Tag Archives: internet

Squeeze on Inspiron 1525

Posted on February 3, 2011 by ehurst

This installation was the most recent Squeeze RC2 release, downloaded just two days before this blog post. If you’ve never installed Debian, please see this detailed guide for installing Squeeze. I used the graphical installation offered on the welcome screen. … Continue reading →

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Don’t Trust Them

Posted on January 31, 2011 by ehurst

As many people do, I read news on the Web. I don’t have time to read everything offered by most of the news agencies. Nor would I trust their instincts about what is news and what is just a story. … Continue reading →

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Poor Man’s Windows Server: zPanel and WAMP

Posted on January 27, 2011 by ehurst

Update: The ZPanel site has moved to here to take advantage of Sourceforge hosting. See the comment below. (Original post begins below.) So you have this Windows machine, and you really have to have a server. It’s not necessary to … Continue reading →

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Sanity and Self-Sufficiency

Posted on January 23, 2011 by ehurst

In a previous post, I noted my interest in Linux and Open Source was primarily a matter of self-sufficiency, though I phrased it as a matter of having control over my computer. People want such control when they are ready … Continue reading →

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I Trust Ben

Posted on January 21, 2011 by ehurst

Search engines have opened up the world to ordinary Net surfers. I can recall using Alta Vista, then liking Go better, then Yahoo, then Google. These days, Google is simply not the best. Oddly, Bing actually gives far better results … Continue reading →

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RHEL 6 for the Clueless: More Servers

Posted on January 19, 2011 by ehurst

Because RHEL is essentialy an industrial grade commercial product, you’d have to expect it can run more types of server than most people would ever need. We covered the Samba server in a previous lesson as the most common need … Continue reading →

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RHEL 6 for the Clueless: Mail Server

Posted on January 18, 2011 by ehurst

If you are running RHEL, you are already running a mail server. It’s installed by default and setup to run. Of course, it only delivers mail locally, and only from sources within your own machine. Right now, there are no … Continue reading →

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No Longer Recommending SOTT

Posted on January 12, 2011 by ehurst

Change is change; it’s not always good. Recently the Signs of the Times (SOTT) site shifted the focus of their editorial policy. It’s not as if I suspect they’ve been bought off or something. They have the same original editorial … Continue reading →

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Assange and Image Rehabilitation

Posted on December 24, 2010 by ehurst

Those most likely to support Assange where it counts are the ones who have been calling him on being too soft on Israel. He got the message, I believe. He recently denied any intent of taking money or other favors … Continue reading →

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Decentralized versus Centralized DNS: Why?

Posted on December 1, 2010 by ehurst

In a discussion on a private mailing list, the issue of decentralized DNS was raised, in light of the recent battles between the corporate media working through government versus the pirate industry. Why would a bunch of Christian Open Source … Continue reading →

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