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Learn to use extended file attributes in Linux to boost security

Vincent Danen    //    Wed 16 December 2009    //    Linux    //    techmail security

This week's TechMail is Learn to use extended file attributes in Linux to boost security which takes a look at using chattr, getfattr, setfattr, getfacl, and setfacl; tools that can be used to offer more granular security to files and directories. Being able to use SELinux or GrSecurity, AppArmor, and …

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DIY pfSense firewall system beats others for features, reliability, and security

Vincent Danen    //    Thu 10 December 2009    //    Linux    //    techmail firewall

This week's TechMail was DIY pfSense firewall system beats others for features, reliability, and security which takes a look at pfSense which is, in my opinion, one of the best open source firewall systems around. I've used quite a few, and for a long time when I was developing Annvix …

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Don't need groupware? Organize your life with Osmo

Vincent Danen    //    Thu 03 December 2009    //    Linux    //    techmail gtd

This week's TechMail is Don't need groupware? Organize your life with Osmo which looks at using Osmo as a pretty basic, yet useful, personal information manager. Osmo is quite basic, but if that's all you need (i.e. don't need Outlook or Zimbra or collaboration or internet connectivity), it's a …

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Learn to use Git version control for added flexibility

Vincent Danen    //    Thu 26 November 2009    //    Linux    //    techmail git

This week's TechMail is Learn to use Git version control for added flexibility which talks about some of the basics of using Git. This was good for me since I'm a subversion monkey, but since a lot of projects are using Git now, I really needed to get the basics …

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Fedora 12 boasts enhanced performance, improved reporting, better graphics

Vincent Danen    //    Tue 17 November 2009    //    Linux    //    techmail fedora

This week's TechMail is Fedora 12 boasts enhanced performance, improved reporting, better graphics which is a great big gushy welcome to Constantine! The tip highlights some of my favourite new features in Fedora 12. I've been running the beta on my new HP machine for about a month now and …

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Snoop on your own network with ntop

Vincent Danen    //    Tue 10 November 2009    //    Linux    //    techmail

This week's techmail is Snoop on your own network with ntop, which discusses the many uses for the ntop application and why you want to use it, particularly if you need to keep an eye on your network traffic and throughput. ntop is a great analysis tool that deserves a …

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Using BitlBee to consolidate instant messaging into one client

Vincent Danen    //    Sun 08 November 2009    //    Linux    //    techmail

Last week's techmail was Using BitlBee to consolidate instant messaging into one client which talks about the really neat BitlBee program which brings your instant messaging to IRC. It's got a few rough edges, but it's really quite neat and worth checking out if you're tired of using multiple apps …

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Keep IMAP email messages locally using OfflineIMAP

Vincent Danen    //    Wed 28 October 2009    //    Linux    //    techmail email

This week's TechMail is Keep IMAP email messages locally using OfflineIMAP. OfflineIMAP is an extremely cool program that lets you treat IMAP mail as local with two-way synchronization. Works awesome with mutt and allows you to keep a local copy of stuff for grepping or using mairix with, etc. Good …

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Configure Apache to support multiple SSL sites on a single IP address

Vincent Danen    //    Tue 20 October 2009    //    Linux    //    techmail apache openssl

This week's TechMail is Configure Apache to support multiple SSL sites on a single IP address which talks about the new SNI (Server Name Indication) feature in Apache 2.2.12. This is a really welcome feature as previously if you wanted more than one SSL-secured site, you needed more …

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Setting up a Cisco VPN connection with Network Manager

Vincent Danen    //    Wed 14 October 2009    //    Linux    //    techmail vpn

This week's TechMail is Setting up a Cisco VPN connection with Network Manager which shows just how easy it is to setup Fedora to connect to a Cisco VPN using Network Manager (other distros too, I suppose). Also mentions OpenVPN as well. At any rate, this is an introduction to …

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