Category: How-To
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How-to: Treesize script for linux.
This is a simple Treesize Script for Linux. I take no credit for this script. I found it on the internet but it works very well so I am putting it here so I don’t loose it. Feel free to distribute. If you are the arthor of this script contact me and I will gladly…
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How to convert a SSL certificate into PIM format.
Sometimes depending on the application you need to convert your SSL certificate to a different format namely the PIM format. To convert your certificate to PIM format run the following command: openssl pkcs12 -export -inkey /etc/pki/tls/private/ www.domain.com.key -in www.domain.com.cer -out www.domain.com.p12 Happy SSL’ing.
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Generate a CSR using Subject Alternative Names on RHEL / CentOS 5.6
This how-to has to deal with SSL and something called Subject Alternative Names. When a normal SSL certificate is generated its usually for one host for example https://www.domain.com. The problem with this is that you cannot use the same certificate for say ftps://ftp.domain.com. The mismatch between the hostnames ‘www’ vs ‘ftp’ would cause issues validating…
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How-to: Rounded Table Borders using CSS
Today’s how-to is about web design. One of the important design tricks in a web designers toolkit is making rounded tables that look “web 2.0 ish” unless of course your going for that blocky circa 1996 look for your web site. The first step is to design a simple page with a table. Call this…
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How-to: Convert .dmg files to .iso
So I primarily run a Mac for most of my day to day activites. There are times though when I need to use Virtual Box to load a Windows 7 instance. I like to use ISO’s to install my VM’s as you don’t need to keep a CD-ROM available. However when you image a CD-ROM…
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How-to: Using Ascii symbols in MAC OSX
Today’s how-to is all about making special characters using ASCII key codes from OSX. Here are a list of some of our more often used asci symbols and how to make them using ascii codes. Its very simple but saves alot of time when you need to enter these characters in texts or posts. ¢…