October 2008

Monit is a lightweight open source Unix tool that automatically monitors and restarts processes, files, and services — far simpler to set up than Nagios or ZABBIX.

Fix ALSA locking and OpenVPN routing issues after upgrading a Lenovo 3000 N200 from Ubuntu 8.04 to 8.10, with config changes for snd-hda-intel and NetworkManager.

Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex releases tomorrow with GNOME 2.24, kernel 2.6.27, Network Manager 0.7, encrypted private directories, and guest session support.

Check your Google PageRank without installing the Google Toolbar using this free online tool — understand how inbound links affect your site's importance score.

Use one memcached server with multiple vanilla WordPress installations by setting a unique $blog_id in wp-config.php and applying a small object-cache.php patch.

Move from Blogger to WordPress without losing SEO or permalinks — import posts, install the maintain-permalinks plugin, and set a matching custom permalink structure.

The Sri Lanka Postal Codes search gets Google Maps integration, auto-complete, and a regional details section showing all post offices by province and district.