Mar 6, 2012
Install GnuWin32 tools on Windows
Being a geek that uses many OS’s you always run into instances that you think, that would be great if I could do that on Windows, Linux or OSX. The command line tools available with Linux are very handy and Windows is starting to get there with each release of Powershell, but personally I want them now and that is possible with several tools available. One such tool is GnuWin32. The GnuWin project... read more
Feb 25, 2012
Find Large Files in Linux
Recently had the need to find large files in Linux to clear up some space. With the use of the find, print and awk commands I was able to find files bigger than 50 MB. You can change the values to suit your needs. To find all files over 50,000KB (50MB+) in size and display their names, along with size, use following syntax: find {/path/to/directory/} -type f -size +{size-in-kb}k -exec ls -lh {} \; | awk... read more
Feb 4, 2012
Installing Gramps (Genealogical Research Software)
Recently I have been starting to dabble in researching my family tree and started looking for a way to keep track of the information on the computer. To keep with using open source solutions first then moving towards commercial solutions I ran across Gramps (Genealogical Research Software). Gramps is a free software project and community. We strive to produce a genealogy program that is both intuitive for... read more
Feb 4, 2012
Installing Nagios Part 1
For the next series we will be discussing installing and configuring Nagios for monitoring. The series will include installing Nagios, plugins, agents and various custom monitors. Also, adding other features including graphing and performance charting. Nagios is a powerful monitoring tools used by many IT departments and has the support of the Open Source community. So let’s get started! Our choice for OS... read more
Jan 30, 2012
Data Crow for Collection Cataloging
Recently I took on the task to catalog my video and music collection. This need was driven by the fact that I was purchasing duplicate movies. The criteria was simple. It had to be able to use a barcode scanner, handle movie and audio collections, more if possible and have connections to access IMDB, Amazon and others if possible and able to run on different OS’s. And lastly the cost had to be... read more
