Backing Up Your Minecraft Server in Ubuntu

August 17, 2013 scaine 7

I wrote an earlier post on how to create a Minecraft Server on Ubuntu. It’s been pretty popular, so this article will describe a very simple way to ensure that you take hourly automated backups of your Minecraft server(s). This is incredibly useful for a […]

Getting Humble

May 28, 2013 scaine 0

Another bundle, and I’m looking forward to this one! Check it out for yourself, before June 11th 2013 when it runs out, but for the lazy, here’s a list of the games you can be playing on Ubuntu right after purchasing this one : Hotline […]

More Stallman

May 19, 2013 scaine 0

From Wikipedia : Spyware is a software that aids in gathering information about a person or organization without their knowledge and that may send such information to another entity without the consumer’s consent, or that asserts control over a computer without the consumer’s knowledge. “Spyware” […]

Step by Step : Install a Minecraft Server on Ubuntu

February 23, 2013 scaine 20

There are a few guides out there on the internet, but since I run a few Minecraft servers myself, I thought I’d catalogue the process here for prosperity. This guide will deal with installing Minecraft on Ubuntu 12.04, hardening the install a little, then opening […]

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Let it all out (part #1)

January 28, 2013 scaine 0

Sometimes you just have to get it out there, get it off your chest and have a good rant. In no particular order, here’s a tidy list of things that pissed me off in the world of technology recently : This bug, in launchpad, where […]