Pound Stupid »
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A woman from Australia had placed a $180 book order, which I told her would be…
Taking Stock: The Financial Distress »
It is a stressful period for investors, but history has shown the right course of action.
“ Buy a market bottom and get another for free.
— Russian Traders (applies to others!)
News flash: We workers want to feel useful, not just appreciated »
My friend received a promotion, a raise, and a big fat bonus, but in the end, he still chose to leave the company. His departure offended some older executives who asked questions like “Doesn’t this…
Flood fears as river levels rise »
Flooding may continue to affect parts of England and Wales for several days, the Environment Agency warns.
DNS server on a commodity NAS
I bought a QNAP TS-209 Pro II a while ago which I use to serve everything digital that I have over my wherever-home-is LAN. I’ve always been very pleased with its features, besides the fact that it didn’t had a DNS server.
I always had to call it the “192.168.0.20”. Not good.
So how to fight an insomnia? Easy, get a DNS server running on a ARM box with a minimal linux distro.
Actually, its not that complicated as it seems once you unleash the power of Google and find somebody that has done something similar.
I’ve picked Dnsmasq from a short list of available pre-compiled software as it seemed the best suited for the job. And it is: super simple to configure and very clean. No more excessively confusing bind zone files!
So it has a name now: sacristy, the place where I keep the goodies.
Eraser with 28 Corners
“ Everything will be just tickety-boo today.
— Fortune Cookie
