How to install Opencobol on a Centos Server

    www.opencobol.org https://sourceforge.net/projects/gnucobol/ Cobol is a machine language that was invented some 20 odd years ago, written back in the early 70’s its still a widely used programming Language. Follow these steps to install Opencobol on a linux server using Centos 1. cd /opt 2. wget http://sourceforge.net/projects/open-cobol/files/open-cobol/1.1CE/open-cobol-ce-1.1.r59.tar.gz/download 3. tar -xzvf open-cobol-ce-1.1.r59.tar.gz 4. cd open-cobol-ce-1.1 […]

OSI Model

Seven-layer dip A crabby user calls up to say that the intranet is taking forever to load, thus the network is slow. Let’s get to work using the OSI model to determine if the network truly is slow, or, more than likely, if the user is the slow one. Layer 1: The physical layer — […]

MD5 is a secure hash algorithm

MD5 is a secure hash algorithm. It takes a string as input, and produces a 128-bit number, the hash. The same string always produces the same hash, but given a hash, it is not generally possible to determine the original string. Secure hash algorithms are useful for protecting passwords and ensuring data integrity. This site […]

WordPress Meteor Slides Won’t show up after installing Members Plugin

How to fix Meteor Slideshow after installing while members plugin is enabled. Last week I was working on a site for a client; so before pushing the WordPress update I began a database back up.  The site in question runs with Meteor Slides enabled and has several slides needed to loop for advertising and branding […]

Scripture Reading

http://bible.com/116/2CO3.17.NLT For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his […]