There are just some software programs that I couldn’t live without, they just make things so much easier and if they were just to disappear I would die! lol, well not really die but I would feel like shit if I lost them. Here they are, these are listed in no particular order.
1. Adobe Photoshop
2. Dreamweaver
3. Programmer’s Notepad
4. Damn NFO Viewer
5. VLC Media Player
6. Putty
7. Firefox
8. Filezilla
9. uTorrent
10. Blocklist Manager
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If you run a server that you need to be able to SSH to then you should use this tip to further secure your machine. The default port for SSH is widely known and is no secret, this means that hackers know which port you use for SSH unless you change it. This is a huge security risk unless you take steps to protect your server. Read Full Story
I have been working on setting up my hosting business for a while now. I can gladly say that it is open for business now. Check it out at http://hosting.sitesbyadam.com
In the future I plan to offer VPS and Dedicated servers, but for now I will just stay with shared hosting packages. I hope to have some Windows Server shared packages to go along with the Linux shared hosting packages in the near future.
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I had an issue tonight while trying to lock down my CentOS server. I had sudo installed but hadn’t used it yet. I created my new user since I will be disabling the use of the root account through ssh. When i tried to use sudo I got this error: “sudo: must be setuid root”. Well, in case you have the same issue here is what you need to do to fix it. Read Full Story
I know I haven’t posted in a while but I’ve been busy looking for a job, spending time with the family and more recently… setting up my new VPS (Virtual Private Server). This is my first experience with a VPS so there has been a bit of a learning curve but overall it has been interesting and a great experience. I went through 3 different companies in a 5 day span. I got refunds from the first two and stuck with the third. I have to say I’m very pleased with the server ... Read Full Story
More news has surfaced about the Pirate Bay trial a few weeks ago. One of the defense lawyers for the Pirate Bay has uncovered evidence that may prove or suggest doubt that the judge was appointed randomly. In court cases such as this a judge is supposed to be appointed randomly to the case, but there is doubt that it was random in the Pirate Bay case. With all of the other stuff that has come out about this judge recently, this is not looking good for the prosecution.
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I read a blog post on another site today about using Wordpress as a full content management system or CMS. This seems to be a very good idea considering how easy it is to create new pages and content with Wordpress. Once you have your template made things would be very easy. I am thinking about exploring this technique locally on my computer first and seeing how everything works. Possibly in the near future you may see this blog completely transform into something different.
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