Author Archives: UltimateDad

Doctor Who Logo iPhone Wallpaper

Posted on November 5, 2011 by UltimateDad

We’ve been scouring the internet for iPhone wallpapers lately after upgrading our iOS devices to the latest version – we want a wallpaper that’s swish and a teeny bit geeky. So…we created our own – it’s the current Doctor Who … Continue reading →

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How to launch programs automatically at startup in Crunchbang Linux

Posted on October 23, 2011 by UltimateDad

Remember when we configured our headless Crunchbang computer the other day? Now that we’ve got the machine up and running and logging in automatically, we want to start some programs running when the machine boots up. Well, the good news … Continue reading →

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Crunchbang Linux: Configuring automatic logins

Posted on October 22, 2011 by UltimateDad

If you read my previous post about building a headless Crunchbang Linux machine, you’ll understand that one of the next steps for us is to have the machine log in automatically. Without an automatic login, the Vino server won’t have … Continue reading →

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How to install and configure remote desktop in Crunchbang Linux

Posted on October 21, 2011 by UltimateDad

I’ve been playing around with Crunchbang Linux for the last few days. I had a low spec old server lying around the house and wanted to see if it would perform better with a lightweight Linux distribution. The machine had … Continue reading →

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Running on Nginx?

Posted on November 7, 2010 by UltimateDad

I did it. This experiment started a couple of days ago when I decided to set up a server using Nginx and PHP-FPM as an alternative to Apache. We keep hearing about the benefits of Nginx and how it does … Continue reading →

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