How to know the disk usage of your VPS
It is a simple task and a very common task for a VPS user. You have a VPS, and want to know the disk usage of your data and system. You are also want to know which folder takes the...
Author: David Yin
Stop using Varnish Cache Server for the time being
I just disabled Varnish Server on this VPS. The varnish server version is v3.0.5. The performance on my blog is improved, but not that much. And also sometimes it return 503 error. There are a lot of other Varnish user...
How to manage MariaDB in Webmin
It is easy to use Webmin to manage VPS, including MySQL server. But it is not working with MariaDB default. The webmin MySQL server shows error as below: It can not find the path of command to start and stop...
Still using MovableType
I said Goodbye to MovableType almost six months ago. And transfer almost all my blogs from MovableType to WordPress. I said “almost”, because there is still one powered by MovableType 5.2. To keep having a MovableType installation as a blog...
Costco Michelin Defender Tire
It is time to change my snow tires to all-season tires. My old, original all-season tires are almost 9 years old. So I choose to buy a new set of four tires. As a Costco member, I went to Costco...
I have G.E.R.D.
Last week, I saw the doctor Janzen. I described my problem, and he gave me a piece of paper. There are four letter, G.E.R.D. He said I may have this. And at the same time, he gave me two bottles...
XiaoMi Mi Box
It is my first Set-Top-Box from mainland China. I ordered it from the official site of Xiaomi. The price is CNY299.00, including tax, shipping and handling. It is sent to my parents’ home, then my mom brought it when she...
Upgrade to Calibre 1.33 from 1.27
New Features of 1.33 Edit book: Add a tool to check spellings, access it via Tools->Check spelling The calibre book editor now has builtin spellcheck. You can install new dictionaries via Preferences->Editor->Manage spelling dictionaries. It comes with builtin dictionaries for...
Cloud Storage or Online Archiving places
I am thinking about put my digital pictures archives in cloud. It will be my second backup for these digital life records. The first backup is on my NAS at home. The original one is on my Desktop. I need...
Personal Ringtone from my daughter
Lunch time, we all sit and eat. Gloria, my younger daughter, have an idea with her sister, Grace. Make a personal ringtone for Mom. Because they feel the original ringtone is so bad, neither other built-in ringtones. So here...
High Blood Pressure
High Blood Pressure is a very common problem that can have serious health consequences if it isnot diagnosed and treated. I bought a Omron BP765Can blood pressure meter. The meter is used to check my blood pressure and track the...
How to install Crontab in CentOS 6.5 64bit
Linode default CentOS 6.5 64bit deployment does not include Crontab or Cron Job. Here is a reference for the people like me. Install the package and dependencies Enable the package on boot and start crontab command option: crontab: usage error:...
Linodes New SSD VPS performance test
Yes, I just upgraded my VPS from old plan to new platform. Actually my old VPS at Linode is SSD cached system. They called it SSD Beta. I used it from last September. I did a performance test at that...
Software for Efficiency
Consumers haven’t been buying like they used to so any company needs to have superior customer service to entice clients. Having an enterprise software system (ERP) that integrates essential components of how any business is run will transfer over into...
Linode upgrade hardware again in 2014
It is a huge upgrade for Linode server. 1) SSDs All SSD. Pure SSD, not hybrid. Server class SSD. 2) 40Gbps network 3) CPU New Ivy Bridge E5-2680.v2 full-power server-grade processors. 10 Cores, 20 threads, 2.8GHz, 25MB smart cache 4)...