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SSH tunnel, SOCKS proxy, and PuTTY

http://www.extremetech.com/computing/93106-escaping-the-firewall-with-an-ssh-tunnel-socks-proxy-and-putty - shows how to set up proxy w/ SSH tunnel http://shell.cjb.net/ - allows to set up an SSH account and I checked that I was able to use it for proxy setup Apparently, having SSH tunnel started slows down my internet connection 🙁 It is fun seeing my connection routed via a server in Mongolia, […]

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Free public DNS Servers

http://pcsupport.about.com/od/tipstricks/a/free-public-dns-servers.htm http://www.bestfreedns.net/ Free & Public DNS Servers (Updated October 2013) Provider Primary DNS Server Secondary DNS Server Level3 209.244.0.3 209.244.0.4 Google 8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4 Securly 184.169.143.224 184.169.161.155 Comodo Secure DNS 8.26.56.26 8.20.247.20 OpenDNS Home 208.67.222.222 208.67.220.220 DNS Advantage 156.154.70.1 156.154.71.1 Norton ConnectSafe 198.153.192.40 198.153.194.40 GreenTeamDNS 81.218.119.11 209.88.198.133 SafeDNS 195.46.39.39 195.46.39.40 OpenNIC 74.207.247.4 64.0.55.201 Public-Root 199.5.157.131 208.71.35.137 […]

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How to protect a single file on 1and1-hosted website

It is possible to password protect a single file, you have to do the password protect manually. You may refer to the FAQ link below on how to do it. http://help.1and1.com/manually-password-protect-your-filesfolders-linux-a777001.html  

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Change size of VSS Shadow Storage

Release excess space occupied by Shadow Copies. In elevated command prompt type: vssadmin resize shadowstorage /For=C: /On=C: /MaxSize=30GB

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webtrees 1.4 migration

Check row uniqueness and, if necessary, correct. SELECT *, COUNT(*) FROM `wt_media` GROUP BY `m_media` HAVING COUNT(*) > 1 Also, check forums: http://www.webtrees.net/index.php/en/forum/help-for-ver-1-4-0-latest-release/27453-error-after-upgrade#34121 Make sure that media directory is moved

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