Category Archives: Linux

Intel 320 SSD stats & encryption

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Jethro Carr

I recently obtained a 120GB Intel 320 SSD for upgrading my Lenovo Thinkpad X201i from it’s sluggish hard disk to something with a bit sharper performance. Whilst not the latest and highest performance SSD from Intel, it’s certainly still very … Continue reading →

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apt-get install debian

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Jethro Carr

Early last year I wrote how I was concerned about the progress and future of the CentOS project and was considering other options. As of today, I’ve now shifted my primary workstation (Lenovo X201i laptop) from the somewhat out of … Continue reading →

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Android: the free-ish mobile platform

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Jethro Carr

I’ve been using Android for a while now, starting with the somewhat underpowered HTC Magic (G2) before moving up to a much snappier Google/Samsung Nexus S which is now my current model. Whilst I’m a fan of the platform overall, … Continue reading →

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Custom CA certificates & Android

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Jethro Carr

With the number of servers I have internally, I have setup my own Certificate Authority and sign all my internal SSL certificates against this private CA. This offers the useful advantage of being able to import the one CA certificate … Continue reading →

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CentOS, RHEL and future possibilities?

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Jethro Carr

Those who know me will know that I’m a long term CentOS user – this actually started from my love of RHEL,  back in my early Linux using days when I was running Red Hat 8.0. Whilst it made financial … Continue reading →

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