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Jan/13

Samsung Series 9 (Jun 2012) Mini Review

Filed Under Hardware, Review at 14th January 2013 0:01 by

Overview I was on the market for a new laptop with my aging 15″ Santa Rosa MacBook Pro (MBP). With Intel finally driving the Ultrabook to compete with the MacBook Air(MBA) I was sure my next computer would one. Limitations … Continue reading →

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Jan/13

FreePBX 2.9/2.10 On Ubuntu 12.04

Filed Under Linux, PBX at 7th January 2013 0:01 by

Overview Here’s an updated guide for installing FreePBX on Ubuntu 12.04. I found a different guide to installing FreePBX against the 12.04 LTS with some minor tweaks. I have opted for installing 2.9.x of FreePBX because the changes in 2.10 … Continue reading →

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Dec/12

IaaS Or VPS Part 1 – Analysis And Intent

Filed Under Infrastructure at 31st December 2012 19:44 by

Overview With the proliferation of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) does it make sense to use Virtual Private Servers (VPS) or even shared / dedicated hardware? Prices for IaaS have been decreasing with competition and VPS industry hasn’t really moved … Continue reading →

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Dec/12

Convert PEM To PPK On Windows

Filed Under Windows at 24th December 2012 0:01 by

Download PuTTYGen Run PuTTYGen. Go to Conversions > Import key menu Select the PEM file Change the Key comment field to something descriptive. Add a passphase (optional). Press Save private key and save the file to a suitable location. Connecting … Continue reading →

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Dec/12

Install Clockwork Recovery Mod On Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9

Filed Under Tablet at 17th December 2012 0:01 by

The second step to installing ROMs on the Galaxy Tab is to flash a new recovery firmware. Clockwork Recovery Mod (CWM) is a far more capable firmware than the stock one. Below is a video how to: In summary: Download … Continue reading →

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Dec/12

Increase Samba File Transfer In Ubuntu 12.04

Filed Under Linux, Windows at 10th December 2012 0:01 by

Overview There are 2 lines in the Samba configuration file which are commented out by default which can be uncommented out to increase read speeds. It is very easy to do and reversible as well. From personal experience it has … Continue reading →

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Dec/12

Root Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 GT-P7300

Filed Under Tablet at 3rd December 2012 0:01 by

The first step to installing ROMs on the Galaxy Tab is to root it so that system files can be changed. Below is a video how to: In summary: To do this visit Galaxy Tab 8.9 Root on XDA and … Continue reading →

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Nov/12

Monitor Services On Ubuntu 12.04 With Monit

Filed Under Linux at 27th November 2012 0:01 by

Overview Monit is a very simple daemon which monitors conditions. Conditions can be defined as anything from a file to mounted drives. Monit can send email alerts, log to syslog and also restart services. Install Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) To … Continue reading →