I can run my own VPN that becomes an encrypted, point-to-point connection from anywhere? Say what? Relatively safe and secure using public wifi? Yes, it’s true. You can setup PiVPN on your Ubuntu Server or Raspberry Pi device. There are three components to this: PiVPN running on the server, the UFW firewall configuration, and the… Continue reading Private VPN on Ubuntu Server or Raspberry Pi
Month: October 2019
Clone a Hard Drive using Ubuntu Live CD
I have a hard drive-duplicator device. It works great if you two of the same drive. But I’ve had issues transferring from an SSD to a regular hard drive (and vice versa). I looked into buying the EaseUS Disk Copy program (only works in Windows) but now they want a subscription? Hell no to that.… Continue reading Clone a Hard Drive using Ubuntu Live CD
Connect a PC to a Commodore 1541/1571 drive
Did you ever want to transfer files from your old Commodore 1541/1571 drive between your computer and a real drive? Did you also want to use a real Commodore floppy drive with the VICE emulator? Me too! 😉 Both of these things are possible with the zoomfloppy device being offered by Retro Innovations. You can… Continue reading Connect a PC to a Commodore 1541/1571 drive
Subsonic issues on Ubuntu Server?
HTTP ERROR: 503 Can’t load server My subsonic installation was not working! I tried everything (or so I thought) including reinstalling subsonic, looking at my router settings (is 4040 configured properly?) etc. Finally I found the solution: cleaning up a corrupt Subsonic Database. If you are being met with a 503 html error, this could… Continue reading Subsonic issues on Ubuntu Server?