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Installing Oracle 11g Locally On Windows

You can install a free copy of the Oracle 11g database for development purposes. Just register for the Oracle Technology Network when prompted. It's a huge download (2GB); you'll need a reasonably fast connection. Server The problems began for me when I ran the installer under Windows 7. It may

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Relay Mail With Postfix and Stunnel

Let's say you've just installed your own virtual server running Postfix. Now you want to send mail from it to the outside world. You don't want the work of running a full-blown mail server. That would be like delivering a letter in person, instead of letting the United States Postal

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Tracks: a To-Do List for Getting Things Done

David Allen's Getting Things Done struck a chord with compulsive organizers as well as people struggling to bring order to their lives. The book was written at a time when Day Planners, paper and index cards were still common business tools. However, its principles haven't become obsolete. Just google "

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Virtualbox as a Remote Desktop Server

VirtualBox has gained a following as an alternative to VMware. Although the binaries are proprietary, they're free for non-commercial use. VirtualBox has some compelling features for desktop users: Automated installer that runs under Windows, Linux, and OSX. For Linux users, there are official versions for Ubuntu, Debian, openSUSE, Fedora, Red

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Dokuwiki Tutorial Part 2: Navigation and Appearance

Part 1 of our Dokuwiki tutorial series covered installation and basic wiki page editing. This article will show you how to improve the look and feel by using a new template and creating multi-level navigation. Instead of drilling down one hyperlink at a time, the wiki will have folders that

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Dokuwiki Tutorial Part 1: Install and First Pages

Dokuwiki is a wiki for small teams that's easy to learn and a cinch to manage. I've explained in a previous review why Dokuwiki is a good candidate for a small wiki. In this how-to, I'll help you get up and running with it. The information here assumes you already

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Dokuwiki: Small Footprint, Big Features

Wikis are a valuable business tool. Even if you don't need them for collaboration, they enable you to share and broadcast information. I find that putting information on a wiki takes only a little longer than typing it in a word processor or sending it by e-mail. Unlike e-mail, the

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Ruby for Rubes: Riding Rails With Bitnami stacks

Some nice applications for task and issue management are being written in the Ruby on Rails framework. I can even install them from Cpanel on my website. However, I had some reservations about Rails on shared hosting. The first issue was that I'd be competing for resources with hundreds of

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Proxmox VE: Efficient Virtualization

Virtualization platforms have drawbacks for light home use, although they're often free for single server installation. They may only be supported on specific hardware (VmWare ESXi, their configuration isn't simple (Xen, or they chew up a significant amount of CPU even when they're idle (VirtualBox. Often, they force you to