From zero to LXD: Installing a private compute cloud on a Cisco C220 M4SFF
Introduction Having some nice server grade hardware on hand, I knew I needed to put it to good use. I’m talking about the Cisco C220 M4SFF: This lil’ guy comes […]
Linux
Howto: Sympa 6.2 on Ubuntu 17.04
This post is a continuation of the my last post on the topic, “Howto: Sympa 6.1 on Ubuntu 16.04“. It should come as no surprise that this is about installing […]
Howto: Sympa 6.1 on Ubuntu 16.04
Recently I was tasked at work to get an instance of Sympa set up. Their docs are a bit scattered, but I found a promising post on debian.org which suggested […]
Scanning multiple subnets for SSH servers that accept passwords
At work I was tasked to see if any of our servers are running SSH which allow passwords instead of strictly only allowing SSH keys. You can tell if they […]
Ubuntu 16.04 on Dell XPS 13 9350 (Updated 11/24/16)
Why upgrade? After watching my shopmate get one, then seeing The Wirecutter recommend it (as of May 2016) and then seeing Dell upgrade it, I was very tempted to get […]
Let’s Encrypt TLS & A+ on SSL Labs
As you may recall, around here we like our TLS, and we like it rare! I have no idea what “rare” means in the context of web encryption, but you […]
Using Git on Ubuntu with SSH Tunnels to Mac OS X Host
Intro & Prerequisites Are you using Linux but cannot get your LT2P-IPSEC VPN hosted on your Mac OS X server working? Do you write code on your Ubuntu client and […]
MultiPressDev
I’ve just released 1.0 of a github project that easily allows you to develop plugins across multiple versions of WordPress. It uses Vagrant to easily provision an Ubuntu Virtual Machine […]
All HTTPS all the time, With HSTS to boot
I’ve been brushing up on my web security best practices recently. OWASP is a great resource for this! One of their recommended best practices is to use HTTP Strict Transport […]
Meego 1.2, Meego Laptop and a MacBook Air
As many of you know, I’ve had an on again, off again, and then on again affair with Meego. I love that lil’ guy! You may have expected me to […]