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How to secure the plex web interface behind a reverse proxy
Submitted by fieldyweb on Sunday 12th of October 2014 06:05:10 PMThese are some instructions i put together to get plexweb working from home over https using an NGINX reverse proxy. Might be useful to someone.
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OMG what happened to CentOS 7 Desktop?
Submitted by fieldyweb on Sunday 3rd of August 2014 04:59:54 PMAs an Ubuntu user i always keep an eye out on other distros i've used over the years Sabayon, OpenSuse however CentOS is never a desktop distro i'd think of, always felt like heading back to 1990 on the desktop.. Time it seems however have changed
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New HTPC the Lenovo Ideastation Q190 & Ubuntu
Submitted by fieldyweb on Sunday 3rd of November 2013 06:53:23 PMWe cut the cord a couple of years ago, the need to get TV over traditional TV Ariel was no longer needed and services such as TV Catchup, iPlayer and the other UK Catchup TV Channels streamed over the net to my TV were all we needed.
Having had an Asrock 330 Ion be the trusty device for nearly 5 years the box finally gave up the shost last week.
The options available for using the internet to provide your TV are huge, from the giants of Apple with Apple TV, Google are dipping their toes in the water they have the ChromeCast, and there are a huge bagfull of Android Devices which all claim to plug into the HDMI port of your TV.. Then there is the Raspberry PI which has a custom build of OS's to provide different interfaces.
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Why is Security not Turned on by Default?
Submitted by fieldyweb on Tuesday 10th of September 2013 07:36:42 PM Filed under
This isn't a Windows thing, Linux as well should be more secure than the assumption that the OS with elevated privileges is secure enough, there is so much more Desktop Linux could be doing to make the users experience more secure.
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Sometimes the Tech pres just gets it wrong..
Submitted by fieldyweb on Friday 6th of September 2013 07:44:57 PM Filed under
While I know this is a Linux site, i feel that Windows RT is getting the same bad rap Linux gets from the Tech press in many areas. A lack of true understanding of just what they are dealing with or just a huge need to present some form of being part of the crowd. I'm not sure just what it is however it needs to change. It's the same thing that happens when some people review Ubuntu PHone for example and claim it's not a viable platform.. and it annoys me..
Why Everything you've read in the tech press about Windows RT is WRONG!!
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Head to head the best of class, the Lumia 920 and the Nexus 4
Submitted by fieldyweb on Sunday 14th of July 2013 07:56:28 PM Filed under
With the tenuous link of Linux/android I take a look at just how googles flagship device stands up against the top WP8 phone
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OpenSUSE from an Ubuntu users point of view..
Submitted by fieldyweb on Monday 8th of July 2013 09:09:43 PM Filed under
I'm not a huge fan of VS posts, you know, Linux Mint VS Fedora.. I'm a Linux user, and i've recently migrated from Ubuntu to OpenSuse to see what the other side of the fence is likem what's done different, what is good, what is not so good. I've put together a few observations
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Fixing OpenSuse’s Dog Awful default fonts…
Submitted by fieldyweb on Sunday 7th of July 2013 11:27:56 AM Filed under
Lets not beat around the bush here, the default font rendering in OpenSuse and the default font do not an OS fit for reading make.. this can be fixed however..
Love or hate Ubuntu, out of the box it has one of the best font rendering setups of any distro and considering how much time we spend on our PC’s setting your fonts up correctly is one less headach, literally.
I’m not sure how much of these instructions I got right, however after a reboot the screen text does at least look better..
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Stopping Screen Flickering on Ivy Bridge Laptops using Linux
Submitted by fieldyweb on Sunday 7th of July 2013 10:46:28 AM Filed under
This is a solution to a problem which has been dogging me on every version of Linux I install on the Acer Aspire S3. I'm hoping it will help someone.
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My thoughts after nearly a week with KDE 4.10
Submitted by fieldyweb on Tuesday 2nd of July 2013 09:57:06 PMI'm switching to KDE from Gnome 3 for a Month.. This is nearly a week..
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Linux Desktops KDE 4 vs Unity vs Gnome 3 in the real world.
Submitted by fieldyweb on Tuesday 2nd of July 2013 09:21:31 PMIf you’ve chosen one of the major Linux distributions chances are (unless you’re a Mint user) you’ve come across the three big Linux Gui’s KDE, Gnome 3 and Unity.
The problem with any post like this is it’s an opinion piece, and with out a shadow of a doubt my opinion is probably going to vastly different to a lot of people out there. Linux users can be ferociously protective of not just their choice of distro, but their choice of Desktop as well.
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Time for a discreet OSX feature to come over to Linux.
Submitted by fieldyweb on Monday 24th of June 2013 08:04:53 PM Filed under
There is functionality in OSX called Airdrop which Linux Desktops could do with as a replacement of the SMB/NFS shared files sharing system. There are some options out with but they are seemingly stale projects which however can provide the functionality which is needed in Linux
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The question is, Which OS is the best? The replies were interesting.
Submitted by fieldyweb on Thursday 20th of June 2013 09:33:07 PM Filed under
asking this very simple question which is the best Operating system in some corners of the Internet, is like throwing a slab of raw meat into a wild animal enclosure and watching as the question gets ripped apart. Its tantamount to asking which religion or political system is the best in the way some will tear strips off others
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Is OpenSuse a viable Ubuntu alternative?
Submitted by fieldyweb on Monday 17th of June 2013 08:21:32 PM Filed under
There’s lots of forums and even 3 or 4 releases in I still hear people talking about how much they dislike Unity, which is a shame because it’s turning into quite a nice Gui from where i’m sitting, however one thing Linux has is choice. If nothing else there are other solid, stable distributions out there which offer a user a good solid alternative. Once such example is maybe OpenSUSE.
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Getting any distro to work on an Acer S3 feels like its 2002 again..
Submitted by fieldyweb on Saturday 15th of June 2013 11:35:57 PMI've been having a problem all week stopping some insane screen tearing on an Acer Aspire S3, I've got to a point where its better, usable, but not perfect, so i've posted what I've done and it might help someone else.
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Nettop, the command not the hardware is not just for OSX..
Submitted by fieldyweb on Sunday 9th of June 2013 06:03:05 PM Filed under
I found this article on the osxdaily website, the article refers to running nettop on OSX however it’s a *nix command so will also be in the package repository (if not preinstalled) on your favorite distro. I’ve tested all of the command options on Sabayon and they work fine..
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Using dual factor authentication on Linux..
Submitted by fieldyweb on Sunday 9th of June 2013 06:01:07 PM Filed under
I’m really starting to appreciate the benifits of dual factor authentication across the board, so this Howtoforge article is of interest to anyone who wants to secure SSH access on thier Linux systems. I previously posted about using your mobile phone as the something you have bit, well this is another method.
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HOW TO DO MASS ENROLLING OF YUBIKEY WITH LINOTP
Submitted by fieldyweb on Sunday 9th of June 2013 05:58:40 PM Filed under
While you may have your Ubuntu install locked down with Full disk encryption incase you loose the laptop, UFW locking down the network with a firewall, there is no point if you have a poor password. Dual factor authentication using One Time Passwords may be an option for you, if they are this great howtoforge article might point you in the right direction.
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Why is PRISM so shocking? Everyone is reading our data
Submitted by fieldyweb on Sunday 9th of June 2013 05:54:51 PM Filed under
With prism being the story of the week, I'm just asking a simple question
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Setting up a serial console
Submitted by fieldyweb on Sunday 12th of May 2013 07:12:15 PMThis is a bit old school however if you are a Sysadmin you might need to get a console up for a Cisco or other device. I hope this helps
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