My OSX Setup
2015-09-19
I’m an on again off again macOS / OSX user. This started off at some point as a blog post, but its grown into more of a living page of the programs I install when on macOS / OSX. OS tweaks Changed Scroll Direction If using a normal mouse with a scroll wheel. The default “natural” feels very un-natural. Unchecked “Scroll direction: natural” Change Modifier keys If not using an apple keyboard.…
Format Machine over ssh
2012-08-20
Lets say you have data on a remote linux machine, and for what ever reason you need to format the drive. Like for instance you decide to switch VPS hosts. If you just let them delete it, you have no way of knowing what really happens to your data. So providing you have ssh access here is a way to eliminate your data. One of the beauties of linux is that everything is represented as a file or folder.…
Getting public ip from CLI
2012-05-16
I’ve found my self on occasion needing to find the public IP of a machine while in commandline(CLI). Most of the time its just because i’ve spoiled my self with DNS entries, and haven’t memorized it. You need to have curl installed. If you don’t have it, it should be in your package manager. In Ubuntu its easily installed via: sudo apt-get install curl Then just simply run: curl ifconfig.me I figured since I hadn’t posted in a while, this is a useful enough tidbit to share.…
Childrens Distro sneak peak
2012-05-10
I was assigned the task of creating a children’s linux distro for use here at the library(where I work). Here’s a sneak peak: I’m basing it on Linux Mint for now. I think i’ll probably move it all over to straight Ubuntu before finalizing. The dock is called docky. Can be installed from apt-get. As you can see I’ve loaded it up with games. Once i’ve finished i’ll give a better break down of what i’ve done.…
IPv6 keeping tunnel connected
2011-02-28
Put together a script to keep your ip updated for the tunnel. This is for Hurricane Electric. Just plug in your info from your tunnel info page. If Ubuntu, copy this file to: /etc/init.d/updateip Then, sudo ln -s /etc/init.d/updateip /etc/rc2.d/S95updateip Will now start up with the computer. Hope it helps someone.
IPv6 Connectivity in Ubuntu: Setting up
2011-02-20
With ICANN recently announcing the end of IPv4 addresses to allocate, its time to take a look at the future. What is IPv6? According to Cisco IPv6 is: IP Version 6. Replacement for IPv4. A next generation IP protocol. IPv6 is backward compatible with and is designed to fix the shortcomings of IPv4, such as data security and maximum number of user addresses. IPv6 increases the address space from 32 to 128 bits, providing for an unlimited number of networks and systems.…
Project Opacity: Prototype to Production
2011-02-03
About a month ago at work we started a project internally known as Project Opacity. Opacity by definition: is the quality of being opaque to a degree; the degree to which something reduces the passage of light Anyways, on to what Project Opacity actually is. Through out the library there are computer stations from which patrons can access the library catalog. Which we call Opac’s or kiosks. Come to think of it, this probably is where the name comes from.…
Destroying a hard drive
2011-01-04
Not very often do I get to be destructive at work. So when I do get to I get slightly excited! Had an old pentium 3 desktop they planned to give away. But it their copy of xp on it as well as some somewhat sensitive information. At first we were going to put the linux distribution of our fancy on it(this changes from day to day). But it wouldn’t boot from the cd.…
Dedicated Virtualbox Host
2010-11-16
A while back I posted about Building first desktop from scratch. In it I mentioned installing Xenserver. I have no doubt that it is amazing. Just wasn’t exactly what I had in mind. Long story cut extremely short, I went with virtualbox. Reasons being: Its fast, so far has supported everything I throw at it, stable, cross platform, live migration, snapshots make backup easy, easy to use, and I like it.…
Monitor Repair
2010-10-12
A few days ago I found a 22” Lcd screen that was being tossed out because it didn’t work. The thought of the beauty being thrown away didn’t set well with me. So I picked it up. Before messing with it. When turning it on, it would show its gateway logo and then go blank. Which was a good sign. But none of the inputs worked. So I took it apart.…