Yearly Archives: 2009

Fall 2009 hardware

I recently finished university and got a job which has increased my cash flow quite a bit. Beside putting some money aside I also decided that it was time for some new gadgets. Below is the items I have decided … Continue reading

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podget – automatic podcast retrieval

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Just a few weeks ago I used Amarok to download podcasts to my mp3 player but since I have a server running 24/7 i figured that I could use my bandwidth more sensible. Using podget I can make my server … Continue reading

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logwatch – easy summary of logs

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Beside monitoring my server with Munin, see Server monitoring with Munin. I was still watching the logfiles on my server every now and then. However there are many logfiles and as a human I am prone to be overwhelmed by … Continue reading

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Sinthgunt – an easy frontend for ffmpeg

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For a while my good friend Kåre Hartvig Jensen and I have been coding on a project called sinthgunt. Sintgunt started out as a python pet-project for the two of us to learn creating GUI’s using python-gtk. As it is … Continue reading

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Server monitoring with Munin

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On a daily basis I monitor servers and local computers with gkrellm, see www.tjansson.dk/?p=51. This is a great tool to stay current with the work load, disk usage and network activity on computers, but I wanted something to show me … Continue reading

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