Category Archives: IT

Administering Multiple Linux Servers Remotely

So I was playing around with recordMyDesktop, and I decided I might as well make something useful with it. Administering Multiple Linux Servers Remotely (ogg format) If you can’t play Ogg Theora video files, download VLC – it can play … Continue reading

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Giving AD Domain Admins Root Access in Linux

The sudo command makes it very easy to give the Domain Admins, or any Active Directory group, root access on Linux workstations and servers. The big prerequisite is that you have to have Samba and Winbind properly setup to authenticate … Continue reading

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Setting Up Yet Another Debian Etch Server

A teacher e-mailed me the other day wondering if I could setup a server with Moodle on it for him to test. I was overjoyed at the request because the teacher had discovered Moodle, MySQL, PHP, and Linux (as well … Continue reading

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Office 2007? I haven’t finished deploying 2003 yet!

Just skimmed an article on El Reg about Office 2007′s expected slow uptake.  The school I work for is currently in the process of upgrading from Office 2000 to Office 2003.  I can’t imagine why we’d want to upgrade to … Continue reading

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IT Horror Story

Instant messages from a friend who I’m sure would blog this but can’t for obvious reasons: Steve: I’m making an emergency run to best buy for someone because they need 6 UPSs and they won’t make it in time Steve: … Continue reading

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Windows Home Server: Good Product, Wrong Market?

I hate to say it, but according to Paul Thurott’s review, Windows Home Server sounds like a good product. Although they picked the wrong market. (And who knows how well it will actually work…) Why the Home market is wrong… … Continue reading

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