Category Archives: Technical
Lenny to Squeeze
There comes a time when you have to upgrade your Debian distribution to the new release. I was on Lenny, Squeeze had been out for a month. To upgrade, all I had to do was to edit my apt source list – Please follow the full instructions Its always a worry. “Will it boot afterwards”? [...]
Debian upgrade
I am attempting to upgrade my Debian secondary host from lenny to squeeze. Wish me luck.
WordPress Postie tip
WordPress has a basic system to allow posts via Email, it is very limited and the only attempt at keeping it secure is to advise using a strange Email address with random characters. Once you send your Email, you then have to go to the website and run the script to download it! (Admittedly, you [...]
Angry Birds
I finally completed 3 stars on all levels of Seasons Angry birds (Free), thats Christmas, Halloween and Valentines.
Secure FTP (Secure Shell (ssh) FTP)
A couple of years ago, I had a struggle configuring a secure FTP server. It involved installing restricted shells (rssh), creating that shells own directory system, and making copies of library DLLs because the rssh could not see outside its own directory system. It worked in the end, but I was dismayed at the time [...]
