GPIO Sensors Fun – Keyes DS18b20 1-Wire for the Raspberry Pi
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I’ve been using my Raspberry Pi as a replacement for another bulky server/heating element I used two years ago. Since then, the Credit Card sized hardware with it’s 8 Gigabyte…
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How to: Mount remote storage using sshfs
For me, SSH has replaced three very flaky protocols. Telnet (true story) for an networked shell, FTP handling simple file transfers and finally NFS mounting network attached storage. SSH provides…
How To: Monitor NetCat File Upload Progress using PV
Using NetCat to upload files can sometimes be handy, however it would be awesome if you could track the upload ETA and not just stare patiently for a prompt. PV,…
How to: Piece together Port and PID using Netstat, In Linux
Linux and networking go hand in hand, whether running on the fancy desktop or noisy server. Regardless of which packages you choose to install, chances are, that they require networking…
Axel, the Accelerated Wget
When downloading large files in Linux, wget gets the job done but isn’t very fast. When speed is of the issue, a multi-connection tool is needed. That is where axel,…