February 2007

Boost PHP Performance with Opcode Cache Posted Sunday, February 25, 2007 @ 12:30 PM by mayhem
IdaAshley writes "PHP is an easy to use scripting language often used in Web applications. PHP code is parsed and translated to opcodes every time it executes, but there is no need to translate the same PHP code each time. An opcode cache eliminates that rework, making PHP applications faster."
 
Create Fancy On-Screen Displays with Ghosd and Perl Posted Saturday, February 17, 2007 @ 6:57 AM by mayhem
Anonymous writes "With recent advances in frameless transparent windows for Linux desktop now you can use Perl, Ghosd, and some network programming to display on-screen overlays of text and graphics based on messages from your local system and remote computers. Define custom images, font sizes, and colors to convey information integrated with your desktop."
 
Print DVI Files with CUPS for Linux Posted Sunday, February 11, 2007 @ 2:39 AM by mayhem
Anonymous writes "Have you ever tried to print DVI or other files in Linux and gotten an "unsupported format" message? This tip shows you how to combine existing tools to make a Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) print filter for printing DVI files.

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    SCALE 5x This Weekend in Los Angeles Posted Thursday, February 8, 2007 @ 10:44 AM by mayhem
    Anonymous writes "SCALE 5x, the 2007 Southern California Linux Expo will be held in Los Angeles, CA this weeken On Feb 9-11, 2007. It will include: 50+ seminars, 70+ exhibitors, BoFs, and more. Highlighted speakers will include Chris Dibona, Don Marti, Ted Haeger, Jono Bacon, and others. Exhibitors include: Dell, IBM, Verio, Redhat, GroundWork Open Source, ReactOS, Haiku OS, and PostgreSQL. One lucky attendee will win a Dual Xeon 1U Rackmount Server from Silicon Mechanics."