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VNC over ssh
Just for laughs today, I decided to try setting up an SSH tunnel to connect to my home VNC desktop from work. To my surprise, it was as simple as: ssh homedsl -L 5901:localhost:5901 vncviewer localhost:5901 To my even bigger surprise, it works pretty well. The performance is good enough that I can do “real…
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Upgrading the security system
Four years ago, I installed a full-perimeter hardwired security system in our house. This probably ranks as the single largest DIY project I’ve ever undertaken. All told, it took me about four months, working alone, and splitting the time with my day job as well as household chores and other projects. Would I do it…