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Cacti is an open source tool that polls network devices and provides a web based interface to view historical data about these devices. It is a really great tool to monitor disk usage, network traffic, and pretty much anything else you can think of. When installing cacti it is easy to forget about the log…
This can be done using open source software called Synergy. This application allows you to connect the keyboard and mouse to one computer which acts as a server for those devices. The setup is intended to have multiple computers connected to multiple displays but only to have one keyboard and mouse. This is not to…
One thing most people do not realize is the fact that sending Instant Messages over the Internet is not secure. Every time you speak with someone you risk the chance of someone listening in on those conversations. Especially now a days with so many wireless networks hackers can easily join networks and grab all of…
I think with the template I have installed for Joomla that the Page Class Suffix is broken for some reason so I cannot easily add CSS changes that way. I was amazed at how hard it was for me to locate how to do this. I searched forever on Google and could not find the…
I have a couple people who write articles from time to time sand after installing WP Block Admin they were unable to get to wp-admin anymore. Since we are only using three user levels on this site which are Admin, Author, and Subscriber. On install WP Block Admin is set to only allow Admin and…
This article was written to create an easy step to add more SPAM protection to ISPConfig when you are running postfix. This not only will cut down on SPAM but it will also cut down on load by not sending as much SPAM to spamassassin. Below are some SPAM protection additions that can be made…
I have been adding some additions to WordPress to lock it down a bit and keep regular users away from wp-admin. There is a bunch of stuff out there to do this type of thing but I found the best combination to upgrade your register/login system and to keep the average user away from wp-admin…
I was recently watching an episode of hak5 on my ipod and got turned on to a cool source code editor and all around notepad replacement for Windows called Notepad++. This application is completely free, doesn’t take a lot of resources to run, and is snap to install. Some cool features of Notepad++ 1. Tabs:…
In my day to day work, I need to have access to multiple operating systems in order to test various things. Unfortunatly running multiple desktops gets warm and traveling with multiple laptops gets cumbersome. I serached out and tried various virtualization technologies that would address my problems. In the end, after testing VMWare, various Xen…