Procrastination is a habit and a mental attitude.  To break the habit we must confront the non-productive attitudes that we entertain and take action to start the project in spite of them.  People often use several well-known excuses to procrastinate.  These time worn reasons include not having enough time or the right work space or tools to attempt the job.  Procrastinators build a framework of ideal conditions that should be met before work can begin.  The first step in stopping procrastination is to confront the elements of this structure and dismantle them.

One favorite misconception procrastinators entertain about themselves is… Read the rest of this entry »

In today’s fast paced, high stress world people are working longer hours than ever, and often collapse at day’s end in front of the television to relax enough to begin again in the morning.  However, television watching, for most people, does not really lower stress. Studies show that TV viewing in excess of an hour or so actually creates stress and, especially in women, may lead to depression.  Most individuals are unaware that incorporating some exercise into their end of will make them more energetic since it increases energy and stamina levels.

At first it may be hard, but in… Read the rest of this entry »

To speed up your new Suse Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) install process and register your new box with Novell Center I suggest using a quick command line:

suse_register -a email=”your@emailaddresshere.com” -a regcode-sles=”REGCODE”

REGCODE is your Suse registration code (e.g. Order code), usually consists of 14 characters.

You must be root to execute this command and make sure you network configuration is set-up and your server on-line. After registration you can start server updating process via Yast or rug command line. Good luck!

There has been a lot of confusion about how much GB per 1Mbps of data can be transferred in a month using web hosting companies that bill customers using 95% (95 percentile) billing.

From our tests and Internet feedback the average 1Mbps of 95 percentile billing method will transfer around 185-190 GB of data. However it really depends on the traffic patterns for each particular web site so the numbers above are just rough calculations what to expect.

Checking your credit history is very important. We live in a time where people can access your personal information through a variety of techniques very easily. If you fail to keep track of who has access to your personal information, you can fall victim to identity theft. When you check your credit history you can see exactly who you owe money to and who has tried to apply for credit in your name. Checking your credit history is not a very time consuming process either. It can be done very simply online, but make sure that you are using a… Read the rest of this entry »

One of our readers pointed at using php-fpm for PHP script processing. I spoke with my colleagues and we finally agreed that we will do php-fpm testing and in case the performance is really significant – probably start using it in production environments.

We will set-up two test environments:

First one will be Apache + php-fpm

and secondary test environment:

nginx + php-fpm

I read the features of php-fpm, it’s architecture and I believe the performance will be very much improved comparing to mod_php and the like. As long as your server supports FastCGI, php-fpm should be working without any… Read the rest of this entry »

Hey folks… If you are experiencing the following error:

`-mcpu=’ is deprecated. Use `-mtune=’ or ‘-march=’ instead.

I would do the following to avoid it:

CFLAGS=”-mtune=i686″ CXX=gcc CXXFLAGS=”-mtune=i686″ ./configure ….