I use ubuntu for my webserver. When I want the system to send me alerts or notifications, it doesn’t know how. It will create a system generated email but it doesn’t go anywhere. So why not tell it to use gmail to send emails. # apt-get install mailx # apt-get install exim4 exim4-config Choose “mail [...]
Monthly Archives: December 2009
Synergy – A real bad ass
I love having a KVM but cords are expensive and sometimes I just want to control my Linux laptop. Since I have two monitors on my Desk, how cool would it be if I could control the laptop with my desktop keyboard and mouse. Well this is where Synergy comes into play. Synergy is a [...]
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25 Must Have Apps
Think you have every utility to bend Windows to your wishes? Think Again! Cobian Backup After recommending SyncBack SE in our last app roundup, our readers turned us onto Cobian, an independently-developed backup utility that is as elegant as it is powerful. Cobian lets you schedule backups of folders and drives (yes, even networked ones) [...]
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Windows, Execute process on Remote PC
Even need to run a batch on another computer remotely. How about install patches or even just configure an IP address. Here is a script that will allow you to execute a process on a remote PC, given that you have access. Option Explicit Dim objWMIService, objProcess Dim strShell, objProgram, strComputer, strExe, strInput strExe = [...]
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Xen Server
Virtual Servers has always been the par when it comes to running multiple servers. A long time ago you would have a single hardware server for a single OS used for a single task. This architecture is so archaic that only the US military still designs their network in this fashion. I needed to upgrade [...]
