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How To Prevent A PERL Script From Running As Root

Posted on March 29, 2011 by admin

At or near the top of your app, before it executes anything sensitive, place the following code: if((getpwuid($

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How to Calculate BTU from Watts

Posted on February 2, 2011 by admin

This post came about because I got a lot of hits from people looking for this information on the How To Calculate Server Heat post. 1 Watt will produce 3.412 BTU per hour To calculate the BTU/heat output of an … Continue reading →

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HOWTO Turn off Line Numbers in VI

Posted on May 20, 2010 by admin

I always forget how to turn off line numbers in VI. The answer is: set nonumbers or set nonu. It’s all about the little things… Did you find this post useful or have questions or comments? Please let me know!

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