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Using Private Keys with SSH login Without Password on Mac OS X

Posted on December 31, 2012 by virtualdennis
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Here’s an excellent write-up for setting up SSH access using private keys to connect to other Linux/Unix servers without having to enter a password. http://smbjorklund.no/ssh-login-without-password-using-os-x Copied here for reference. Tired of typing passwords to SSH servers you often access? Well … Continue reading →

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Using StreamBaby Application to Stream MP4/M4V Files to Tivo 3 HD (with No Conversion)

Posted on January 5, 2010 by virtualdennis
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This how-to lesson describes how to view MP4/M4V (Quicktime/Apple formatted) movies on your Tivo 3 HD and above (including Tivo Premiere) with no conversion needed and without the need to buy the Tivo Desktop Plus software. Download “StreamBaby” Application A … Continue reading →

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Great Links for Working with and Making Cat 5e or 6 Network Cable

Posted on December 29, 2009 by virtualdennis
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I finished a little household project which was running Cat5e cable from my living room and master bedroom to the switch in my office. This was to connect two Tivo’s to the home network, so that everything is running Gig-E … Continue reading →

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Windows 7 – Another Area for Program Data that isn’t under Program Files

Posted on December 5, 2009 by virtualdennis
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I have a small program that keeps some of it’s files (which happen to be data files) where the program resides, typically under C:Program FilesName of Program. I normally back these files up as they are important to me. However … Continue reading →

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Simple But Effective Backup For Your Data

Posted on November 13, 2009 by virtualdennis
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Backups! Most people don’t think about them until it’s too late. Well, here are my two favorite options for performing a backup of your data. http://www3.crashplan.com/consumer/index.html = Crashplan is a free Program to automatically backup your data to another drive … Continue reading →

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Scanning and Getting Things from Your iTunes iPhone Backup (Mac)

Posted on August 13, 2009 by virtualdennis
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I was having some performance issues with my iPhone and I wanted to clear it out and did a “factory restore” from within iTunes and then just sync back my apps from iTunes. Well, that all went ok. I use … Continue reading →

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Merging Two AVI Files into One File on a Mac

Posted on July 10, 2009 by virtualdennis
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This is one successful way that I’ve found to merge 2 AVI files into 1 AVI file using a Mac. Get D-Vision 3 Software (Free) Download the D-Vision 3 software from this site: http://www.objectifmac.com/english/downloads.php Download the program and install. Then … Continue reading →

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Forget Dropbox – Use Zumodrive for Online Storage!

Posted on April 21, 2009 by virtualdennis
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I posted awhile back about DropBox which allows you to store things online while having a local “drive” on your computer to use. Here’s a link to that post: http://djlaube.wordpress.com/2009/02/18/dropbox-online-sync-backup-for-multiple-computers/ Well, forget Dropbox! Nothing against them as it worked well, … Continue reading →

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