The K Desktop Environment (KDE) includes a great terminal program called Konsole. Using Konsole you can access the Linux command line from within KDE. With Konsole you can change the background and foreground colors of your terminal window, and one of the best features is the ability to set the colors using the command line or Linux shell. This allows you to do some cool things like change the color scheme depending on the program you are running.
MySQL backups with mysqlhotcopy
Previously I have written about MySQL backups using mysqldump. But there is another way to backup MySQL databases and that is by using a perl script included with MySQL called mysqlhotcopy. Things to note about mysqlhotcopy are:
Memory usage of a process under Linux
Finding out the memory usage of a process under Linux can be a bit confusing. That is because Linux doesn’t have one number for a process’ memory usage.
Sidebar Message WordPress plugin
Sidebar Message is a WordPress plugin that allows you to display messages in your WordPress sidebar that only appear on specific posts or pages. Messages can be fully customized using the visual editor. There is also the option to add an eye-catching icon to the message.
Converting from Serendipity to WordPress
Overview
Hire me to convert your Serendipity CMS (s9y) powered website or blog to WordPress. As part of the conversion process the following parts of your s9y blog will be imported into a brand new WordPress installation: