Category Archives: Tech tips

Building secure Linux systems

Posted on December 14, 2011 by admin

In this post, I’m going to be documenting the process that I’m working on to build secure Linux systems. What I’d like to have when I’m done Selinux is ON and enforcing Is certifiable to a set of reasonable standards … Continue reading →

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Thumbnails, resizing the quick way

Posted on May 29, 2011 by admin

First, download image magick (http://www.imagemagick.org/script/index.php) Next, create a folder for your thumbnails, and resized images: start->run->cmd cd <path to images> mkdir thumbs mkdir resized mogrify -path thumbs -thumbnail 100×100 *.JPG  mogrify -path resized -resize 1024×768 *.JPG

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Cloning systems, the fast way

Posted on April 17, 2011 by admin

Netcat + partclone. Love it. http://partclone.nchc.org.tw/trac/wiki/Download Step 1. Boot a live usb that has netcat and partclone. I create my own using the gentoo LiveUSB install http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/liveusb.xml, and copy the tools onto the usb stick. Step 2. Profit. On target … Continue reading →

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Converting AVI files to Flash video (on Windoze X-pee)

Posted on January 6, 2011 by admin

Step 1. Install ffmpeg. I believe I downloaded it from here: http://ffmpeg.arrozcru.org/autobuilds/ There was issue with the installation. After installing it (in c:\windows I believe), I noticed that none of the presets worked. This is natively a linux app, and … Continue reading →

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