FreeBSD – Colorize Your Console
February 28, 2010The FreeBSD console is colorless by default - but most terminals and SSH clients these days support color. The benefits…Python URLGrabber: Ignore System Proxy Settings
July 4, 2009The Duke URLGrabber package for Python makes it incredibly easy to retrieve files from remote servers, and it abstracts urllib2…FreeBSD: Monitor Your Disks’ Health with Smartmontools
March 15, 2009Whether you're using FreeBSD for your workstation, a simple home server, or in a complex IT environment where reliability is…Control Your TiVo From Your BlackBerry Bold with Wonderful Remote
March 1, 2009When Wonderful Remote first starts, you're asked to enter your registration information (or leave it blank for the 48-hour trial),…FreeBSD Backup Using JungleDisk and Dump
March 1, 2009I previously discussed configuring JungleDisk on FreeBSD. It's not quite the easiest to install since FreeBSD isn't officially supported. To…What’s Your Cloud Backup Strategy?
February 20, 2009I wanted to follow up a previous post with some additional comments. This past week, a popular social bookmarking service…JungleDisk on FreeBSD
February 3, 2009For those of you who don't know, JungleDisk is a utility that allows you to back up data to Amazon's…Do You Trust Your Data Online?
February 3, 2009Over the past few years, a major paradigm shift has occurred in how (and where) our data is stored. We've…A Simple Backup Strategy
February 1, 2009I am a strong believer that most non-IT people don't take seriously the need to have a reliable method of…
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