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Steps in the Right Direction with SSH

Over the last few weeks, Hak 5 has been covering proxies and the use of SSH. Today I set up my SSH server with a login used only for a socks proxy tunnel. The first step I took was to set-up keys for my main user login. ssh-keygen -t rsa -C “myhostname.info“ and then copied [...]

Udacity is Awesome

I’m sure there are a lot of posts about how awesome Udacity is, but here’s one more. I’ve already finished the CS101 (Python) course and have moved on to CS253 (Web Applications) and have enjoyed the whole process. One of the best things about Udacity is that you can access it anytime, and there are [...]

Linux and LapNet (FedEx Office)

Some of you may travel around, and you will probably need to access the internet. While I can use my phone for almost everything, I still use my laptop for ‘real’ work. I also have access to a FedEx Office with their LapNet station and a laptop with Lubuntu. I originally was using the AT&T [...]

Useful Reading for New Programmers

After talking with a fellow tech lover and learning programmer recently, I was pointed to a good write up about the hacker mind set and another page about getting started with programming. How to be a Hacker http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/hacker-howto.html How to be a Programmer http://samizdat.mines.edu/howto/HowToBeAProgrammer.html These should not be considered an end all solution and life [...]