Over the last decade, there’s been an ever growing emphasis on security. SSL is taking a seat “Front-Row center” on this period of enlightenment. Interestingly enough, it’s not just about encrypting your traffic on the web. The purpose of this is far deeper. This article will delve into the “why” SSL’s importance has grown and…
Tag: linux
Which Linux Distribution to Choose?
There are so many linux distributions out there and while they are all very similar, they are different in ways due to their target audiences. Some are targeted more towards the end-user like Ubuntu while others are clearly targeted towards the Enterprise. Ubuntu is a great distribution for a desktop replacement, but for me, I…
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I’m trying something new here (it’s called making money to pay the rent for next month) [literally].. lol.. For $50.00, you get 1 hour of my time on the phone to discuss your ailments, questions, etc. I’ll give you the advice of a seasoned, hand-on, Architect, with the skills of “me”. Just check this blog…
Imagine never having to pay for a server admin
For Small, Medium, and Large Businesses Alike I don’t know if many people realize what my various amazon offerings are so I thought I would spell them out. The toughest thing to do is not just set up a server, but to set it up correctly and keep it running. By signing up with me,…
Linux and File Editing
When you need to edit a file on Linux, it is highly recommended that you use a linux text editor. If you’re using a windows machine or something else, the editor you use might introduce carriage return characters into the end of every line. This can prove to be a problem as it WILL wreak…
Fixing Live WordPress Install without downtime [Solved – A Solution]
I love wordpress. It’s simple and very powerful. The only problem with it is the quality of the plugins and the constant upgrading. Like Microsoft Windows, sooner or later, something is going to break. Of course, I didn’t notice it until just recently. On my blog (This blog), the newsfeeds broke. I really don’t know…
Backup your Linux Server configuration for a really fast restore
Every once in a while, we have to build a server. You’ve spent the time installing and configuring everything and you want a snapshot for Posterity’s sake. Here’s how to do it quickly. This little command will simply take a snapshot of everything of importance and for the most part allow you to restore your…
How to Bind utorrent to a specific ip and route it out a vpn for better speed. [Solved]
Torrent technology is an amazing in the sense it uses swarms of users to serve and share files you may be trying to download. It’s been implemented by many companies and is a very bandwidth efficient format to get your files served to you faster. Whenever I download CentOS DVDs, I use utorrent and other…
Automated Backups to Amazon S3. WordPress example explained here.
There are tons of Automated backup plugins for WordPress, but the reality is you’re assuming they work unless you’ve actually restored one of them. This article will explain how to do this without using anything fancy like a backup program. In fact, I just give you a few scripts and of course the old, trusty,…
How to use Cron. The linux / unix Scheduler
Cron as it is called is a very powerful tool. It’s simply a scheduler that allows you to do a multitude of tasks at any given time. It’s been around since the beginning of time and is built into every linux, unix, bsd distribution out there. Even Microsoft has a version of Cron, albeit it’s…