systems-administration
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New project: Outsource appliance build. – Day 1 – Dirty Notes.
XYZ Inc. has been in the appliance business for sometime now. They are they choice appliance builder for many companies out there including my employer. We’ve been doing our own custom build process to get our appliances out the door and so far its worked out okay. XYZ Inc. makes our appliances to spec and…
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How to Install Postgres on your Mac
Hopefully you’ve got mac ports installed already, if not head over there and install it. After you have that installed, you can simply do: $: sudo port install postgresql83 or do this: $: sudo port search postgres to get a list of what other versions and options you have available. I needed this to be…
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Remote Desktop is not secure. Myth.
So I’ve been wrong for a while now about something. I always bought into the common assumption that Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) is insecure. It actually is relatively secure. It is secure enough to keep your connections to Windows based computers safe from prying eyes and other threats. Waddaya know? Apparently for me, the answer…
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The Firefox Addon Reviews – Autocopy
Good morning! I’m glad that you’re back for the weekly Firefox add on review. If you missed some of the previous ones, check out the Firefox link on the right. Today I’ll show you about Autocopy. It is a very simple extension and if you’re not familiar with this concept, the first and only question…
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Use Strong Passwords and Keep them Safe with KeePass
As all three of my regular visitors know, a few months back my server was hacked. It was pretty bad, to the point where I lost a couple of years of blog posts and other information I had on my server. This event prompted me to start walking the walk that I talk about in…