A byte of theory . . .

XML-RPC is a Remote Procedure Call method that uses XML passed via HTTP as a transport. With it, a client can call methods with parameters on a remote server (the server is named by a URI) and get back structured data. This module supports writing XML-RPC client code; it handles all the details of translating between conformable Python objects and XML on the wire.

ASP.NET Site Performance Secrets a new book that helps to speed up an ASP.NET website by identifying and fixing performance bottlenecks thereby loading web pages faster than before. Packed with tips and tricks for writing code quickly, this book helps configure and improve compression, which is the single most important way to improve a website's performance.

ACLs provide better options for various users or groups to the same file or directory in Linux. ACLs are becoming a standard feature of many of the server installs.

The Bash Shell reads command line until it reaches a carriage-return. This permits the user to create very long command strings if necessary.

Which method you use to install Nagios determines how it can be used down the road. It is best to think carefully about whether you should compile or install from a RPM or DEB file.

Troubleshooting in Linux is a breeze if you know which tools to use and how to use them. In this article we learn to do some general Linux troubleshooting on the most common elements of the computer: hardware, programs installed, network, and log files.

In the last years, I have seen many people try to use dpkg –build to create Debian packages. Indeed, if you look up dpkg’s and dpkg-deb‘s manual pages, this option seems to be what you have to use:

-b, –build directory [archive|directory