2013.06.19
How to Create Your Own Git Server
Although I'm a happy (also paying) user of GitHub's offerings,
there are times when I prefer to host a private repository
on a server I control.
Setting up your own Git server can be useful
if you're isolated from the public internet,
if you're subject to inflexible regulations,
or if you simply want features different from those offered by GitHub
(and other similar providers).
Setting up a Git server on a Unix (Linux, Mac OS X, *BSD, Solaris, AIX)
machine isn't difficult,
but there are many details to observe.
Here is a complete guide.
Continue reading "How to Create Your Own Git Server"Last modified: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 2:20 pm
2013.06.13
How to make a MacBook Kensington Lock Adapter
Apple, in its infinite wisdom, has not included a Kensington lock
slot in the current model of the MacBook Pro computer.
Given the computer's price, desirability, and
the fact that three people I know have had theirs stolen,
I decided to build an improvised adapter that would allow me
attach a Kensington lock to the computer.
I realize, that the security offered by such a contraption is what
my colleague
Vassilis Prevelakis
calls an "advisory lock",
for Kensington locks can be easily picked or pried away.
However, I think it might deter a casual thief who would
snatch the laptop you've left unattended for a couple
of minutes.
Continue reading "How to make a MacBook Kensington Lock Adapter"Last modified: Monday, June 10, 2013 6:41 pm
