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Now, VNC is the method we can use to remotely control our Ubuntu computer (now also an SSH server) [see SSH Basics & Server Setup]. In the administration section of the Ubuntu computer you will find a GUI to help set up your VNC over your local network (ticking boxes and assigning a password).

Once you have that set up, you can then VNC to your server (now a SSH/VNC Server & Ubuntu Desktop) with a program such as Tight VNC on windows or Mac’s built in VNC client, simply point your program (VNC Client) to your Servers internal IP address (assuming your on the same network, 192.168.1.??) and choose the port number (a hole in your computers firewall to let data though) for example I would point my VNC client to 192.168.1.67:5900 as port 5900 is the default VNC port.

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Have just managed to get to grips with ssh! (openssh-server & openssh-client) Now from my point of view I’m planning to set up a Ubuntu Desktop (Linux Mint) with SSH so we can VNC/FTP to it over the internet safely.

SSH allows you to set up a safe tunnel between two computers then pump pretty much anything you wan though it, whether that be files or services such as VNC. To use SSH you need a SSH Server on the computer you would like to connect to (im my case the ubuntu) and a SSH client on the computer you wish to connect from; iPhone, iPad, Windows, Mac, Linux etc.

Next, how to install and use SSH.
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For years I have been looking for a proper, simple and well formed PHP calendar. I eventually found a promising looking script on emanueleferonato.com however it was not well formed (PHP or Output HTML)

I have tweaked the script to be correctly formed You can output any month of any year (within PHP restrictions) and you can start you week on any day of the week. i.e. Americans start on Saturday where as the English start on Monday.

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Converting Video with HandBreak for use with iPhone’s, iPod’s, iTunes, HTC’s and may others.

To convert you video, in this tutorial we will be using HandBreak a video manipulation program. (and the best if you ask me).

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I have been on a bit of a mission to get my Apple MacBook Pro to backup to my Ubuntu Server using the Time Machine.app. After alot of research turns out it was to much hassle for my liking.

You can enable Mac’s Time Machine.app to see unorthodox network and external drives by typing to following into the terminal.

defaults write com.apple.systempreferences  TMShowUnsupportedNetworkVolumes 1

Time Machine.app could then see the samba shared network drive but could not backup to it correctly due to Ubuntu not supporting AFP (Apple Filing Protocol).

There is a way to get AFP working with Ubuntu therefore theoretically allowing Time Machine.app backup to a Ubuntu server, sadly it was to much effort.

Instead i would suggest using CrashPlan, i will post a tutorial soon.

We need to move with the times, not restrict them. The laws and regulations need to flow with today’s on-life, not restrict them. We need to do more with our on-lives, not restrict them. Re-think copy right, maybe we could follow a similar path to Linux with copy left and open source software.

We can’t be restricted in our developments in life and the Internet due to the laziness of someone that cannot spend 30mins thinking of a new way to govern our online lives. Restrictions and the great firewall of china is NOT the way to go about on-life! and we know it!

Setting up an FTP server on ubuntu 9.10 (jaunty) has never been easier.
The following will allow the ubuntu desktop users to login using their usernames and passwords to their home directories.
This will require some terminal work, don’t worry, it’s only a copy and paste job.

First we need to install the FTP program, we are going to be using VSFTPd. This program will run in the background (a deamon, hence the lower case “d” at the end of it’s name) of your computer and deal with the FTP connections.

Copy and paste this code into terminal and hit enter.

sudo apt-get install vsftpd

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