Category Archives: IT

Join #webdevpdx on Freenode

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Michael Schurter

Chris just created a channel for web developers in Portland, OR on Freenode, so if you’re a web developer (or sysadmin or dba or designer or manager forced to deal with us webdevs) come on in! #webdevpdx on irc.freenode.net New … Continue reading →

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Summer of Hacks

Posted on May 13, 2008 by Michael Schurter

My Linode has been experiencing a huge number of brute force login attempts in the past week. I don’t keep detailed statistics, but I would guess there have been 300 attempts in the past week as opposed to the usual … Continue reading →

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Easy Rsync Remote Backups Using SSH Keys

Posted on March 19, 2008 by Michael Schurter

Rsync is an excellent file transfer utility thats especially well suited for backing up files over the Internet because it only transfers the data that has changed. A friend asked me how to set it up, so I thought I’d … Continue reading →

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Permanent home for firewall-admin

Posted on February 17, 2008 by Michael Schurter

The little recipe I posted for a dedicated Linux firewall with a CherryPy powered administrative interface finally has a permanent home over at Google Code. Many thanks to Kyle Waremburg for creating the project page and helping me develop firewall-admin! … Continue reading →

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Hostname Tab-Completion for OpenSSH

Posted on January 30, 2008 by Michael Schurter

I use OpenSSH daily. In fact the only app I probably use more is vim. However, until yesterday I was typing out the full username and hostname when using ssh:    ssh username@ridiculouslylong.domain.com Ugh Using the same username makes life a … Continue reading →

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Wireless Bridges are a Scam

Posted on December 18, 2007 by Michael Schurter

Disclaimer: I am not a hardware guy. The days when I enjoyed cracking open a computer case and poking around are long since past. These days if I can’t fix something via keyboard, I want no part of it. Unfortunately, … Continue reading →

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