Jacken’s Blog

So far, Zimbra is impressive!

May 13th, 2008 · No Comments

since using my new mail system Zimbra, I Must say I’m very impressed. The web client is actually so good that I now use it more than Apples built in mail that I’ve used forever. But until it’s time to migrate this setup to work I need to run it a bit more and also [...]

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Tags: Technical stuff

Speedup of the Swedish 3G provider tre

May 8th, 2008 · No Comments

After getting a 3G connection on my new toy, I noticed that connecting to a site when browsing the web could take a long time, but as soon as it gets to the page it’s fast. Typical behavior of a slow DNS server. So after changing my /etc/resolv.conf file to use the OpenDNS servers instead, [...]

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Good timing…

May 4th, 2008 · No Comments

i’ve spent this weekend building and installing a new web/mailserver. My decision to go with Zimbra doesn’t feel so risky, because Microsoft gave up on their idea of a Yahoo! takeover. The only thing I can say is: Yahoo!

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Tags: Life and times of Jacken

Getting tre.se 3G USB modem to work with Asus Eee pc 900 linux

April 30th, 2008 · No Comments

I just got my Asus eee pc 900 from Taiwan. Here’s a quick tip for other users of tre.se 3G wireless broadband. When connecting the Huwei USB modem, the Asus Mobile Phone tool automatically starts. But the supplied carriers are only for Taiwan. Select Chungwa and select “Others”. Enter bredband.tre.se in the field. Save [...]

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