This PDF document takes you through the steps of building a full LAMP environment with Oracle’s VirtualBox and a minimal CentOS 7 Linux server.
It covers LAMP installation, Git, SSH, Samba as well as configuration for use with your Windows environment.
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This PDF file contains some Finite State Machine examples. It provides step by step analysis as well as working examples that worked in Logisim.
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This PDF file contains some Finite State Machine examples. It provides step by step analysis as well as working examples that worked in Logisim.
Download:
This PDF document takes you through the steps of building a full LAMP environment with Oracle’s VirtualBox and either an Ubuntu or Mint Linux server.
It covers LAMP installation, Git, SSH, Samba as well as configuration for use with your Windows environment.
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Note: It’s been superseded by my ‘A CentOS Web Development Environment’ document.
Quite often, I use the Pareto principle of spending 20% of the effort to get 80% of the results. On other occasions, I spend far too much time to get something just right.
From DOS 1.0 in 1981 to Windows 8 and Linux today, I’ve installed dozens of micro and minicomputer operating systems over the years. To me, an OS needs to fit like a glove, which is why I’ve spent considerable time looking for a version of Linux that will complement my Windows 7 desktop environment. Being on a tight budget, I use Oracle’s VirtualBox instead of VMWare Player as it includes a Snapshot facility.
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If you have ever experienced the horror of losing files or a database, then you’ll understand the importance of implementing and TESTING your backups and site recovery capabilities.
I’ve developed some scripts that run on my local Debian server, which backs up my Hostgator sites and associated databases on a daily as well as a weekly basis.
Note: Unless you have a pre-existing arrangement in place, do not assume that your web host provider has adequate backup/recovery protection for your web sites. You’ve been warned.
I fell off the wagon again, for quite a while.
It’s now October, 2015 and I’ve become rather rusty. The only thing I’ve been doing on occasion is Guitar Nick’s fingerstyle progressions. Have not progressed beyond about #15.
On the other hand, I’ve focused on my Arduino creations and now have some very cool effects.
Am starting to progress beyond #15, so we’ll see what the next couple of months bring.
With the recent purchase of an Arduino microcontroller, my interest in electronics was rekindled after many years hiatus. One of my goals back in the day was to create a colour organ where lghts would flash in beat with the music. With the Arduino, I can easily do that and much more, so I set about coming up with a project that made use of modern day LED’s. The result will be Christmas lights that:
Was playing with an HC-06 Bluetooth board today:
http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/HC-06-Bluetooth-serial-pass-through-module-wireless-serial-communication-from-machine-Wireless-HC06-for-arduino/318950_630840325.html
Was able to successfully pair with this from my phone and send commands via a Bluetooth terminal on the phone to the Arduino, although I found the communications very difficult to maintain. Here’s my brief review of IR vs Bluetooth communications:
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