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How to: fix invalid /LABEL=xxx

After getting invalid /LABEL=xxx Boot into single user mode: Type in Root password type: “mount -w -o remount /dev/device” type: “vi /etc/fstab” remove or comment out (# in front) offending line type “:wq!” (quit VI) type “reboot”

Twitter and Facebook facing Denial of Service Attacks

Both Twitter and Facebook are facing Denial of Service (or Dos) attacks today. Twitter ended up going completely down, Facebook was able to weather the storm, although it was still a bit pokey at times. What is funny about this is how all the pundits say “their growth caused them to fail to anticipate this [...]

Home Network Setup

Originally Posted 11/20/2000. Ironically a lot of this is still useful.   Home Networking                 In the day and age of Multi-computer families, a frequent argument is, who gets to be online? The answer is simple, Modem Sharing or networking. Modem Sharing can be done one of several ways, using a regular Analog Modem [...]

How To: Disable ._ Files and .DS_Store on Network Shares

How To: Disable ._ Files and .DS_Store on Network Shares In heterogeneous networks of Macs and Window users, few things tick off Windows users then the “droppings” Macs leave behind in the form of files with . or ._ in front of them. These files are known as resource forks on the Mac side and [...]