To reduce download time, application servers usually serve content using gzip compression, if the browser supports it.
There are several options, but most of them are impractical. The best way is to use the :ruby filter:
When you install Type 1 fonts (like makandra's corporate typeface), they won't show up in OpenOffice. OpenOffice requires...
When using the screen tool you may be unable to start a screen session but instead encounter an error:
The colors in Rails log files are helpful when watching them but, since they are ANSI color codes like ^[[4...
There is a new card about how to do this with the new AWS Command Line Interface
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If you use Amazon AWS cloud services you definitively want to utilize software raid for IO intensive stuff such as...
When you have a program running in a hidden X screen (like with Xvfb for Selenium tests) you may want...
When you do a bitwise copy using the dd tool you will not see any output until it completes or...
cpulimit is a simple program which attempts to limit the cpu usage of a process (expressed in percentage, not in...
This card explains how to upgrade an existing RubyMine installation to a newer version. If you're installing RubyMine for...
To activate the shell command, go to Tools > Create Command-line Launcher and confirm. Now you have mine as bash...
Ubuntu natty introduced new "invisible" scrollbars for GTK programs such as gEdit or Nautilus. If you do not like them...
When using gnome-open (i.e. double-clicking a file, telling to browser to open a download, etc.) on Ubuntu you...
Install FreeBSD Download a suitable image from this site Select File > New… to and follow the instructions, choose the .iso...
Install Ubuntu Server Download an image from this site Select File > New… to and follow the instructions, choose the .iso...
Automatically convert bitmap images like JPEGs, GIFs and PNGs to the crisp, clean, scalable vector art of EPS, SVG, and...
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By default, Opera 11 hides any passed params and the URL's protocol until you focus the address bar.
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blueprint is DevStructure’s workhorse tool that looks inside popular package managers, finds changes you made to configuration files, and...
The shell variable PS1 holds your bash prompt. You might want to change it to serve your needs best. Here...