As you probably know if you are a user of Zentyal Server, between distributions there can be major changes, especially with the implementation of Samab4 starting in version 3.0. While I still believe that Zentyal Server is a good choice for a SOHO situation, it is hard to recommend to larger companies when we take… Read More
Terminals is a secure, multi tab terminal services/remote desktop client. It uses Terminal Services ActiveX Client (mstscax.dll). The project started from the need of controlling multiple connections simultaneously. It is a complete replacement for the mstsc.exe (Terminal Services) client. Supported server protocols are Windows remote desktop (RDP), VNC, VMRC, SSH, Telnet, RAS, ICA Citrix, HTTP… Read More
Apache Directory Studio is a complete directory tooling platform intended to be used with any LDAP server however it is particularly designed for use with ApacheDS. It is an Eclipse RCP application, composed of several Eclipse (OSGi) plugins, that can be easily upgraded with additional ones. These plugins can even run within Eclipse itself. Apache… Read More
We have been using Clonezilla for some time now here in our lab as well as at several client sites. Recently a client of mine went about updating their Clonezilla Live PXE install to the newest version and ran into some problems. Honestly, our setup has been working flawlessly for years so I never really… Read More
While we have been testing Windows 8/8.1 for awhile now, I have finally realized it is time to take the leap and run it as my main Windows OS. With that said, I will be writing some articles on my experiences transitioning to Windows 8.1. To start we will want to remove all the Metro… Read More
If you are like me then one of your biggest pet peeve’s with Nginx is its lack of authentication methods like those so easily accessible in Apache. Beyond that, if you would like to add an authentication method to Nginx, it will typically require a recompile. If you are running Debian or Ubuntu then I… Read More
If you would like to use the latest version of Nginx and prefer using the package manager like me, the following steps below will enable you to install Nginx 1.4.4 from the DotDeb repositories. At the time of writing, the latest version in the DotDeb repo is 1.4.4.
If you would like to use the latest version of Subversion and prefer using the package manager like me, the following steps below will enable you to install Subversion 1.8 from the WanDisco repositories. At the time of writing, the latest version in the WanDisco repo is 1.8.5.
FlexGet is a multipurpose automation tool for content like torrents, nzbs, podcasts, comics, series, movies, etc. It can use different kinds of sources like RSS-feeds, html pages, csv files, search engines and there are even plugins for sites that do not provide any kind of useful feeds. There are numerous plugins that allow utilizing FlexGet… Read More
Nginx (pronounced engine-x) is a free, open-source, high-performance HTTP server and reverse proxy, as well as an IMAP/POP3 proxy server. Igor Sysoev started development of Nginx in 2002, with the first public release in 2004. Nginx now hosts nearly 12.18% (22.2M) of active sites across all domains. Nginx is known for its high performance, stability,… Read More