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Ease logfile monitoring with swatch
Swatch usageSwatch is one of the first things deployed to a syslog server for me. It is extremely useful for all kinds of monitoring. If anyone is interested I'll post a shell script that auto installs necessary CPAN packages, installs swatch, and sets up a basic config file.I have a...
Tags: Swatch, Perl, swatch use, grephead, networking, Linux, server, monitoring
Discussion threads 2006-07-18
Ease logfile monitoring with swatch
If monitoring log files has become too much to manage, there is a simple tool called swatch that will help you get a handle on the most important log information. Vincent Danen tells you how to set up swatch. The ability to monitor log files is fantastic; the problem...
Tags: Perl, Swatch, Vincent Danen, Scripting languages, Programming languages, Development tools, Monitors & displays, monitoring, configuration file, monitor, Linux Tips Newsletter, TechRepublic Inc., File, E-mail, Linux, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Software Development, Hardware, Components, Online Communications, Operating Systems, Software
Technical articles 2006-07-17
Default installation directories
Log files are critical for the Linux system administrator. Unfortunately, many view using log files as a painful and arduous task. With the aid of swatch and logcheck, the monitoring of many critical systems soon becomes painless.In a previous Daily Drill Down, “Managing Linux log files,” I discussed the logrotate...
Tags: Scripting languages, Programming languages, Development tools, OPEN SOURCE, Jim McIntyre, Perl, monitor, swatch, log file, Linux, Table 1
Technical articles 2001-01-03

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Swatch (widget)
Enjoy a pretty Swatch wrist watch on your desktop, of all places. It comes with five styles, a mix of classic and modern models. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
Tags: Wrist, Desktops, Hardware
Software downloads 2007-06-15
Swatch Beats (widget)
A small clock showing Swatch Beats Internet time. It's small enough to fit into the titlebar of any window. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
Tags: Clock, Construction
Software downloads 2007-07-24
Beats (widget)
Beats isn't just another swatch Internet time widget; this one is special. Get this: it's an almost perfect recreation of the clock on the Swatch HQ building in Biel, Switzerland. For those unfamiliar, Internet time has no time zones and time is counted in beats, where each beat is 1/1000th...
Tags: Beat, Internet
Software downloads 2007-04-13
SwatchBook Color Picker (exe)
This desktop color picker sits in your system tray and is available any time you need it. Add colors from the Screen Picker to the Swatch Card to create color schemes or palettes and collect the cards in the SwatchBook. You can open your swatch book files in SwatchBook and...
Tags: Palette, SwatchBook
Software downloads 2006-05-12
TitleTime (zip)
TitleTime adds the current date and/or time to the Caption of the currently active application window. Additional options are a second clock with a different time, week number, GMT/UTC time, Swatch Internet Time and Sounds at each full, half or quarter hour. It is also possible to set alarms, which...
Tags: TitleTime, Construction
Software downloads 2007-11-27
xReminder Pro (exe)
xReminder Pro is an elegant-looking event-based personal information manager that can help you remember birthdays, holidays, and other special events. The program contains a fully customizable Clock with real Westminster chimes and supports different time zones and Swatch Internet Time. It also can synchronize your computer's clock with Atomic Time...
Tags: Event, ImageSkill, xReminder Pro, Productivity
Software downloads 2006-06-13
Promo Meister (exe)
Print your own professional quality bookmarks, calendars, and postcards to promote yourself, your business or a special event. Includes: Starter kit of blank bookmarks, calendars, and post card stock. Printed samples of bookmarks, calendars, and post cards. Laminated samples of bookmarks and calendars. Sample laminating pouches. Color swatch booklet showing...
Tags: Bookmark, Calendar, Investment, Finance
Software downloads 2006-03-27
Tik-Tak (txt)
Tik-Tak is a time management utility that features a stopwatch among many other useful time-related functionalities. The application may display current time, internet time (BMT, Swatch time), universal coordinated time UTC and time elapsed since the system was started. The time is displayed for the current time zone, one of...
