Computing Trivia: Molly-guards
Did you know that the protective plastic or glass shield over an important button is colloquially called a Molly-guard? You can also get a script for Unix PC’s called molly-guard […]
Linux
Boot loop issue on VirtualBox
Here’s a quick tip on a not so obvious bug you can have with VirtualBox. I took ownership of a Windows 7 virtual machine from a colleague. I copied the […]
Securely erasing a hard drive
Recently a relative of mine asked if I could get rid of a couple of old desktop computers and a laptop. The relative had removed all their important files from […]
Compiling FFmpeg for Raspberry Pi / Raspbian Jessie
There’s plenty of guides around, but none that worked flawlessly for me. Here’s my recipe for building and compiling FFmpeg for the Raspbian Jessie environment for Raspberry Pi. If you’re […]
Configure FTP on a Raspberry Pi
Firstly; let me stress that you should really try and avoid using FTP. It’s an old protocol, it’s not secure – and by default the SSH support on the Pi […]
Setting up MiniDLNA on a Raspberry Pi
If you’re familiar with DLNA, which is a media streaming protocol that lots of devices support (PC, games consoles, smart tv’s and tablets and cellphones), you can probably guess what […]
Code Scraps: Get a list of all file content in a directory in Linux
This is a quick code scrap – I needed a list of all the files within a directory path on a Linux server today. I need to do this infrequently […]
Code Scraps: Allow root to login via SSH
Most modern Linux systems will prevent the root user from logging in remotely via SSH. This is a very good security practice and you should avoid altering this as it […]
Raspberry Pi – Setup steps
This is a quick guide for getting a Raspberry Pi with Raspbian up and running. This article is aimed at those with some technical experience of the Unix Shell and […]
Basic configuration for iptables (suitable for Raspberry Pi)
This is just a quick post for my own personal benefit to remind me what commands to use when setting up iptables rules. If you want to configure a firewall […]