Ubuntu – Mac Tiger – Windows XP – and MythTV on the Same Desktop
I have integrated Ubuntu Jaunty, Mac Tiger, Windows XP, and a MythTV PVR into my desktop environment using the default compiz in the Ubuntu repositories. Ubuntu is the host operating system, Mac Tiger is a VNC connection on the local network maximized to fullscreen, Windows XP is running in VirtualBox, and MythTV is capturing HD 720P via FireWire from my SA4250HD Optimum cablebox.
The cube also looks nice with these multiple screen, and with a powerful video card you can actually see MythtTV while on the cube. Open /usr/bin/mythtvfrontend and remove the line at the top that prevents it from opening multiple instances. Now you can open a MythTV frontend on each of the cubes viewports. You can actually watch different videos on each side of the cube.
Compiz Screen 4 Desktops – Ubuntu, Mac, Windows, MythTV
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Mod Security for Apache – Web Server Smart Firewall
February 22, 2010 - 9:25 am
Tags: debian repositories, denial of service, denial of service attacks, mod, module, security, security options, spamhaus, sudo, ubuntu
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Mod security has features that go above and beyond a standard firewall. It will help to prevent denial of service attacks, and also can be used to block traffic based on realtime blackhole lists issued by Spamhaus and others. Mod security is apparently in the Debian repositories as well as Ubuntu. In the Ubuntu repos [...]
Cable Internet – Isolate the Problem
February 17, 2010 - 9:40 am
Tags: cable, cable company, cable modem, caption, email services, external ip address, house, line, months service, problem, Wikipedia
Posted in Server, Uncategorized, cable, internet, mail, main, website | No comments
After rewiring my entire house the ultimate way to isolate the problem is to put the cable modem directly on the main line. Replace all splitters, and ask the cable company to drop a new main line, and you can feel confident that the problem is no longer in your house. I rewired my entire [...]
Apache2 Server Side Includes
February 16, 2010 - 9:32 am
Tags: benifit, caption, client web, code, directory, directory path, document, gt options, host containers, html, Server, server parameters, shtml, side, sudo, Wikipedia
Posted in Server, apache2, include, side, ssi | No comments
Server side includes allow for external html documents to be injected into a page prior to it rendering on the client web browser. The benifit of this is eliminating the need to repetitiously repeat code over and over again. If you include the same scripts, on each of your website pages, you can create an [...]
Linux Anti Virus for Websites
January 30, 2010 - 9:56 am
Tags: caption, ClamAV, command, cron job, cronjob, level directories, linux, linux machine, malware, root crontab
Posted in ClamAV, anti, linux, malware, virus | 3 comments
Just because you run linux does not mean you completely forgo anti virus. Your website can be broadcasting Windows viruses or malware. Clamav, run from the command line, will scan your web directories recursively to identify various concerns. Install Clamav:
sudo apt-get install clamav
Then you can run Clam manually or you can install a cron job [...]
Reasonable Backup Routines – Service and Desktop Integrity
January 27, 2010 - 1:25 pm
Tags: backup, backup drive, caption, cronjob, desktop machine, directory, hardware failure, media directory, rsync, user
Posted in backup, crontab, network, rsync | No comments
You should have backups of all your files all the time. For a desktop machine always have a backup of your entire /home partition. Use a cronjob and rsync. Mount a usb drive to the /media directory. Use a cronjob as follows:
1 1 0 0 0 rsync -r /home/user /media/backup/user
The above rsync will recursively transfer [...]
Windows 7 – Mapped Network Drive – Extremely Buggy
January 10, 2010 - 10:48 am
Tags: bottom option, file, mapping network, samba, samba shares, share, share results, slow communication, something, Windows, Word
Posted in delay, map, network, samba, share, slow, windows 7, write | No comments
Update: The slowness was completely caused by the .docx format of Word documents. The documents were converted to traditional .doc and the issues were resolved.
When mapping a samba share in Windows 7 there is something very wrong. The shares map the exact same way as in Win vista, and comparable to the method in Windows [...]
2014 – Windows XP Deadline
December 30, 2009 - 9:23 am
Tags: alternative, company, database applications, framework, frontends, linux, longtime staple, thousand dollars, ubuntu, Windows
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Its time for a shift. Windows XP, the longtime staple of industries around the world, has a deadline. It will no longer be supported by Microsoft in 2014. Because of this companies will either need to upgrade to Windows 7, or some sort of alternative. Windows 7 costs been 4-6 thousand dollars for a 30 [...]
Archivemount – Mount Zip, Rar, Tar, and Bz2 Archives
December 26, 2009 - 8:56 am
Tags: Archivemount, dev, dev package, exact names, fuse, global path, package, ubuntu, ubuntu repositories, unmount
Posted in Compression, archive, bz2, mount, rar, tar, zip | 1 comment
Hate unzipping an archive to view, or add files? Why not just mount the entire package and edit it like a regular folder. Archivemount does exactly this. On Ubuntu install the dependencies to build the binary. You need fuse, and its development package, and you need libarchive and its dev package. I forget the exact [...]
Gnome Shell – Move Over Compiz, or Not?
December 19, 2009 - 2:53 pm
Tags: alternate shells, Compiz, default shell, gnome, install, new addition, server environment, shell, sudo
Posted in Compiz, gnome, shell | 1 comment
Gnome is moving ahead making great progress. Every successive release gets better. A new addition to Gnome is a build in shell supporting compositing. Install it in Ubuntu with:
sudo apt-get install gnome-shell
Then implement it the same way you implement compiz:
sudo gnome-shell –replace
You may want to have the fusion-icon open in the system tray to conveniently [...]
VirtualBox – Peaking Interest as a Serious Competitor
December 16, 2009 - 11:08 am
Tags: apple cart, host, host processor, load, Mac OS, mac os x, San Francisco, Sun, support, virtualbox, vmware users
Posted in Sun, guest, host, virtual, virtualbox | No comments
I’ve said for year VirtualBox was good stuff. I’ve used it since it was previously owned directly by Innotek. Now that Sun has purchase the relatively small European company, the software has exploded with new features and stability. Years ago usb support was in its infancy. Now its robust. Years ago processor support was limited, [...]
July 6, 2009 - 11:08 am
You have a really slick setup! I’d love to know more about how you set it up. Do you plan on giving some kind of a tutorial or at least a series of links that could be used to set up a similar system?
July 7, 2009 - 12:44 pm
Sure I’ll piece together a howto.
July 7, 2009 - 12:55 pm
Hi,
I’m looking forward to see your howto. Great works!
August 25, 2009 - 10:06 am
Hi,
great work!
I try something similar to, using my Ubuntu jaunty as an output to a Beamer. I want to switch between vnc-Sessions lies on different Desktops.
But in my case a have the Problem that the Fullscreen xtightvnc takes over the the input devices. I cant use the Shortcuts Crtl+F1/F2 to switch the Desktop.. how do you bypass that?
Maybe you could give me a hint
Greeting from Germany
August 25, 2009 - 4:55 pm
This will get you past the issue of VNC fullscreen.
http://www.bgevolution.com/blog/compiz-and-vnc-fullscreen-bug-workaround/