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This week in utilities I am trying and find to be useful I have Commands in Demand from Vasilios Freeware. This is available here on Download.com. While I notice the Quick Start key sequence is the same as AutoHotKey, resetting it to something useful is fairly easy. I am to lazy and [...]
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XBMC was a bust for me to use. It simply had too many issues with configuring my graphics for very little payback. I continue to use my HPMediaVault with extra software.
This week I am installing Fedora 12 and Storytlr In The Shop.
From the Storytlr Site:
Storytlr is an open source lifestreaming and [...]
Introducing Google Public DNS: A new DNS resolver from Google
Thursday, December 03, 2009
Today, as part of our efforts to make the web faster, we are announcing Google Public DNS, a new experimental public DNS resolver.
The DNS protocol is an important part of the web’s infrastructure, serving as the Internet’s “phone book”. Every time you visit [...]
The NY Times discusses the issues, solutions, and equipment in the area of wirless home networking. If you didn’t know that powerline networking is working on Gigabit speeds or where you might wish to deploy it check out the full article at http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/13/technology/personaltech/13basics.html.
A reminder that for so many of the current uses, a wired network [...]
I was reading an article from FreelanceFolder.com that started me thinking about which Plugins I used to support any of the standard WordPress blogs I either write or maintain.
I use the following list and want to acknowledge FreelanceFolder for nudging me into using two new ones as well. These are my bare minimum “can’t live [...]
Advanced SSH configuration and tunneling: We don’t need no stinking VPN software
by Noah Gift
In a recent Red Hat Magazine article, Paul Frields gave some examples of how SSH port forwarding can be used
to remotely gain access to resources, or ports, from a remote location.
This article will show a pragmatic implementation of SSH port
forwarding by [...]