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Prerequisets Linux/Unix host Linux/Unix destination with SSH server Ready, Set, Go! Getting right down to it, here is a quick simple snippet I use quite often to transfer batches of files (often text, or other highly compress-able files) : tar cz file.foo folder foo/* | ssh user@destination.host.com ‘cat > ~/file.tar.gz’ Today I found myself wanting […]
Prerequisets This article assumes you’re already familiar with Mercurial, if you’re not, there are plenty of places to find a quick and basic tutorial. Chances are if you’ve ever used version control, you’ll be able to follow. Some of the Mercurial commands used don’t show up until later versions of Mercurial (1.6), so if you’re […]
Every geek should have at least a few tips or tricks that they don’t have to reference documentation or google for, here’s a few of my favorites that I use daily. 1) SSH Tunnels – Each and every time I’ve used this to cut half the time off a task I remember just how great […]
For the past year and a half I’ve been doing developement in a linux based enviroment, these tools and particularly these commands have become used frequently. If anyone has something useful, post it up! Mercurial is a cross-platform, distributed revision control tool for software developers. Easy way to view most recent changes: Command: hg export […]
There’s probably not that many people that actually care about this, but it’s taken me a long time to get to this point, so if your a tech guy at a vet’s office, enjoy! I’ve been running this successfully for almost a year now. WARNING: If you choose to do this, that’s your choice, read […]
Well, a lot has changed since the last time I posted anything here. The biggest thing, several major changes, including a new IT role and a new host. Being married is great, the job is in the IT field, and the host is hostgator.com. Funny story about switching host. I signed up a few days […]
I know I’ve been posting a lot today, there was just so much I had got half done and I’ve got the next few days off from work, but my fiance does not, so you’ll probably see even a couple more over the next few days, then you can expect it to slow down to […]
In the last entry we just did some basics of the X10 system, now we’ll go over using them efficiently. The CM11A device allows you to upload a schedule to it that it will store in it’s own memory, so even if your computer is off, your X10 still works without missing a beat. All […]
So who wouldn’t love to pull up to your house, get out of your car, walk in your house and all the lights and devices you love are already on? Or maybe your just want to save on your electric bill, either way with about 50 bucks you’ll be on your way to home automation […]
We’re going to cover a lot of ground, this ‘guide’ assumes you at least know what linux is and hopefully at least used it once or twice. The intention here is a complete walk thru to get a Trixbox system (2.2 or higher) up an running for a home setup. Some hardware/software you might want: […]