Life
Today, I was trying to remember how I did something in Thunderbird, something I knew that I had recently done on Thunderbird on my other computer. I wanted to hide the "Local Folders" meta-account, because all of my various email accounts that I need to collate are all
apra
In addition to being a prospect researcher, I have been a desktop Linux user for the past 15 years. Over that time, I have used many of the most popular distributions, such as Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch Linux, Debian, Linux Mint, and more. However, right now I am back on Ubuntu,
debian
I've been trying to build a home file server, mostly to store backups, using a Raspberry Pi and a Western Digital My Passport Ultra as the main storage unit. For years, I used an old Compaq desktop tower as my backup computer, but the fact that it won&
raspberry pi
A couple of years ago, I hosted this website and a couple others on my first-generation Raspberry Pi. However, it didn't quite have enough power to even support my light usage, and so I went over to DreamHost (started with a very cheap promo deal, which went up
Technology
Having been the producer of Filibuster - The Black and Red United Podcast, for over 70 episodes, I have gone through a number of methods of recording, most of which have annoyed me in one way or another. People keep asking me, though, how we do this podcast, so I
proxy
There are plenty of tutorials out there on how to turn your Raspberry Pi into a full-fledged VPN, often using OpenVPN. However, many people don't need all of the features (and all of the setup) of a full VPN server in order to just protect their browsing when
Archival Issues
-From the Sunlight Foundation's post "Open data is the next iteration of public records." Government transparency is a good thing, and so I am happy to see the proliferation of open government data repositories, like data.gov and its equivalents at the state level. One worry,
Archival Issues
Since being hired by the Library of Virginia just over a year ago, a part of my job has been to process emails from the administration of Governor Tim Kaine, who was Governor of Virginia from 2006 to 2010. And last week, the first fruits of our labors were realized,
free software
As everyone by now has heard, Google has decided to pull the plug on Google Reader, its RSS feed aggregator. Google's reason is that Reader has a declining user base and that it wants to concentrate on other projects. I should have known that this was in the
metablogging
Among Other Items, my humble blog, has been undergoing a bit of a change behind the scenes. Formerly, this site was powered by an old desktop computer, probably released in 2002, which had been converted into a Debian server. Now, this site is powered by a Raspberry Pi, a $35
Archival Issues
This time, on the link roundup, there are disappearing documents, distributed digital archives projects, inaccurate quilts, government records, and more!
Archival Issues
Hi all! I am going to start posting a roundup of interesting archives/library/information science related links. Hopefully this will be at least weekly. Today's installment includes Henry Rollins, sexy archivists, QR codes, a concerto, and more!