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While setting up my new mini server (Running Ubuntu server edition) I stumbled across what appears to be a semi common problem and, at length, I solved it.

Although I had configured my network interfaces and DNS servers I couldn’t connect to the internet. Specifically I couldn’t resolve hostnames like planet-nifty.co.uk and google.com. I could ping IP addresses inside my home network and IP addresses on the internet too, but pinging domain names like russwilde.com and I would get an error that the domain name couldn’t be resolved.

I must prefix this post with the confession that I know very little about Linux except what I’ve learned while playing around. If you’re playing around like me, be sure you’re well acquainted with the online support facilities – there’s a wealth of information in there.

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It’s always a pleasure to see some silliness from Adam Buxton. This super review of Joss Stone’s Baby Baby Baby is classic Buckles in his Ken Korda guise.

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Okay, I took a few attempts to understand this, so I’ve typed it all out in a “For village idiots” style tutorial to hopefully help anybody having the problems I was having.

I’m trying to Jailbreak my new iPhone 3GS with the BlackRa1n Jailbreak application. But I keep getting stuck on the Connect to iTunes logo when the phone reboots. iTunes then tells me that the phone is in recovery mode and will need to be restored to factory default settings to make it work.

Want to know how to get past that connect to iTunes logo?

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Well, I mentioned my Grail quest a few months back and, since then, I’ve been inundated with precisely zero comments, emails and Twitter mentions asking about it. Naturally with this level of interest, I simply have to put you out of my misery.

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I’ve added a Smilin’ Countdown timer to the right hand bar of my blog here. It’s got a rough countdown to when I should be all done with these Invisalign Aligners.

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