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Proprietary Zip Compression

I recently received a Zip file which could not be opened with WinZip or WinRar. This wasn’t entirely unexpected since I knew that WinZip and PKWARE developed their own high end Zip compression algorithms. When you use the maximum compression feature in these...

Setting Runlevel for MySQL in Fedora 5

I had lots of fun trying to get MySQL to work properly in Fedora 5. The problem I had was that when a user logged out, MySQL would stop running. You need to set the Runlevel to 3 that the database server will continue running when a user logs out. The default settings...

Displaying a Web Site in an IFrame

In an earlier post, I demonstrated a simple technique to create a scrollable region on a web page using CSS. While this is a good way to display static text, it doesn’t work for displaying another web page. The inline frame (IFrame) element in HTML will allow...

Installing the Microsoft Loopback Adapter in Windows XP

Some server applications require a network connection to function. Adenium Systems DFS is an online planroom that needs to see a network for full functionality. Normally, this isn’t a problem when your connected to a large network at work, but if you have a...
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