Geoffrey Timmerman RSS feed - News https://www.geoffke.be All latest TV updates and news articles from Geoffrey Timmerman can be found here. nl-BE Build your own media-center (TV-Vlaanderen) https://www.geoffke.be/index.php?pagina=nieuws&artikel=19 <p>I haven't posted anything for a year now because last year, 2012, has been quite a busy year, and still some busy times ahead though. But I thought it was really time to post something new, in particular a mix of old and new information about the media-center build. I'll try... https://www.geoffke.be/index.php?pagina=nieuws&artikel=19 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 09:12:15 +0100 How to setup NTP time synchronisation server on Ubuntu. https://www.geoffke.be/index.php?pagina=nieuws&artikel=18 <blockquote><p><strong>Note:</strong> Although the below guide is still usable, you should be aware that since Ubuntu 18.04LTS, NTP has been replaced by Chrony instead. More on this here: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://ubuntu.com/server/docs/network-ntp">https://ubuntu.com/server/docs/network-ntp</a>&nbsp;</p></blockquote><p>NTP is a TCP/IP protocol for synchronising time over a network. Basically a client requests the current time from a... https://www.geoffke.be/index.php?pagina=nieuws&artikel=18 Wed, 15 Apr 2020 17:40:31 +0200 Ubuntu MythTV iPhone and iPad remote https://www.geoffke.be/index.php?pagina=nieuws&artikel=17 <p>If you the owner of an iPhone, another type of smart-phone or even an iPad, it could come in handy to have them to act as a remote control for your MythTV installation based on Ubuntu (this works on MythBuntu too!). I was planning to write some sort of remote control... https://www.geoffke.be/index.php?pagina=nieuws&artikel=17 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 09:21:33 +0100 How to install an APC Back-UPS RS 800 UPS on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS https://www.geoffke.be/index.php?pagina=nieuws&artikel=16 <p>This week I had to install an APC Back-UPS RS 800 UPS on a web server at my work. I never done this before so I had to take the APC and Ubuntu manual to do this. Since this type of UPS could be used on your home network or even... https://www.geoffke.be/index.php?pagina=nieuws&artikel=16 Fri, 07 Oct 2011 17:08:59 +0200 How to install extra themes in Ubuntu 10.04 LTS desktop https://www.geoffke.be/index.php?pagina=nieuws&artikel=15 <p>It is already widely known among Ubuntu users, but for those who are starting with Ubuntu, and then especially with the LTS (Long Term Support) release, here is how you can change the look and feel of your desktop by installing new themes. There is a wide distribution of many different... https://www.geoffke.be/index.php?pagina=nieuws&artikel=15 Sun, 18 Sep 2011 19:25:10 +0200 How to quickly scale and rotate images in Ubuntu 10.04 LTS https://www.geoffke.be/index.php?pagina=nieuws&artikel=14 <p>XP had it's power-toys, that made it possible for the user to quickly scale and rotate images. It's a handy tool for webmasters to reduce images before putting them online. Ubuntu has a tool which does exactly the same for you, it is called nautilus-image-converter.&nbsp;</p><p>Just right click one image or a... https://www.geoffke.be/index.php?pagina=nieuws&artikel=14 Mon, 05 Sep 2011 10:44:47 +0200 How to setup Sendmail as a smarthost on Ubuntu LTS https://www.geoffke.be/index.php?pagina=nieuws&artikel=13 <p>Some Internet service providers (ISP) do not allow you to have a working mail server due to anti-spam policies, they block all outgoing traffic on port 25.</p><p>However, you can use the mail server of your ISP to send your mails. In this article I will describe how to set up sendmail... https://www.geoffke.be/index.php?pagina=nieuws&artikel=13 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 06:47:03 +0200 How to configure the firewall on Ubuntu using UFW (Uncomplicated Firewall) https://www.geoffke.be/index.php?pagina=nieuws&artikel=12 <p>The default firewall configuration tool for Ubuntu is Ufw and stands for "Uncomplicated Firewall". It was developed to ease ip-tables firewall configuration, and provides a user friendly way to create an IPv4 or IPv6 host-based firewall. Ubuntu already has a very good tutorial on how to use Ufw which your can... https://www.geoffke.be/index.php?pagina=nieuws&artikel=12 Wed, 15 Apr 2020 17:09:27 +0200 How to use Crontab in Ubuntu 10.04 LTS to automate tasks https://www.geoffke.be/index.php?pagina=nieuws&artikel=11 <p>Sometimes you need to automate certain tasks that come with administrating a working server. All Linux variants such as Ubuntu have a built-in scheduler named Crontab that can take care of scheduling various tasks for you.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h2>1. How does it work?</h2><p>Let us take an example to see how a task is built... https://www.geoffke.be/index.php?pagina=nieuws&artikel=11 Sun, 14 Aug 2011 17:37:19 +0200 Connect to a remote Microsoft Windows computer from Ubuntu https://www.geoffke.be/index.php?pagina=nieuws&artikel=10 <p>You have many different ways to do this, the most known will be VNC I guess. But how do you connect to a Windows remote desktop from Linux without installing VNC server on the Windows computer? It can be accomplished by using "rdesktop". It's a remote desktop client like the one... https://www.geoffke.be/index.php?pagina=nieuws&artikel=10 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 14:33:34 +0200