Saturday, March 30, 2013

Keeping linux boxes updated with lesser bandwidth usage

Having several linux boxes and maintaining them for updates and frequently used applications can be bandwidth intensive activity. The solution is simple. Use caching.

1. get apt-cacher
2. setup apache
3. run as service


for details check here:
http://www.packtpub.com/article/create-local-ubuntu-repository-using-apt-mirror-apt-cacher

Friday, March 8, 2013

Hello to XML's

Came across the tool to help me be lazy while working with XML's and c++.
Check  http://www.codesynthesis.com/products/xsd.
In short, it plans to save effort on data extractor from XML like config files. (Something i use frequently.)

Hello World !!

This page is a collection of things i came across and found interesting with respect to my ambition to create some apps. Hope you find it interesting and helpful. Also hoping that i find some interesting things to improve upon. :)