Unix

Syslog woes

Filed under: Unix Ruby & Rails
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If you are using (or planning to use) syslog for web apps logging, you should think twice if you care about performance. Here's why some investigation revealed that switching to syslog had killed one of our applications.

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Using Google Translate from the terminal

Filed under: Tips Unix
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If you happen to use Google Translate often and always have a terminal open, here's is how to easily use the API from the command line, rather than from within a browser.

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Using Google's 'define' search feature from your terminal

Filed under: Tips Unix
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If you often use Google's "define" search feature to search for the definition of a word or a phrase, here's a tip on how to use it more quickly from the terminal, rather than from within a browser.

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Faster Internet browsing with alternative DNS servers and a local cache

Filed under: Tips Unix
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Got poor DNS with your Internet Service Provider? No worries - here's how to speed up your web browsing experience with alternative DNS servers (such as OpenDNS, Google Public DNS and similar) and a local cache with Bind.

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