Info: After having performed the pfSense upgrade from version 2.1.5 to 2.2 I am no longer able to connect with iPhones to the VPN endpoint. I cannot say what exactly the issue is right now. But as the pfSense people have switched from racoon to strongSwan, there seem to be some significant changes under the…
I came across a good introductory video on NoSQL database systems. In about 55 minutes, Martin Fowler talks about the rise of the NoSQL databases, the different types of NoSQL databases and their usage scenarios. For further study, I can recommend his book “NoSQL Distilled”.
This is done quite easily. Just add the following line to your /etc/apt/sources.list file:
13410021995f28024c87dd3_000005
Run your package manager by calling
13410021995f28024c87dd3_000006
and search for a package named
13410021995f28024c87dd3_000007
Your Gnome menu entry will be automatically created under section “Internet”. Have fun!
The last few days I was experimenting with a tool that I came across. It is called “Duplicity” and it seemed to exactly that what I needed. In fact it has the following features: Supported Backup Types Duplicit supports full and incremental backups. Especially it has some nice features for cleaning up your backup storage.…
I use to write my papers in LaTeX. One thing which I found always annoying about LaTeX is the issue with placing tables and figures inside a document. Usually you can place your tables or figures inside environments, like the table environment or the figure environment: \begin{table}[htbp] \begin{tabular}{|p{3cm}|p{3cm}|p{8.5cm}|} \hline \textbf{R1,C1} & \textbf{R1,C2} & \textbf{R1,C3} \\…
I am currently working on a presentation for a paper I’m writing. This time, I’ve used the LaTeX beamer class to accomplish my goal. After having some fun setting up the tex-file, everything seems to work well. Have a look at [1], the official LaTeX beamer user guide. I can highly recommend this to you.…
Ever wanted to know where your current Linux distro has come from? In that case you should visit Donjan’s web site and have a look at the GNU/linux timeline image . Print it on a A0 and hang it over your bed 😉
GNU/Linux Distro Timeline