If you run HP servers in your shop, specifically the ML or DL series servers with ESXi, you may have noticed that your array controller status is not available under hardware statuses. That’s right, the vanilla install of ESXi does not contain RAID controller drivers for many of the HP RAID devices such as the… Read More
Piwik is the Leading Self-Hosted, Decentralized, Open Source Web Analytics Platform, used by 460,000 websites in 150 countries. Piwik was founded by Matthieu Aubry in 2007. Over the last five years, more talented and passionate members of the community have joined the team. In a digital world, Piwik gives you insights on your website’s visitors,… Read More
Like many, I have always been a fan of the old Linksys WRT54G/GS/GL routers. These routers have been and still are a work horse in many installations of mine. Originally I was a proponent of DD-WRT firmware and most of my production installs started with DD-WRT. Since that time I have become an even bigger… Read More
HeidiSQL is a lightweight, Windows based interface for MySQL databases. It enables you to browse and edit data, create and edit tables, views, procedures, triggers and scheduled events. Also, you can export structure and data either to SQL file, clipboard or to other servers. HeidiSQL Homepage
Paint.NET is free image and photo editing software for PCs that run Windows. It features an intuitive and innovative user interface with support for layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools. An active and growing online community provides friendly help, tutorials, and plugins. It started development as an… Read More
Fail2ban scans log files (e.g. /var/log/apache/error_log) and bans IPs that show the malicious signs — too many password failures, seeking for exploits, etc. Generally Fail2Ban is then used to update firewall rules to reject the IP addresses for a specified amount of time, although any arbitrary other action (e.g. sending an email) could also be… Read More
Clonezilla is a partition and disk imaging/cloning program similar to True Image® or Norton Ghost®. It helps you to do system deployment, bare metal backup and recovery. Two types of Clonezilla are available, Clonezilla live and Clonezilla SE (server edition). Clonezilla live is suitable for single machine backup and restore. While Clonezilla SE is for… Read More
This is a basic Powershell script that will allow you to send an email. With that said, I want to point out that the top of the enclosed script has a comments section that includes filename, author, created date and a basic description of the script. While the name of the script is typically indicative… Read More
Alfresco helps teams share, manage and retain content across the extended enterprise with simplicity that end users love and smarts that IT can endorse. Alfresco enables organizations in more than 180 countries to collaborate more effectively, improve business process efficiency and ensure information governance. Across cloud, mobile, hybrid and on-premise environments, Alfresco is smart enterprise… Read More