HTTPS for Webmin is pretty easy, see yesterday’s post, but getting SSL to work with Apache took a couple of hours. Here are the steps and pitfalls. First, enable the “ssl” module. I’m using Webmin...

Windows Movie Maker has quite a few tricks up its sleeve. Apparently it’s possible to customize the included effects. Do this by placing this file in a newly created folder C:\Program Files\Movie M...

The default compression choices in Microsoft’s Movie Maker are rather slim, but fortunately it’s possible to add your own compression profiles. To create custom profiles, first install the latest W...

OK, easy indeed: openssl req -new -key ssl-cert-snakeoil.key -out ssl-cert-snakeoil.csr Again, I’ve used the primary key generated by dovecot to generate the Certificate Signing Request. Copy-pas...

The Webmin webserver is using a self-signed certificate by default, ie. a certificate that’s not authenticated by a (known) Certification Authority. I’ve been looking up and down for a “certificate...

I still have to get used to my new role as a linux server administrator. I tried to login to my server the other day but accidentally mistyped the server address as “pizzapazzi.zom”. Of course, pu...

This site is still inaccessible from China, so I decided to get some new hosting with my own dedicated IP. I went with rimuhosting: my own linux VPS at $19/month! Immediately moved all my websites...

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I saw that my Windows Update was taking an awfully long time to download and install some updates so I checked what it was downloading. That’s just insane. No wonder internet is slow today: all ...

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