Introducing the Library

February 25, 2017 scaine 0

It’s been a hell of a long time since I posted on scaine.net. So much for not breaking the chain! Yikes! That was nearly four years ago! However, it’s not all doom and gloom. Part of the reason for my lack of presence here is […]

Update! Update now!

May 3, 2016 scaine 0

This made me laugh – http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/04/28/windows_10_live_tv. A live broadcast on American TV channel KCCI interrupted by a nag-ware screen to upgrade to Windows 10. Ouch. But this video is probably the main reason I’ll never go back to Windows. Who the hell can be bothered […]

Essential Ubuntu Software

May 20, 2015 scaine 0

A short post to outline the command that I end up issuing to every Ubuntu install I perform. These commands are specific to Ubuntu 16.04, but you can most likely use it on other Debian-based distributions too – just remove any packages that they complain […]

Replicating Computrace Using Reverse SSH Tunnels

August 13, 2014 scaine 0

Background At my work I was recently asked to investigate whether Computrace was available for Linux, specifically Ubuntu, and if so, install it. Having a remote wipe mechanism available is part of our Security Policy. For those of you reading this that haven’t heard of […]

A Minor Change

June 7, 2014 scaine 0

Just a short note to say that despite many fine years with Catalyst.net, I’ve finally moved hosting provider. This site is now hosted on Krystal.co.uk. One piece of incredible technology to highlight – UpdraftPlus. This is a WordPress plug-in that takes a copy of your […]