Category Archives: Computer

Apr '10 15

SSH and port forwarding

by Brin in Computer, Linux, Windows | Comments Off on SSH and port forwarding

I seem to forget every time i use ssh for port forwarding which side goes where in the syntax, so to make it easy here it is. Forward a local port to a remote port at the far end, ie: … Continue reading →

Mar '10 23

iptables (updated)

by Brin in Computer, Linux | Comments Off on iptables (updated)

Been working on iptables again, found a good guide to some recent changes. Also need to look at trying out Ulogd2 which supports the NFLOG interface, and a nice front-end NuLog Also of a worthy note is NuFW

Mar '10 13

Overclocking the i7-860

by Brin in Computer | Comments Off on Overclocking the i7-860

I’ve found people using the following settings 171×21 vCore 1.3125 Vtt 1.21 vDimm 1.6, No LLC I’m using the following at the moment 170×21 vCore 1.325 Vtt 1.21 vDimm 1.58, enabled LLC no turbo, alarms on fans and heat, turbo … Continue reading →

Mar '10 03

i7-860 Upgrade

by Brin in Computer | Comments Off on i7-860 Upgrade

So i bought all the parts for my PC (internals) and setup everything in my old case. Everything seemed OK at first, but then i noticed it was getting hot without even doing much. I found running realtemp and doing … Continue reading →

Mar '10 03

Scheduled Tasks

by Brin in Computer, Windows | Comments Off on Scheduled Tasks

Vista / Windows 7 UAC is a pain, OpenVpn is poping up a UAC prompt every time i boot windows, one way to get around it is turn off UAC, however thats not a great solution. Another way around it, … Continue reading →

Jan '10 03

Intel i7 core processors

by Brin in Computer | Comments Off on Intel i7 core processors

Looking at using Intel i7 Core processor for faster encoding, there is a good article comparing the i5-750 and i7-860 with the i7-920, looks like the 860 is just as good as the 920, and the 750 isnt far behind. … Continue reading →

Jan '10 01

Reading CSV files with CGI

by Brin in Computer, Linux | Comments Off on Reading CSV files with CGI

Found a good code snippet on displaying a CSV file in a table, using Text::CSV. There is a small tutorial also. I was trying to use this example, but found it didnt handle the csv very well, its prone to … Continue reading →

Dec '09 27

Film storyboard

by Brin in Computer, Film | Comments Off on Film storyboard

I’ve created a new category for Film, since I’ve been doing a bit of work trying to do some stuff for the kids. I’ve found the kids have good idea’s (better than me, i lack that sort of imagination), but … Continue reading →