How to generate an SSH key with PuTTY on Windows
Assuming you have already grabbed PuTTY, you can generate a key with PuTTY using the instructions below:
Run puttygen.exe
In the “Parameters” section select your encryption standard, I use SSH2 DSA. Press Generate.
Move your mouse randomly in the small screen in order to generate the key pairs.
Enter a key comment, which will serve to identify the key [...]
Exception handling in .NET and Web Services
Ok, let’s get something straight. Proper error handling is not only good practice, it’s just more professional. I do not subscribe to security by obscurity - sure I will reduce information returned to the user when in production - but I think you must return some sort of tangible feedback to the user or else [...]
Sync Outlook and Google Calendar
A while ago I used to run my own Exchange server for myself, my business, friends and family but after a while my spam levels kept increasing and my bandwidth was being consumed by garbage. Not only that I had people hassling me for support and trouble shooting a service I gave to them for [...]
“How do I tell what version of Linux is running?”
Ok, it does seem a strange question to be asked, but this seriously has happened to me too.
I have just been handed a system without anything - no documentation, no history, no specifications, and no technical information or staff at all.
So what is the command to find out? Just type this below:
uname -a && cat [...]
Spicynodes, yes I am interested…
Submitted via my contact form on 19 September:
Dear Andrew,
The Internet has transformed how we communicate with the public, but there are still many challenges in making information easy to find. Since you cover interaction design in Your Blog, I thought you might be interested in a study that my nonprofit published this summer about how [...]
