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- Learn to use Git version control for added flexibility
- Vincent Danen introduces Git, a distributed version control system that gains extra flexibility from being free of a central server, like Subversion or CVS. Here are some of the features that set it apart.
- Tags: Vincent Danen, Servers, Hardware
- Download resources 2009-11-19
- Snoop on your own network with ntop
- Vincent Danen recommends ntop if you want to know more about the traffic passing in and out of your network. This powerful network monitoring tool will keep you informed about network load throughput, active connections, which hosts are connecting to what sites, the amount of bandwidth sent to a particular...
- Tags: Vincent Danen, Network, Network Monitoring, Networking, Network Administration
- Download resources 2009-11-05
- Keep IMAP email messages locally using OfflineIMAP
- Vincent Danen discusses the uses of OfflineIMAP for synchronizing local and remote IMAP mailboxes and providing a good method for backing up your email.
- Tags: Vincent Danen, E-mail, Online Communications
- Download resources 2009-10-26
- Setting up a Cisco VPN connection with Network Manager
- Vincent Danen introduces the vpnc plugin for Network Manager that helps you manage the client connection to a Cisco VPN.
- Tags: VPN Connection, Vincent Danen, Network, Cisco Systems Inc., Networking
- Download resources 2009-10-12
- Using Corkscrew to tunnel SSH over HTTP
- If you are in an environment that disallows the use of SSH and forces the use of an HTTP proxy, it is possible to use that HTTP proxy as a transport for SSH. Vincent Danen explains how to use the Corkscrew program to do it.
- Tags: Vincent Danen, HTTP, SSH
- Download resources 2009-10-05
- Get network versatility with SSH tunneling and netcat
- Vincent Danen explains how to use netcat with SSH tunneling when you need to create a secure connection to a server from a remote location.
- Tags: Vincent Danen, Network, SSH
- Download resources 2009-09-25
- Configuring VOIP in Twinkle
- If you need a reliable and capable SIP softphone for Linux, Vincent Danen suggests using the feature-rich Twinkle to configure its use.
- Tags: Vincent Danen, Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), Linux, Telephony, VOIP, Telecommunications, Operating Systems, Emerging Technologies, Software, Networking
- Download resources 2009-09-18
- Save time on downloads with delta RPMs in Fedora 11
- Vincent Danen introduces a new feature in Fedora 11 that creates delta RPM packages.A delta RPM will only download the files that have changed compared to the previous RPM package.
- Tags: Vincent Danen, Fedora Project
- Download resources 2009-09-03
- Mirroring Web sites with wget
- Vincent Danen demonstrates the basics of wget for mirroring entire Web sites.
- Tags: Vincent Danen, Mirroring
- Download resources 2009-08-27
- Monitor your system for threats with rsec alerts
- Vincent Danen gives an overview of the monitoring and reporting tool rsec, which can help you keep a close eye on your system's security without having to pore over log files.
- Tags: Vincent Danen, Monitor, Business Intelligence, Monitors & Displays, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware, Components
- Download resources 2009-08-24
- Tweeting from the command-line
- Vincent Danen shows you a simple script that will allow you to send tweets from the command line. Whether you're sharing your personal thoughts or project announcements, the script gives you the convenience of automation.
- Tags: Vincent Danen
- Download resources 2009-08-17
- How to use Virtual Machine Manager on Fedora 11
- Vincent Danen covers the basics of virt-manager, a user interface for managing virtual machines in Linux. KVM and virt-manager will be the default virtualization solution in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, so it will be solid and well supported. Here's how to get started.
- Tags: Vincent Danen, Fedora Project, Virtual Machine, Virtualization, Desktop Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Linux, Open Source, Hardware, Storage, Operating Systems, Software
- Download resources 2009-08-10
- Secure remote firewall administration via SSH
- Most firewall systems contain a Web-based component that allows you to configure the firewall, but it's not very secure. Vincent Danen shows you a method via SSH that has the advantage of authentication and strong encryption.
- Tags: Vincent Danen, Administration, SSH, Firewalls, Network Security, Security, Networking
- Download resources 2009-08-04
- System monitoring with Conky
- Conky is a system monitoring tool that can operate in window-less mode, so it persistently anchors to the desktop, preventing it from being moved or closed. Vincent Danen explains how you can use it to get the crucial information on system performance that you need.
- Tags: Vincent Danen, System Monitoring, Conky, It Services
- Download resources 2009-07-24
- Setting up a dynamic DNS service part 2: dhcpd
- Vincent Danen follows up his tip on configuring BIND for a dynamic DNS service with part 2 on configuring the DHCPd service, which will serve the DHCP-based IP addresses to clients and update the DNS records.
- Tags: Vincent Danen, Dynamic DNS, Domain Names, Networking, Internet
- Download resources 2009-07-15
- Setting up a dynamic DNS service part 1: named
- Vincent Danen shows you how to configure the BIND side of a dynamic DNS service. (In part 2, he will configure DHCPd and put them both together.)
- Tags: Vincent Danen, Dynamic DNS, Domain Names, Internet
- Download resources 2009-07-10
- Use Makefiles for more than handling source code
- The make command is not just for programmers. Vincent Danen shows you other handy tasks that you can perform with this versatile command.
- Tags: Vincent Danen, Make Command, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- Download resources 2009-06-29
- Create custom keybindings in vim
- Vincent Danen tells you how you can work smarter in vim by adding and changing keybindings to more familiar commands.
- Tags: Vincent Danen
- Download resources 2009-06-01
- Gain fine control in OpenVZ with resource management
- Vincent Danen explains how to get the most out of OpenVZ by using all the settings that allow you to control resources that are made available to the OpenVZ containers.
- Tags: Vincent Danen, OpenVZ
- Download resources 2009-05-22
- Create your own yum repository
- Vincent Danen explains how to create your own yum repository wtih the createrepo tool. One thing it allows you to do is to distribute specialized packages within an organization.
- Tags: Vincent Danen, Productivity
- Download resources 2009-05-07
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