Archive for May, 2005

Sing-a-long

Thursday, May 26th, 2005

Weather forecasts say it’s going to be sunny, 30° C or even more,…
I love this kind of weather….but even more the women who are wearing mini-skirts
Sing-a-long with me -> Karaoke
PS : If you are in your office, mind the volume!!

Rolling out Lotus Notes Client by using AutoIT.

Monday, May 23rd, 2005

When rolling out or upgrading Lotus Notes Clients, distributing the software is very easy. This task can be done by a software Delivery system (like Altiris or SMS) or via the loginscript (via a silent install).
The difficulty is to set up the Lotus Notes Clients for the individual.
I’ve created a procedure that can [...]

Building RPMs from source (tar.gz)

Wednesday, May 18th, 2005

If you are running a system with RPM support, the preferred way to install packages on your system will be the creation of a nice RPM package.
I’ve create a basic procedure, call it an how-to on the creation of RPM packages.
The procedure is freely available on request. Just send a mail to [...]

Take a break – Play a game

Friday, May 13th, 2005

Wanna take a break and play a game?? How about a nice game of 9Ball?
Play it now on www.lucvansteen.net -> Play 9Ball

Installing Asterisk with Zaptel and GUI

Tuesday, May 10th, 2005

IP Telephony is HOT…but also expensive if you go for solutions like Cisco is offering.
Small businesses who want to keep pace with technology can choose from several open source solutions available like Asterisk, SipX, ..
Teaming-up with a collegue, we created an Asterisk appliance with a graphical interface that has been branded as Calliope

This [...]

Linux as a Firewall

Wednesday, May 4th, 2005

Once you connect your network to the Internet, it is absolutely necessary to install a firewall.
You can opt for NetScreen or Cisco but these are expensive.
For those who want to cut costs can use Linux as a firewall by activating IPTABLES.
The procedure, explaining how to setup Internet Connection Sharing and implemeting [...]

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