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Bullet-proof Apache: Nikto Security Scanner

If you’ve ever been responsible for maintaining an Apache web server, you know how important security is. Nikto provides an easy way to scan for known (and unknown) vulnerabilities within your Apache server.  Actually, it does a fairly comprehensive scan on...

Find Linux CPU Temperature

The easiest way to get a CPU temperature readout from Linux is by looking at an ACPI function called temperature: [code] cat /proc/acpi/thermal_zone/THRM/temperature [/code] You could also try sensors-detect and then sensors, but I had some trouble detecting the...

Dual-Boot a Sansa e260 with Sandisk OG and Rockbox

Hi, thanks for reading. I’m a friend of Ben’s and he’s letting me put down this post. I run a small electronic music blog at astropope.com. If you have seen the post about how to boost wordpress audio with Amazon S3, then you know we are the guinea...

Boost WordPress Audio w/ Amazon S3

The Simple Storage Service (S3) from Amazon is an easy way to serve information. Its high availability and low cost make it a no-brainer when it comes to hosting. Recently, a friend moved his website (the Astropope) from my server to that of a hosting company (for...

Setup Openfire Chat Server & Spark IM Client w/ Asterisk Presence

*** UPDATED 3.16.2016 In this screencast, I will take you through how to setup the Openfire real-time collaboration server from Ignite Realtime. This free, open source application is a great way to leverage Jabber & XMPP chat capabilities within your...

Create an Encrypted Flash/Removable Volume With TrueCrypt 6

I constantly push to implement a solid backup plan for clients. Some opt to get their data off-site, which is always a smart thing to do. You can’t ever have too much backup. Only thing is–there’s no easy way to get a 30 gig Exchange database...