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Category Archives: IT
Recipe for a Transparent Linux Firewall and CherryPy Control Panel
At my previous job I built a transparent firewall with the help of a student. He hacked up some iptables scripts, and I hacked up a CherryPy application to control the firewall. It turned out to be pretty handy, so … Continue reading
I Love Linode
I just signed up for a new Linode account. This is the fourth account I’ve created with them over the years, and I’ve always been very pleased. I wish I do a side-by-side comparison with another VPS host, but I’ve … Continue reading
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System Information for Windows on Linux
I saw System Information for Windows posted on Lifehacker and couldn’t resist: System Information for Windows works on Linux. For the record I’m running Debian Sid and Wine 0.9.30.
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Handy .Net Service Template
I love .Net Services. Its a handy way to create background processes, and they work beautifully in both Windows and Linux (thanks to Mono!). However, every time I create one I find myself writing a lot of the same code … Continue reading
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Vista Package Manager
Ars Technica has an article describing Microsoft Windows Vista’s “Anytime Upgrade” feature. In the patent for the technology Microsoft describes it as “modular OS updates.” So far it sounds like Microsoft got a clue from Linux and Apple: users want … Continue reading
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BBC Article Comparing Vista, OSX, and Linux
The BBC has an excellent article where 4 users describe their favorite operating system. It seems extremely balanced and accurate to me. Although I can’t help but point out one Windows user’s admission that OSX is better: I really think … Continue reading
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