James Emmrich

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As mentioned before somewhere in my blog, here is the script I have written to back up my databases. This is actually my local backup script, I have a much different one on the server which uses a passwordless ssh connection to backup the databases offsite.
#!/bin/sh
# Database backup 2008 <jemmrich@gmail.com>
# Nightly Usage:
# 0 0 * [...]

21 Feb, 2010

How I use Dropbox on Ubuntu

Posted by: James In: Linux| ProTip

Dropbox.com has become a huge time saver for me, and most likely a life saver as well.
I have a folder in my Dropbox called Home. Here I have sub folders for each machine that I have. My two laptops, a desktop which hold computer specific files that are different for each computer I have.
Files such [...]

Doing a clean install of Linux is not that bad of a task–if you know what you need and you have your files properly organized.
I just completed a new clean install and figured I would write it all down in one place, great for me, and might be helpful for you.
I can be pretty picky [...]


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