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Here’s are consolidated set of instructions for setting up a postfix gmail smarthost on Ubuntu 8.04. In “smarthost” configuration, the local mail transport agent (MTA) routes all mail to another server for delivery. This is useful since frequently you won’t want to try to deliver mail yourself (SPF and/or blacklisting would likely squash your message as spam). (more…)

I’ve just finished migrating from Drupal to WordPress. My main motivation for switching was the simple UI for authoring posts and attaching images. Here is the theme I created. Its derived from the default WordPress theme and the Drupal theme Amadou. Availible under GPLv2. Download / SVN

I’ve been downloading TV content from usenet. It tends to be a faster option than torrent, and with NZB it is pretty easy to use. Unfortunately, I have to finish downloading a file before I can watch it. How can I stream the content? (more…)

Here is the second ruby program I’ve ever written. A podcasting client. It replaces a very similar program i wrote in bash & xslt. It supports downloading via cron, handles auto-deletion based on “number of days” or “number of files”, and supports writing playlists (for a sansa). (more…)

I wanted to create an application I could use to turn my air conditioner on from the internet. An easy option might be; an X10 module (assuming it supports your required load), or an ethernet power controller like this. I own the latter, but I wanted to try something different. I decided to try to build a device which could talk to the AC using IR. (more…)