When forced to work within a limited budget you are normally forced to come up with alternative cost saving solutions. This was the case for a University which desided to use a Linux powered X-Box to host it’s students web projects.

As time passed so did the personnel who knew about the X-Box web server. Without proper handover documents and asset management the X-Box server soon gets forgotten.

One day a new guy comes in an sees a X-Box sitting on the shelve all alone and decides to take it home for his kid. What happened next was, students started calling up reporting their server was down. Oooops!!

The X-box server is tracked down and labeled “This is a server” and the day is saved.

Getting Linux onto your X-Box

Source: WindowsITPRO

Linux to me is like religion. Even though I am not religious but I feel that Linux in some way is like religion. It’s free, goes by many different names, it’s changes over time to suit needs but ultimately it’s personal.

There will never be one “ultimate distribution”. It will always be a personal choice for the end user.

I love openSUSE, my hardcore Linux friends love Debian and BSD. Many others love Fedora but then a few prefer Ubuntu. It’s individual.

Source: Zoitz

A little farewell song for Sammy Vellu  put togather by Allan Perera and Indi Nadarajah from Comedy Court

Source: ComedyCourt

Picked this up from my forum Hangout@TheDaneshProject thanks to maccaroni n cheese.

What happens when you don’t put enough thought into you company’s domain name. Apprently these domain names were not examined from all possible angles before put out there for the public.

1. A site called ‘Who Represents ‘ where you can find the name of the agent that represents a celebrity. Their domain name… wait for it… is
www.whorepresents.com

2. Experts Exchange, a knowledge base where programmers can exchange advice and views at
www.expertsexchange.com , it’s www.experts-exchange.com now. Not sure if they used to be  www.expertsexchange.com. Superb name for company if you looking to start a business in Thailand.

3. Looking for a pen? Look no further than Pen Island at
www.penisland.ne , They didn’t see that?

4. Need a therapist? Try Therapist Finder at
www.therapistfinder.com , Where the rapist?

5. Then of course, there’s the Italian Power Generator company…
www.powergenitalia.com , problems in bed?

6. And now, we have the Mole Station Native Nursery, based in New South Wales:
www.molestationnursery.com

7. If you’re looking for computer software, there’s always
www.ipanywhere.com

8. Welcome to the First Cumming Methodist Church. Their website is
www.cummingfirst.com , located in Cumming, Georgia.

9. Then, of course, there’s these brainless art designers, and their whacky website:
www.speedofart.com , the site blinks. For real!!

10. Want to holiday in Lake Tahoe? Try their brochure website at
www.gotahoe.com , they realized and bought a new domain www.gotahoenorth.com.

No Idea what the Video says but it’s freaking cool. Something to do with traveling the globe and coming together. People from different parts of the world contribute by adding a short dancing scene…..

Picked this up at Poder Social / Red Social