Introduction: Domain name servers (DNS) provide the numerical addresses for sites on the Internet. When you type cafebedouin.org into your browser, your computer queries a DNS name server to get a numerical address. This numerical address is then used to contact the site. Normally, configuring DNS is handled behind the scenes by Dynamic Host Configuration … Continue reading Setting DNS Manually on Ubuntu Linux
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Bash One-Liners :: bashoneliners.com
Collection of practical, well-explained Bash one-liners. http://www.bashoneliners.com/
Freedom & Limits: The ASUS C201 with libreboot and Parabola Linux
March 2020 Update: If you wish to use an ASUS C201 as a laptop computer and usability is an important consideration along with freedom, I now recommend PrawnOS. See my March 2021 update for discussion. Unfree BIOS Software Surfing the web one day, I came across a mention of libreboot, a free software replacement for … Continue reading Freedom & Limits: The ASUS C201 with libreboot and Parabola Linux
Tarsnap – Online Backups for the Truly Paranoid
"Tarsnap is a secure, efficient online backup service: Encryption: your data can only be accessed with your personal keys. We can't access your data even if we wanted to! Source code: the client code is available. You don't need to trust us; you can check the encryption yourself! Deduplication: only the unique data between your … Continue reading Tarsnap – Online Backups for the Truly Paranoid
Swimming Against the Stream of Convenience
A year ago, I deleted my Facebook account. It was a bit of a watershed moment for my digital life because it was the start of a process, where I took a hard look at my use of the "free" services offered by Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Apple and tried to assess whether other … Continue reading Swimming Against the Stream of Convenience
OverTheWire: Wargames
"The wargames offered by the OverTheWire community can help you to learn and practice security concepts in the form of fun-filled games." http://overthewire.org/wargames/ Beyond security, the first game, "Bandit," is a useful introduction to the command line, common tools, e.g, ssh, man, grep, etc., and basic operating system concepts, such as permissions.
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