This is another one of those "I know this, but I can never remember how" type things.I'm currently reconfiguring a machine on the other side of the globe, so I want to get it to work to IST instead of EST.A quick google brought up a rather complex way of doing it which sounded really wrong to me, so I refined my query and found the sane solution in the Ubuntu … [Read more...] about Changing Server Timezone On Ubuntu
Cancelling A PayPal Subscription As A Vendor
Cancelling a PayPal subscription if you are a buyer isn't that hard, but if you are a merchant it's far from obvious.We ran into the issue a few times in recent months, so we contacted PayPal's support team. They happily informed us that the only way a subscription could be cancelled was if the buyer cancelled it from their end.Of course a lot of buyers either don't know how or … [Read more...] about Cancelling A PayPal Subscription As A Vendor
The Ups and Downs of Social Networking Sites – Bebo vs Vaveeva
Social networking sites were in the news this week again with AOL's purchase of Bebo for $600 million. Maybe the new owners might get round to fixing bebo.ie, which is still pointing at the "cover story" used by its previous owners.Closer to home Vaveeva is reported to be in trouble and looks like it will be shutting its doors permanently. The site is currently unavailable, so … [Read more...] about The Ups and Downs of Social Networking Sites – Bebo vs Vaveeva
Buy Shares In Playboy
I've always wanted to play around on the stock market, but I never have enough cash to do it.Being able to buy a single share in a well known company strikes me as pretty cool.One English company I came across does just that and offers you the chance to buy shares in companies such as Playboy, Starbucks and Dominos. Considering how much I've spent with Dominos over the last … [Read more...] about Buy Shares In Playboy
Configuring Multiple Services on Port 80
Until yesterday evening I had never had any reason to configure multiple services on the same port, so I'd never had any reason to delve into the configuration changes to make this happen.In order to get this working you have to have more than one IP address available. In my case I have 3 assigned to the server in question. The main IP is used for serving most of the sites, … [Read more...] about Configuring Multiple Services on Port 80