After searching high and low today I have found the best way to convert XviD videos to the format used by the 30GB Video IPOD. The programs I decided against were…

• Media Coder
• APlus Video to IPOD
• Videora IPOD Converter
• StaxRip

The program I went with was…3GP Converter.

This program is very simple and fast both to install (unzip and run setup, choose English, choose Ipod) and to use (choose a format, an output folder, and the files).

Here are some guides.

• http://www.geocities.com/jk2000_at_pa_dot_net/avi_iPod.htm
• http://www.tagworld.com/ssj2_goha/PostDetail.aspx?id=8d1b3912-3d83-49b2-abc5-28d6f26e67a8

Enjoy!

Sorry to everyone out there. I’ve had some major downtime issues the past 3-4 days. I really like my host but 3 days downtime is enough that I think I’m going to switch.

Update:I have decided to stay with my host. They have been very good in the areas of support, and that is very valuable with my customized needs.

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If you are one of those select few who have multiple stylesheets for their website, then this article is for you. On the other hand, whether you know CSS or not, this might be a good way for you to learn.
I know of 4 ways to change between styles dynamically in a page. They are listed below with some code examples.

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Instead you will want to use a vhost.conf file. This file will be placed inside your domain’s conf directory, usually found at /var/www/vhosts/yourdomain.com/conf. Create a file called vhost.conf in whatever editor you prefer. I use joe.

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If you run a server with Spamassassin and you have one annoying person you need to block (blacklist) from your entire server, this article is for you. It’s a fairly simple process, but you will probably need root access to the server to complete the configuration changes.

You will need to edit the Spamassassin configuration file, typically found in the /etc/mail/spamassassin/ directory.

If you have joe installed you can edit it like so joe /etc/mail/spamassassin/local.cf.
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