Finding stories in everyday adventures
Vik If Webmin is unable to send emails, for example, from automated backups, then following fix may work for you. Before this ensure you have some kind of mail configured on your system. If not, here’s a guide to configure ssmtp Basically, you need to go to Webmin Configuration and check “Sending Email” configuration. For me, it was a matter of …
I use Serviio as DLNA server hosted on Ubuntu to stream movies to Xbox One. It’s by far the best DLNA server I have used. Very easy to set up and quite feature rich. Here’s the guide to installing it on Ubuntu Server: http://wiki.serviio.org/doku.php?id=howto:linux:install:ubuntu You can make it run at boot time by creating a service in Webmin. To configure …
Yes, you can get these in US! You just have to pay more. Unless you are local to the region where these are grown in US, you will need to order from online sellers. I ordered mine from Earthy Delights. Since these are perishables, only overnight shipping is provided. Be smart and order more than a lb in order to …
Made up the recipe myself. Turned out to be quite tasty. About a 1lb of Chicken Breast cut into small pieces Batter – Wheat flour (3 Tbsp), 3 egss, Salt, Paprika, Milk (1 cup). Whip everything until somewhat thick. If too runny add more flour. Mix batter and chicken pieces, until chicken is thoroughly coated. Fry them for 10-12 minutes …
Red – Beets, Apple, & Celery Orange – Sweet Potato, Apple & Carrots Green- Kale, Green Pepper, Celery & Apple
Yesterday, upgraded Ubuntu Server from 14.10 to 15.04, and somehow it broke MediaTomb. After upgrade, my uPnP server was not showing up in consuming devices. I looked at the logs, and found that MediaTomb was binding to localhost cat /var/log/mediatomb 2015-06-07 12:31:46 INFO: Loading configuration from: /etc/mediatomb/config.xml2015-06-07 12:31:46 INFO: Checking configuration…2015-06-07 12:31:46 INFO: Setting filesystem import charset to UTF-82015-06-07 12:31:46 …
I recently configured VNC on my home server. This enables me to log on to the server and work in a GUI environment. I am using GNOME basic. Server – Assumed Ubuntu Server 14.04 Pre-reqs – Install GNOME basic desktop sudo apt-get install –no-install-recommends ubuntu-desktop Install gnome-panel sudo apt-get install gnome-panel Install VNC Server. I used TightVNC Server sudo apt-get …
I finally tried Dual Graphics on my AMD Kaveri A10-7850k based system. Kaveri A10-7850k is an onboard R7 250 GPU, and pairs with any standalone R7 250 card in Dual Graphics mode. However, the standalone card must be DDR3. The card I am using is MSi R7 250 2GB DDR3, and is less than $60. Popping it in, the system …
Haters will hate. Critics will criticize. Complainers will complain. Guess what, Windows 10 is coming, and we the Windows fans are eagerly looking forward to it! Thank you Microsoft! Pic courtesy: https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2014/09/30/announcing-windows-10/
Yay, I got rid of Vonage. It’s not that the service was awful, it’s just that it was getting too expensive. I mean after 6-months of promotional period, my monthly bill for unlimited international calling was getting close to $40; a chunk of it was taxes. So, I looked for alternatives, and found Ooma. It cost me $105 to buy the Ooma …