Browse by Tags

Ubuntu SSH Proxy Configuration & Access

An SSH proxy allows you to surf the web using your own internet connection from a remote location . If you're at the library, for example, you can connect to your SSH proxy, set your browser to use that proxy, and then surf using your own internet connection rather than the one the library provides...

Posted to Matt Williamson's Blog (Weblog) by Matt Williamson on 08-15-2010
Ubuntu SCP (Secure Copy) Configuration & Access

SCP, secure copy, is a great alternative to FTP or sFTP since it only requires an SSH connection. Once you have an SSH connection setup, you're ready to use SCP! If you haven't already configured your SSH connection, you can install OpenSSH on Ubuntu and most other Linux distributions . Using...

Posted to Matt Williamson's Blog (Weblog) by Matt Williamson on 08-15-2010
Ubuntu 10.04 SSH (Secure SHell) Configuration with OpenSSH

After installing Ubuntu and running the updates, the first thing you'll probably want to do is install OpenSSH. SSH allows a secure, encrypted remote connection to your computer. Once connected, you can: Connect to the shell and run commands as if you were sititng at the machine. Securely transfer...

Posted to Matt Williamson's Blog (Weblog) by Matt Williamson on 08-14-2010
Configure Windows 7 Remote Server Administration & Management for Server 2008 R2

Setup Server Manager Remote Management on Servers On each Windows Server 2008 R2 computer you’d like to manage remotely, Server Manager –> Configure Server Manager Remote Management: Setup Remote Server Administration on Clients Download and install Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows...

Posted to Matt Williamson's Blog (Weblog) by Matt Williamson on 05-08-2010
Outlook 2010 upgrade from 2007 “Cannot resolve recipient”

Last night I uninstalled Microsoft Office 2007 and just now I installed Office 2010. After rebooting, I opened Outlook and everything seemed fine. Then I tried to reply to an email and I received the following error: “The operation failed. The messaging interfaces have returned an unknown...

Posted to Matt Williamson's Blog (Weblog) by Matt Williamson on 05-05-2010
Windows Server 2008 R2 FTP and Firewall Setup

Install the Web Server role with the IIS Management Console and FTP Server role services: Create a new FTP Site: Setup the site with the default bindings and choose Allow SSL if you don’t plan on deploying a certificate: Configure user permissions and basic or...

Posted to Matt Williamson's Blog (Weblog) by Matt Williamson on 05-02-2010
Is IIS 7 Missing the .NET 3.0 and 3.5 Frameworks?

I downloaded the .NET 3 and 3.5 Frameworks and then attempted to install them on my Windows Server 2008 R2 web server, but I was told I must install them through the Server Manager –> Features menu. So I did: After rebooting, I launched Internet Information Services to create a new .NET 3.5...

Posted to Matt Williamson's Blog (Weblog) by Matt Williamson on 04-26-2010
Add DVD Cover Art to Windows Media Center 7 and Xbox 360 Extender

I’ve spent a lot of time ripping my DVDs to a digital format I can play practically anywhere , and they do. I only wish that instead of the movie library menu looking like this… … it looked like this…! Well it’s pretty easy to do. To display album art images for movies, set Windows Media...

Posted to Matt Williamson's Blog (Weblog) by Matt Williamson on 03-22-2010
Office 2007 in a Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services) Environment

I installed Office 2007 Ultimate on my RDS (formerly TS) server, just as I've done with all the other apps I like to access remotely. I installed the updates and service packs, but each time I tried launching any application (Word, Excel, Outlook) I encountered the following error: This feature is...

Posted to Matt Williamson's Blog (Weblog) by Matt Williamson on 03-14-2010
Windows Multi-Monitor Background Wallpaper Problem

Unfortunately Windows doesn't take monitor position into account when applying wallpaper across multiple screens. With a triple monitor layout most of us would set our center screen as the primary monitor (now called main display in Window 7) so that the taskbar and message boxes appear here by default...

Posted to Matt Williamson's Blog (Weblog) by Matt Williamson on 02-25-2010

Page 1 of 6 (58 items) 1 2 3 4 5 Next > ... Last »