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Dec/11

FreePBX MySQL Caller Lookup Source

Filed Under Linux, PBX at 13th December 2011 0:01 by

Overview One of the reasons I switched to MySQL instead of using the built in phonebook was because the numbers weren’t matching the ones in the internal phonebook. The built in phonebook only allows numbers so international numbers with + … Continue reading →

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Nov/11

Resizing VirtualBox Disk

Filed Under Linux, Software at 18th November 2011 10:29 by

I ran out of disk space on my virtual machine and needed more space. I did not want to create a new disk and install from scratch but VirtualBox does not have any GUI tools which would resize a disk … Continue reading →

01

Nov/11

KeePass Mini Review

Filed Under Security, Software at 1st November 2011 0:01 by

Overview Software and services for password manager have been around for a long time. I was skeptical about using such products because I thought it was leaving “all your eggs in one basket”. Loose your key file and / or … Continue reading →

03

Oct/11

Add Sipgate To FreePBX

Filed Under PBX at 3rd October 2011 12:26 by

Overview sipgate provides a SIP trunk which can be used to make or receive calls. It has one of the best cost value I have seen because there are no line rentals, a local number can be selected within the … Continue reading →

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Sep/11

SpiderOak Mini Review

Filed Under Software at 28th September 2011 0:01 by

Overview I was looking for a replacement to Dropbox after the EULA / T&C changes and found SpiderOak to be a very attractive alternative. It’s a backup and folder sharing / sync software which runs on all 3 major platforms … Continue reading →

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Sep/11

Security Holes & Backdoors In FreePBX

Filed Under Linux, Networking, PBX, Security at 21st September 2011 17:20 by

I found a chilling article by chance the consequence was extremely bad! It seems security was not high on the agenda when FreePBX was initially developed and the developers had built some default and backdoors into a system for easy … Continue reading →

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Aug/11

Identi.ca On TweetDeck

Filed Under Software at 9th August 2011 0:01 by

It is very easy to check your timeline on Identica with TweetDeck. To add an Identi.ca account, go to the settings (spanner icon in the top right corner) and Accounts. Click on the Add New Account button. The bottom half … Continue reading →

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Aug/11

Ubuntu 10.04 dos2unix Tools Missing

Filed Under Linux, Programming, Software at 1st August 2011 0:01 by

To install dos2unix (and unix2dos) tools in Ubuntu: $sudo apt-get install tofrodos The package in Ubuntu does not use the standard dos2unix command and instead are: fromdos – same as dos2unix todos – same as unix2dos This tool seems to … Continue reading →