me to a new release of PgAdmin3. The Gentoo ebuilds for the project are terribly out of date. Before setting out to install the new version of this software, … Continue reading →

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Upgrading to Xorg-X11 7.3 with ati-drivers 8.42.3 on Gentoo

Posted on November 1, 2007 by Dennis

I’m a sucker for bleeding edge technology. After posting before about upgrading to the 8.42.3 ati drivers, I realized I was using Xorg-X11 7.2, not 7.3, which is the latest. The latest 7.3 ebuild contains a block on the ati … Continue reading →

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How to virtual host load balanced websites with ldirectord and Apache

Posted on October 29, 2007 by Dennis

I posted a while back on getting Heartbeat set up to add reliability to websites. After a few weeks of experience with the system, I thought I’d add a few additional tips on making the setup more reliable. There are … Continue reading →

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Fixing Slow Resizing of Windows with Compiz and Emerald

Posted on October 26, 2007 by Dennis

One of the 1st things I noticed after upgrading to AIGLX with the new ATI drivers was that window resizing was incredibly slow. A quick search on Google yielded a LOT of results for the same problem. The first thing … Continue reading →

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