These days server naming is a bit of a lost art. Most large organizations don't allow for fanciful names and name their servers with jumbles of...
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System administration
The aim for this Wiki is to promote using a command to open up commonly used applications without having to go through many mouse clicks - thus...
I have been on the lookout lately for some good tools to fill up my flash drive and I thought I would ask the Server Fault community for...
As the question states, what are the most commonly used tools used for this task and what are their strengths and weaknesses?
Every tech conference I've ever been to, and I've been to a lot, has had absolutely abysmal Wi-Fi and Internet access.
Sometimes it's the DHCP server...
Code and programming
I'm trying to amass a list of programming books with opensource licenses, like Creative Commons, GPL, etc. The books can be about a particular...
This came to my mind after I learned the following from this question:
where T : struct
We, C# developers, all know the basics of C#. I mean...
If you could go back in time and tell yourself to read a specific book at the beginning of your career as a developer, which book would it be?
I...
What things should a programmer implementing the technical details of a web site address before making the site public? If Jeff Atwood can forget...
I'm graduating with a Computer Science degree but I see websites like Stack Overflow and search engines like Google and don't know where I'd even...
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Inspired by this question, what 3rd party essential software do you have on a Windows machine?
One per answer please, and if you can, please provide...
Only one addon per answer, please.
What are some of the best addons when it comes to Firefox? My current favorites include:
Firebug
Firebug...
Unfortunately, our hosting provider experienced 100% data loss, so I've lost all content for two hosted blog...
One tip or trick per answer.
My favorite is
open .
Opens the folder you're currently browsing in Finder. You can also pass URLs, images, documents...
How do you keep track of all your passwords?
Personally I host a personal copy of clipperz, I used keepass and passpack in the past.
What password...