Tag Archives: Gentoo

Tempus fugit

Today is the 10th anniversary of when I started this – way too occasional – WordPress-based blog. The server hardware is on its third version, software is still courtesy of Larry the Cow… er, that is, Gentoo Linux. Ten years. … Continue reading

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WordPress backups to a remote server

Earlier, I used a WordPress plugin to do periodic backups of the sites I’m hosting, but I came to a conclusion that it would be more reliable, flexible and fun to do the backups via a system script instead, sending … Continue reading

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Server updates

This site, Dollz’n’Codez and its sister sites, Miranda and Lux Argentea, were down for some time because of an unscheduled server maintenance. The server got some hardware updates, complete OS reinstall (still Gentoo Linux), and finally, a proper SSL support … Continue reading

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M-Audio Audiophile 2496 and Pulseaudio

When I built my previous Linux workstation in 2007, I equipped it with a M-Audio Audiophile 2496 professional audio card. I was very pleased with its quality – superb sound, excellent recording capabilities, S/PDIF and MIDI in/out, and proper RCA … Continue reading

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