AIDE+gpg 1.0.2 released
As part of my work migrating to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, I found that AIDE+gpg does not work with GnuPG2 (previously, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and Annvix only used GnuPG version 1). The AIDE+gpg scripts now work with GnuPG version 2, and a new version is available from the AIDE+gpg project page. I [...]
How to reassign the primary display on multi-display Macs
This week’s mac techmail is How to reassign the primary display on multi-display Macs which is pretty simplistic, but really sweet all at the same time. I’m not sure how to do this in Windows (never done it before) and on Linux it’s pretty straightforward too. But it wasn’t until I needed it that I [...]
Use Fail2ban to blacklist IP addresses and alert you to attacks
This week’s techmail was Use Fail2ban to blacklist IP addresses and alert you to attacks which takes a look at the fail2ban tool. Fail2ban is a program that will watch log files and if it notices failed login attempts on any configured services (ssh, smtp, etc.) it will ban that IP address for a certain [...]
Obtaining network information with netstat
Last week’s techmail was Obtaining network information with netstat where we take a look at some of the nifty little things you can do with the netstat program including listing which ports are being actively listened to and by which programs and what active connections there are (both inbound and outbound). netstat is a really [...]
Still frustrated with Apple Mail searching
Last week’s mac techmail was Still frustrated with Apple Mail searching which gives some of the reasons, and some possible workarounds, to the awful search capabilities in Apple Mail. For a mail client today, it sure doesn’t offer very much power for email searching, yet on the Mac it’s one of the best GUI mail [...]
Tips and tricks to help you do more with OpenSSH
Last week’s techmail was Tips and tricks to help you do more with OpenSSH which is a followup to the previous tip that talked about OpenSSH key management. This one gives you a few one-liner tips to stimulate the imagination (yet are useful on their own) with the kinds of things you can do with [...]