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The PayPal/Chase Bank CSV to QIF converter requires an encrypted connection, and therefore is hosted on my company website.  Please first read the below, then convert your PayPal/Chase Bank CSV files. To convert a CSV file generated by Chase Bank, the file must be named 'chase.csv' (case-insensitive). Read more »

NEW version 1.15.291 D2X-XL Debian and Ubuntu packages.

(fixes gtkdialog issues commented on below)

I have created a Debian/Ubuntu binary installation packages for d2x-xl.  Included is a demo package that allows you to try the game for free.  It is named d2x-xl-demo.  It contains 2 demo levels which give a good idea of this amazing game. Read more »

Yesterday I got an email from Rimuhosting warning me about too-high load on my server.  It turned out that there was a runaway process (aftermath of executing a bugged CGI script) that was consuming 90%+ of the CPU resources on my VPS.

Of course, I immediately killed the process, which ended this issue.  Read more »

Update:
nux kernel 2.6.30.1 and later have an updated version of the ti_usb_3410_5052 driver that works with the USB connection Multitech multimodem "out of the box."  Puppy 4.3 uses such a recent kernel.  Therefore, as-of Puppy 4.3, my driver package described in this article is no longer needed.  The only thing of continued usefulness here is my "pgprs" setup utility, which is included in the stock Puppy.  In sum, if you have a Multitech USB connection GPRS/EDGE/CDMA modem, get yourself a recent version of Puppy, and you're set.  Read more »