I love parsing through IIS logfiles but I dislike the directory structure that Microsoft creates for IIS logging. Each site has a randomly generated directory name so, for example, "netnerds.net" could store its files in "C:\windows\system32\logfiles\W3SVC720199813." Who wants to track that down? …

I recently sent out a newsletter to everyone who had any communicatoin with RealCajunRecipes.com. I had an Exchange Mailbox that collected all emails sent using the Tell-A-Friend feature of the website as well as the guestbook, ask maw-maw, and general website comments. I'd forgotten to automatically subscribe these …

The code below was written pretty quickly. It backs up the Wordpress directory, the mySQL table, zips it then emails it to the specified gmail account. Mutt must be installed.. change the variables to suit your environment. #!/bin/sh theDate=`/bin/date +%Y%m%d` ######### backup DB ########## /usr/local/bin/mysqldump -A …

EDIT: This post is about 3 years old now and I've since started using Songbird. Read my review titled: "Songbird is to iTunes what FireFox is to IE". If you dislike iTunes as much as I do, Anapod by RedChairSoftware is the perfect alternative. I find it extremely easy to use and the interface is …

That was a fun break.