Free public DNS servers to use
If you happened to be using TMNet(Malaysia’s leading(?!) ISP) DNS servers you probably know how much do they suck. Well here’s a small tip from me for those in need: a small list of publicly available DNS servers to make a switch.
1. OpenDNS - http://www.opendns.org - pretty much solid dns servers, highly recommended by many people.
2. ScrubIt - http://scrubit.com - Haven’t used myself, found in the net.
3. gtei.net - nosite - One of the advantages of these servers –> IP numbers easy to remember!
a) 4.2.2.1
b) 4.2.2.2
c) 4.2.2.3
d) 4.2.2.4
e) 4.2.2.5
f) 4.2.2.6
Cool, ah? 
Others you can get at http://www.dnsserverlist.org/
How to setup Windows VPN in Ubuntu
sudo apt-get install network-manager-pptp
sudo killall nm-applet
sudo /etc/init.d/dbus restart
nm-applet –sm-disable &
Then configure your Microsoft VPN Connections in Network Manager. It’s the one on top right corner.
How to install libssh2 with PHP on CentOS 5 x86_64
This post is just for archiving it, if you find it useful I’m glad!
If you are dealing with CentOS 5 x86_64 (Free version of RHEL5), try to install libssh2 for your PHP development you might fail in doing so.
So here’s a quick tip how to install libssh2 on X86_64 systems(I think i386 works just fine)
Edit: /usr/share/pear/pearcmd.php
Set: @ini_set(’memory_limit’, ‘16M’);
And try again!
How to reset MySQL root password in Ubuntu Linux
In case you have forgotten your root password on your Ubuntu Linux, here’s a small tip on how to reset it.
$ sudo mysqld –skip-grant-tables &
$ mysql -u root mysql
$ mysql> UPDATE user SET Password=PASSWORD(’MyNewPasswordHere’) WHERE User=’root’;
$ mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
$ mysql> \q
$ sudo /etc/init.d/mysql restart
Now you can login using your new root password.
Sun to acquire MySQL
Jonathan Schwartz reports they are to acquire MySQL.
I am excited to see yet another good deal on Open Source projects, the fact that free software can do a good business.
Hopefully, they, Sun, will remain true to the Open Source spirit.
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