Big thanks to Aaron over at pthree.org for helping me set up openID for this blog. If you have an openID account this is now one more site on a growing list that you’ll have easier ID access to. Although it isn’t technically Ubuntu related / specific I do plan on outlining how to setup… Read More »
This tutorial will outline how to connect your Linux machine (probably not distro-specific, but this was tested and created using Ubuntu 7.04) to dial-up networking via a Treo 700p Smart Phone. This method uses USB connection and requires a data plan with your service provider. I use Sprint as they have the cheapest unlimited data… Read More »
I had heard about OpenDNS a while ago but for some reason never looked much into it. A magazine article tonight reminded me about OpenDNS so I thought I’d take a look. Well, I’m happy that I did so far. I thought I would outline a few steps for you to get OpenDNS setup on… Read More »
I realize that my earlier post was a bit short. There are those days that I try to put out a tutorial (based on my daily goal) and end up not having a lot of time. I apologize for the short post, but I’ve got the rest of the details. After you’ve installed Firestarter you’ll… Read More »
Network security is an ever growing need these days. You never know what you’re going to find when you step out into the wild world of the internet. Luckily we’re all using Ubuntu so we’re much more protected than most of the world, but there still is reason to protect our computers and networks. For… Read More »
Let me tell you, I’m a busy man. I’m always on the go and my trusty laptop is the only thing to keep me company much of the time. Despite being here, there and everywhere I still need access to my files and folders at home. But how can I access my files, securely, from… Read More »
Based on some recent requests over at Daniel Robitaille’s blog he outlined a few tips on how to manually keep up to date with Firefox. Now, Ubuntu normally is pretty quick on keeping critical system parts up-to-date but for those of you that want a little more manual control here are some steps. (I don’t… Read More »
So I’ve realized that the Google Toolbar will not install on Ubuntu 6.10 “Edgy Eft” with Firefox 2. I did however figure out a fix for it. Thanks to a post on Google Groups “Something’s Broken” and the Ubuntu Forums. Below are instructions for downloading, “fixing” and installing the Google Toolbar on Firefox 2. Download… Read More »
A new version of the incredible Flock browser is now available. For those that are running it on an ubuntu system you most likely need to manually update. Download Flock 0.7.6 Unpack latest version (should be on Desktop): sudo tar -C /opt -xzvf flock-*.linux-i686.tar.gz Enjoy! If this is your first installation of Flock on Ubuntu… Read More »
I logged into my local webserver admin panel & found that I had, yet again, been hacked. It looks like the damage was very minimal & I’m back to 100% (as far as I can tell), but this hack came from Turkey again. For those of you that remember my previous experience with crackers you’ll… Read More »