Tags: Time Zone, Jacek Pazera, Tik-Tak, Time Management, Productivity
Software downloads 2007-11-13
ColourPickerDialog.NET (zip)
ColourPickerDialog.NET is a new colour picking control for the Microsoft .NET Framework. It includes a desktop eye-dropper so you can select any colour on your desktop. It has a magnifier which makes picking the correct pixel easy. It also supports transparency, RGB and HSB colour spaces. It includes a swatch...
Tags: Colour, Pixel Dragons, ColourPickerDialog.NET, Desktops, .Net, Hardware, Software Development, Software/Web Development
Software downloads 2007-05-02
Major Retail Event Addresses Integrating Retail Stores, HQ, and Distribution
A sense of style was de rigueur for attendees at the recent National Retail Federation NRF event at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York. Retailers such as Gap, Inc., announced Sun-platform solutions for their mission-critical applications that will lower their costs and create new revenue. And Kliger-Weiss Infosystems...
Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Retail Company, Retail
White papers
Tech Tip: Monitor logs in Linux with LogSurfer+
Learn how to use the LogSurfer+ tool to monitor logs in Linux, and find out how to create rules that are relevant to your network. A number of tools exist for monitoring log files. One well-known and commonly used tool is swatch, which can send out alerts...
Tags: Guest Contributor, Linux Tips Newsletter, Linux, Monitor, SSH, Rule, Tool, LogSurfer+, LogSurfer, Productivity
Technical articles 2004-08-12
Monitor and manage logs in Linux/UNIX
This book chapter, excerpted from O'Reilly's Linux Server Security, 2nd Edition, explains a variety of best practices for managing log files on Linux/UNIX systems. Learn how to set up and use syslogd and syslog-ng, as well as how to test your logs with logger, how to manage files with logrotate,...
Tags: LINUX/UNIX, Monitor, O'Reilly Media Inc., Linux, Open Source, Monitors & Displays, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Components
Book chapters 2005-02-17
Colorate (zip)
Colorate is a donationware utility for creation of harmonic color palettes, aimed from hobbyst to professional designers. Colorate fully automatizes the palette generation from a particular color swatch, selected from the standard Color Panel, dragged from other application or obtained from an image through the integrated Image Analyze feature.Once the...
Tags: Palette, Mosquito SW, Colorate, .Net, Middleware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software
Software downloads 2007-09-26
Monitor and manage logs in Linux/UNIX
This book chapter, excerpted from O'Reilly's Linux Server Security, 2nd Edition, explains a variety of best practices for managing log files on Linux/UNIX systems. Learn how to set up and use syslogd and syslog-ng, as well as how to test your logs with logger, how to manage files with logrotate,...
Tags: log, Edition, O'Reilly, Linux, Linux server, LINUX/UNIX, monitor, server, Linux Server Security, monitoring
Download resources 2005-02-17
Auto-reboot Linux after a kernel panic
Linux is a robust and stable operating system kernel, but there are instances where it can panic, be it due to bad hardware or bad software. It does not happen often, but it can happen. If you're running a server or some other always-on system that you...
Tags: Kernel, SysRq, Auto-rebooting, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, Vincent Danen
Blog posts 2008-01-18
Words of advice on writing for the Web
It might seem like a no-brainer to slap together a Web site to promote your consulting business. But without applying the rules of good writing, your site won't have much of an impact.How do people read on the Web? They don’t.That’s the finding of a study conducted by former Sun...
Tags: Channel management, Microsoft Word, Thomas Pack, Web, Nielsen Norman Group, readability, Web site
Technical articles 2000-09-07
10 things you should do to prepare a new Linux installation
By ipkernelEditor's note: As part of a recent ITSoapboxblog post I asked Linux users andevangelists in the TechRepublic community to step up to the plate and take acrack at producing some informative articles and downloads on the Linuxoperating system. This document is just one of the submissions inspired by thatchallenge....
Tags: password, Secure Root, Guest Contributor, user account, Linux
Technical articles 2005-12-01
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