Clearing Out Your Bash History (0)
Sometimes you’re forced to write passwords directly into your CLI of choice due to poor programming practices, poor user practices (if you’re me), or simply because you don’t have time to be the James Bond of the CLI. In such cases you need to make sure that the password doesn’t stay logged on your system. continue reading »
New Domain, New Template, New Concept (3)
January 13th, 2008 by Emil in General
First things first–the transfer is complete. This’ll be the domain I use from now on. I’ve setup the server myself. The specs are fairly respectable and the pipe is good. I’ll be continually playing with my LAMP and OS setup in order to achieve maximum performance with what I have. continue reading »
Switching to Linux 2 (0)
My laptop is 100% “Linux-sized” now. Ubuntu 7.10 Gusty Gibbon it is. I’ve been using it for a couple of days now and I have to say that I really enjoy the compiz effects. My Intel graphics card was on the compiz black list, but the fix for that was easy.
I’m currently sitting on my tower computer, which happens to be my main computing location. I have 2 USB hard drives attached to it, trying to extract all the valuable data off the NTFS volumes. There are thousands of duplicate files from years of reinstalling, a few months of running a Mac Mini, and them getting back to Windows. The situation is a mess. continue reading »
Switching to Linux (0)
Ever since 1995 I have been a user of Windows. It all started with my mother bringing a Windows 95 computer into the house. Long story short: I know Windows inside out. I wasn’t satisfied with this. I wanted more toys. There is only so deep you can go with Windows. The innards of the operating system are always hidden from you; you cannot change them in any sensible and easy way. What’s in the NT kernel? Can I read the source code? Legally? Nope, I cannot. continue reading »
Installing SharePoint 2003 And Restoring a Backup (3)
December 3rd, 2007 by Emil in Microsoft, Sharepoint 2003
For the purpose of this guide I’m going to assume that you own a copy of SQL Server 2000 or SQL Server 2005. I don’t recommend using the MSDE engine due to its severe limitations. Any organization no matter how small has the ability to reach MCDE’s database size limit. Just don’t use it. continue reading »
IPCop vs Router vs Electicity (0)
November 30th, 2007 by Emil in General
I love IPCop. It’s great! And yet, I’m not using it because electricity bills tend to come around and show me the value of a dollar. It’s this sort of lose-lose situation where you can’t run a distro like IPCop on a proper tower machine and at the same time, you can’t buy a smaller machine because the truly small ones cost a fortune.
So I’m back to my trusty old [insert brand] router. I don’t love it, but I have to use it.
Secure Gmail-ing (0)
Most people I know who use Gmail sign in by simply going to gmail.com. Hell, up to a few weeks ago I used to do the same thing. When you sign in like that your authentication is perfectly secure because you’re using Google’s SSL certificate. However, once you’re signed in, you’re on your own! There is nothing stopping random people from sniffing your traffic and getting your banking information and social security number. There is also nothing preventing Paul Asadoorian from changing your default language. continue reading »
