Pimp My PC: From HDD to SSD

Samsung 850 Pro 256GB

It’s been a while since I’ve done anything to upgrade my PC. My last upgrade was “out-of-the-box”: a Ducky Shine 3 full-sized mechanical keyboard to replace my flimsy Rapoo wireless keyboard that kept me away from any serious games. This time, I’m addressing a more performance-related aspect of my PC. What’s The Issue I consider my PC good… Continue reading Pimp My PC: From HDD to SSD

Preparing a Secured Minimum System for Your RaspberryPi Server

Table of Contents Intro Disclaimer Operating System Selection Installing MinibianPi Creating New User With Administrative Privileges Securing The Operating System Regenerating Unique Host Keys Setting Up Key Pair Authentication for SSH Disabling Password Authentication and Root Login Installing Iptables and Setting Up Basic Firewall Rules Installing fail2ban Getting The System Up-to-Date Intro A RaspberryPi isn’t… Continue reading Preparing a Secured Minimum System for Your RaspberryPi Server

To The Clouds We Go!

Google's datacenter, lit by thousands of blue LEDs from the servers' status panels.

I’ve been messing around with my WordPress installation somewhat in the past few weeks, and I did that while I was gawking at the prospect of getting into the Game of Clouds. You see, the thought of having my own VPS for me to tinker with has refused to leave my mind these past few… Continue reading To The Clouds We Go!

Dynamic DNS for Your Pi

My last two posts talked about how I used a Raspberry Pi to act as a low-power home server that now mainly serves two functions: as a NAS box and as a Torrentbox. Now, there are a multitude of other things that we can do with the Raspberry Pi, and a lot of them are… Continue reading Dynamic DNS for Your Pi

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Raspberry Pi as a NAS Box

I finally bought myself a Raspberry Pi Rev B from Element 14. I got it from an importer in Bandung, and I decided I’d go for a little shopping myself to the computer store to get me the tidbits. So here’s my kit. Raspberry Pi Revision B (Element 14 UK) 8GB Class 10 SDHC with… Continue reading Raspberry Pi as a NAS Box

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AFJ Open Adoption – Kiko

Animal Friends Jogja sedang mengadakan Open Adoption Program untuk seekor kucing bernama Kiko. Inilah dia Kiko! *jreng jreng jreng* Buat teman-teman yang tertarik untuk mengadopsi Kiko, bisa langsung menghubungi Animal Friends Jogja. Di website itu ada informasi lengkap tentang bagaimana caranya teman-teman bisa membantu Animal Friends Jogja dalam berbagai program, termasuk Open Adoption untuk kucing… Continue reading AFJ Open Adoption – Kiko

Menghina Diri Sendiri

Lebaran tahun ini menjadi terasa berbeda karena baru kali ini aku harus menemani beberapa saudara yang datang dari jauh untuk berkeliling kota, dan bahkan hingga sampai ke Candi Borobudur. Begitu megahnya candi ini dengan ratusan stupa, patung Buddha, dan relief di dindingnya, apalagi mengingat candi ini dibangun pada masa kejayaan Dinasti Syailendra di abad ke-8.… Continue reading Menghina Diri Sendiri

Pasar Sore Ramadhan Kauman

Bulan puasa di Indonesia selalu adalah bulan yang eventful. Tak terkecuali di Yogyakarta. Salah satu hal yang pasti muncul di saat bulan puasa adalah pasar takjil. Mendadak semua orang ingin berjualan takjil dan jalanan pun menjadi lebih ramai daripada biasanya di jam-jam menjelang saat berbuka puasa. Bagi orang yang suka berburu makanan dan cemilan tradisional khas… Continue reading Pasar Sore Ramadhan Kauman