February 2012
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The Arduino and "Secure" HTTP Authentication (Part...
The Arduino is a wonderful little device. It’s versitile, inexpensive, and surrounded by a large community. These qualities have led to a wide variety of add-ons, like the Ethernet shield which provides the Arduino with network capabilities.
I’m currently working on an Arduino device for managing access to a beer keg, called PourLogic, inspired by the Kegbot project. This...
September 2011
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I aught to write more
I tried writing a number of pieces on the design of my “Kegbot” system, an RFID beer control system. From the main concept, to the security models, to implementation, I was going to cover it all. However, a lot of my writing was in retrospect — months of retrospect.
Before I started writing the articles, I “finished” the project. The project was far from finished but...
June 2010
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My Little Server (Part 2) - gitosis
Since I haven’t mentioned it yet, I am using the 32-bit version of Ubuntu Server 10.04 as the operating system for ease’s sake. I’m doing this to relax after all. (Sorry gentoo; you know I still love you.)
Setting up gitosis
So, gitosis. Why? It’s simple, there is no need to create user accounts for each contributor, and it runs over SSH.
What do we need to get this...
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My Little Server (Part 1)
So, I’m going to build a little server.
Oh wait, I did!
It’s meant to be an always-on, low-power, physically unobtrusive box.
It’s going to provide SSH, web, and git/gitweb/gitsosis service.
That’s it!
If you’re nerdy, here’s more detail:
1.0GHz VIA C7
Mini-ITX motherboard
1GB RAM
32GB compact flash
I will be chronicling my experience.