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Mount ISO Image in Linux

By Victor Wiebe

Ever wanted to mount an ISO image in Linux in a directory, instead of burning it to a CD/DVD first? Here’s how. mount -o loop -t iso9660 <path/to/iso/file> <path/to/mount/point> For example: mount -o loop -t iso9660 /tmp/filename.iso /mnt/filename »

Linux as an O/S

By Victor Wiebe

I have very recently switched the Operating System on my home desktop from Windows Vista to Linux – Ubuntu 9.10 in fact. I did this not out of some hatred for Windows (which I do not have), but rather due to the fact that my Windows installation suddenly Quit Working. It was very strange.... »

Online Education

By Victor Wiebe

I have recently been looking into furthering my education and obtaining a third degree, either another Master’s degree or a Doctorate of some form. My opportunities due to circumstance are limited: I have a full time job, family, and four children. This does not leave very much spare time left for studying for a... »

Tip of the Day: Keep Strong Passwords

By Victor Wiebe

If you do anything online that requires a password, make it a strong one, and use a password keeper as well. Keepass is a good choice. »

What I Learned Today: Website Security

By Victor Wiebe

No website, regardless of how small or inconsequential it may be, is immune to hacking. »

NMIS

By Victor Wiebe

I’ve recently had the need to use an open source snmp monitoring tool to monitor the utilisation and queue drop of some Cisco based CBQOS queues. There are a lot of open source snmp monitoring tools available but I’ve always had a fondness for NMIS (mostly, I think, because it is written in perl,... »