I've launched a new Linux self-help site, TuxHelp.org. You might be saying to yourself, "there are already too many of those things out there, why add another?" Well, the answer is relatively simple. Every time I solve an issue or help somebody with a situation I'd taken for granted, I kicked myself for not writing it down. Now I'm making a point of throwing up a wiki page for each issue on TuxHelp.org. If enough people do this, we'll have a respectable, searchable resource of useful (and often obscure) data that can help new Linux users and experienced pros alike. Don't forget that useful tidbit, throw it on TuxHelp.org instead!

Ever been annoyed by a Mambo site that loads unreasonably slowly on the first hit, then subsequent page loads are an order of magnitude faster? Unfortunately I have too, and on more than one occasion. When this cropped up for me yet again, I was reminded of the apparent lack of good information on this subject. With that in mind, I decided to sit down and write the following article on how to solve it. If you're with me so far, read on.