How to: Install Netatalk (AFP) on Ubuntu with Encrypted Authentication
Purpose: Install Netatalk (AFP) on Ubuntu with encrypted authentication (using OpenSSL), which is not enabled by default with the Ubuntu netatalk package. By default, the package installed from the...
View ArticleHow To: Network Trash on Ubuntu File Server (NAS) with SFTP (SSH + Fuse) and...
Purpose: create a Network Trash functionality for a Ubuntu Linux file server (NAS). Reason being: by default, files deleted from the command line on file server go away permanently. If I am connected...
View ArticleHow To: Install MacPorts on OS X Leopard (10.5)
Purpose: install MacPorts on OS X Leopard (10.5) to gain access to a host of open source applications and tools that make working on the Mac as cool as can be. Using MacPorts makes it easy to install...
View ArticleBash Script: Incremental Encrypted Backups with Duplicity (Amazon S3)
Update (5/6/12): I have not been actively developing this script lately. Zertrin has stepped up to take over the reins and offers a up-to-date and modified version with even more capabilities. Check it...
View ArticleHow To: Automated Encrypted Incremental Backups on Amazon S3 with Duplicity...
Purpose: setup an automatic encrypted off-site backup system that utilizes Amazon S3 with incremental backups by duplicity on the Mac (Leopard) or Ubuntu. Currently, I do have my own on-site backup...
View ArticleHow To: Test Connection Speed Between Two Machines
Purpose: as a quick diagnostic tool, sometimes it’s nice to know exactly how fast two machines can (theoretically) be connected. I was having some slow downs on my NAS and using these command line...
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How To: Store iMovie ’09 Events and Projects on a Network Volume (NAS)
Purpose: while iMovie ’09 allows you to store your events and projects on physically attached hard drives (external or internal) it doesn’t offer an out-of-the-box way to store them on a network...
View ArticleHow to: Install Multiple Versions of Python 3 on Mac
Was needing to test some code against multiple versions of Python 3. Namely: 3.2.x and 3.3.x and 3.4.x. Installing 3.5.x was easy using homebrew (brew install python3). But I couldn’t find brew...
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