Get SSH Working
Problems connecting to a remote host via SSH? This tutorial may help!
Periodic Hard-Drive Checks using smartmontools Which do you prefer: knowing about a problem before it happens or finding out after-the-fact? I like to know ahead of time particularly if I can do something about it! Let me introduce a few handy Linux tools in this article to help you monitor your hard-disks. Tools that will
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Intro In Part 1 of this amazing multi-part article I explained how to configure a basic SSH set-up. Part 2 dealt with PublicKey which is safer. Part 3 deals with what to do once your local machine is upgraded and you are left with a broken SSH service. Not to worry: this latest article should
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Installing an SMTP Mail-Forwarding Service in Ubuntu Does your server talk to you? Mine does. I have to admit: I kind of like it. Perhaps I need to make more real-life friends? Jury is still out on this one. In any event I am happy that my computers now have the ability to e-mail me
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In Part 1 of this article I do a quick walk-through to set up a very basic SSH configuration. Part 2 picks up the pace by learning how to connect via PublicKey on Ubuntu. This is a better option than relying on a SuperUser password to remote-in. Initial Set-up Log-in to your server using a
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Basic Server Connectivity This a refresh of an earlier article where I described how to connect to a Raspberry Pi via SSH. This article is geared towards OpenSSH on Ubuntu. Part 1 describes an initial (read unsecure) set-up for SSH, while Part 2 delves into a (somewhat more) secure set-up. Do not attempt the steps
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How Companies Pivoting into Apps can turn into a Rodeo Gone Haywire In small western towns, everyone gets excited when a rodeo comes around. It is often a key attraction and is usually held at the exhibition grounds in late summer or early fall. For towns that do not have an exhibition, an alternate venue
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How CleanTalk Helps Keep Spambots in-check I receive a fair number of e-mails most days. Everything was fine with e-mail until not that long ago. Suddenly, my inbox began exploding with a ton of notifications that spammers were attempting to post comments to our website. Hmm. Pretty sure out of all the plug-ins we have
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Consider These Key Enablers for your Next Website Websites today come in all different shapes and sizes. Rather than slug it out on my own, I elected to use WordPress as the foundation for one of my websites in part due to the abundance of plug-ins both internal and third-party. Nothing screams utility more than having
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Lessons I Learned While Fighting Against a Tow Bill What a slug-fest! Getting down was the easy part. We took a trip in our vehicle one cold, sunny afternoon in the spring-time; our journey took us to the bottom of a rather steep hill. I should have known better! The road was covered in a