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Gow an Awesome Alternative to Cygwin

Gow an Awesome Alternative to Cygwin

If you are a power user and use both Linux and Windows, you might have Cygwin installed. Cygwin is a set of tools that allow you to run Linux only programs on Windows. Cygwin however has it’s own fair share of annoyances, [...]

Install Visual Studio 2012 from Dream Spark without using SDM

Install Visual Studio 2012 from Dream Spark without using SDM

Dream Spark is a great resource for students because it allows you to download developer tools for free if you can prove that you are a student. This novel initiative by Microsoft has been highly praised by everyone. However, it [...]

How to Prevent Brute Force Attacks on Your Server with Fail2Ban

How to Prevent Brute Force Attacks on Your Server with Fail2Ban

Having your own server means that you will have to protect it against network attacks which can come from bots and/or other infected servers. Fail2Ban is an service than bans IP’s that try to crack your ssh/ftp server passwords by [...]

Ubuntu Tip for Establishing Permanent Mount Points for Windows Partitions

Ubuntu Tip for Establishing Permanent Mount Points for Windows Partitions

When using the Ubuntu operation system to mount Windows partitions, it mounts the windows partitions on your computer automatically but it assigns a different path to the the disks every time they are remounted. This is particularly irritating because it breaks my [...]