links for 2008-10-07

• How to Install Apache2 webserver with PHP,CGI and Perl Support in Ubuntu Server — Ubuntu Geek
  The Apache HTTP Server Project is an effort to develop and maintain an open-source HTTP server for modern operating systems including UNIX and Windows NT. The goal of this project is to provide a secure, efficient and extensible server that provides HTTP services in sync with the current HTTP standards.Apache v2 is the next generation of the omnipresent Apache web server. This version – a total rewrite – introduces many new improvements, such as threading, a new API, IPv6 support, request/response filtering, and more.
  (tags: ubuntu server howto tutorial apache2 php cgi perl reference)
• Rebuilding a Laptop Battery | Linux Journal
  When your laptop battery is about to give up the ghost, you are probably thinking of the typical three alternatives. The most obvious, of course, is "wow, what a great justification for buying a new laptop". With laptop prices falling and no such luck with battery prices, this almost makes sense. But, most of us will probably just bite the bullet and buy a new battery. The third alternative would be to replace the cells in the battery you already have.
  (tags: tutorial notebook laptop howto hardware battery repair)
• BIOS settings demystified | Hardware 2.0 | ZDNet.com
  I find that when it comes to people building their own PCs (or tweaking their existing rig) then the mysteries that lay within the BIOS settings are scarier to most people than anything hardware related. Let’s do something about that!
  (tags: hardware computer bios reference howto)
• Google the ISP with 2^96 IPv6 addresses | George Ou | ZDNet.com
  Garett Rogers had this blog about "Google's secret IPv6 plans". It appears that Google owns a block of IPv6 addresses numbering approximately 7.9 x 1028 (79 billion billion billion addresses) or 296. Basically Google owns any IPv6 address from 2001:4860:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000 to 2001:4860:FFFF:FFFF:FFFF:FFFF:FFFF:FFFF
  (tags: web tech news ipv6 internet google networking)