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Fixing directory-index errors when ordinary HTML directories share a Drupal installation, using per-directory .htaccess settings.

Setting up OpenSSH public-key authentication on Debian, from generating and distributing keys to managing access across multiple SSH servers.

Backing up a Debian laptop to a USB hard drive with rdiff-backup, Keep, and a custom udev rule for convenient incremental system backups.

Replacing the command-line man pager with Vim through ManPageView and a shell wrapper, with a fallback when a manual entry cannot be found.

Tracking down a Java MalformedInputException after moving a file-copying program from Windows to Linux, and resolving it with a locale change.

Running Windows Vista in VirtualBox on Debian for occasional Windows-only demonstrations, with installation notes and comparisons to a previous VMware setup.

A cat wake-up video captures the experience of living with furry alarm clocks, with a reminder that this household has two of them.

Mayori's unexpected favorite food is waffles. She makes sure to get her share and keeps a suspicious eye on Tom.

A video of the kittens enthusiastically chasing a laser pointer, with a reminder to keep the light away from their eyes.

An ordinary evening turns frightening when an earthquake shakes the apartment, sending the kittens into hiding and their owner searching for them.

Tom and Mayori show off their human-powered SUV in a lighthearted photo post about getting around together.

Installing and trying Compiz-Fusion on Debian KDE to manage a crowded ThinkPad X61 desktop, with reflections on the usefulness of 3D window effects.

Getting ThinkPad X61 hotkeys working on Debian Linux with ACPI tools after tpb fails to handle the newer laptop's volume controls.

Using XRandR 1.2 to detect and control a ThinkPad X61's external VGA display, including clone mode for presentations without restarting X.

Installing SimplyMEPIS 7.0 on a ThinkPad X61, with notes on hardware support and replacing the laptop's factory Windows Vista setup.

Editing and publishing Drupal blog entries directly from Vim with Python and XML-RPC, using familiar file commands and offline editing.

Configuring PuTTY with a Chinese font and character encoding to read Chinese Telnet BBS sessions on an English-language Windows machine.

Configuring Xorg's Radeon MergedFB support on a ThinkPad X31 so the built-in LCD and an external CRT share one extended desktop.

Adjusting Xorg's DisplaySize setting to match an LCD's physical dimensions while troubleshooting blurry text and unexpected font sizes on Linux.

Setting up OpenLDAP server and client authentication on Debian as the first step toward shared accounts across a mixed Linux, Solaris, and Windows network.