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Learning to code with teamtreehouse.com

9 November 2012MattUncategorizedcss, javascript, teamtreehouse, treehouse

As a sys admin I’m not too bad at writing pretty complex shell scripts and the like, but I’ve never done too much web development, CSS or Javascript. I maintain the SysAdminMan website and wanted to learn more about CSS and Javascript. Looking round at some of the online training available I decided to go with teamtreehouse.com. I think probably the most important thing is to find a solution that suits your style of learning. Treehouse use a mixture of videos, quizzes and coding tasks. You watch a series of videos about a subject, take a few multiple choice quizzes…

SysAdminMan now offers SSL certificates and installation

30 August 2012MattUncategorized

You are now able to order SSL certificates for your hosted SysAdminMan server directly from us. This includes a Thwate SSL123 certificate, plus installation and configuration on your SysAdminMan VPS. You must be an existing customer to order a certificate and the order page can be found by logging in to the billing/support system – You must already own the domain name that the certificate is for and be able to modify the DNS records for that domain. It is recommended that you choose a server name such as “voip.example.com” (where example.com is the domain that you own). You would…

CyanogenMod 9 (CM9) on Scroll Extreme tablet

11 August 2012MattUncategorizedCM9, cyanogenmod, extreme scroll extreme, scroll

I’ve had my Scroll Extreme for a few months now, so I figured it was time to break it! I ran CyanogenMod on a HTC Desire for quite a while and figured that was the mod to go for. CyanogenMod 9 is Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) There is plenty of information out there about getting CM9 on a Scroll Extreme, but I didn’t find it very easy to get an overview of what to do and where to get the files. So here’s what I did. Install clockworkmod recovery

HTC ONE S home button fault

29 July 2012MattUncategorizedbutton, fault, home, htc, key, one, phantom, press, s

I had a HTC Desire for about three years and really liked it. A couple of months ago I upgraded to a HTC ONE S. In general it’s a great phone. It’s not so big it won’t fit in your pocket and the camera is pretty good. However, I recently took it on a trip. Normally I use the phone in an area with good 3G reception and also WiFi. Travelling around though and the reception was sometimes just GSM/2G and this has caused a serious issue with the phone. The Home button repeatedly activates, even when it is not being…

AsteriskNOW virtual hosting

4 July 2012MattUncategorizedasterisknow

SysAdminMan has added AsteriskNOW to the list of available templates. AsteriskNOW includes the version of Asterisk certified for the new Digium IP Phones plus FreePBX v2.10 More information about AsteriskNOW hosting can be found here – http://sysadminman.net/asterisknow-hosting.html

Documentation page updated

11 June 2012MattUncategorizeda2billing, freepbx, fusionpbx

I have updated the documentation page with a lot more links for guides on FreePBX, A2Billing and FusionPBX. Please check it out here – http://sysadminman.net/documentation.html

GoIP GSM Gateway and Asterisk using VPN:PBX

23 April 2012MattUncategorizedasterisk, goip, openvpn

Recently I had a VPS customer that was looking to get a GoIP GSM Gateway working with his Asterisk VPS. These little SIP/GSM gateways can be used to connect Asterisk to the GSM/mobile network. The single-sim models can be had for around £100 from e-bay. They are not the easiest boxes in the world to set up, with the web GUI being rather confusing. Eventually though the GoIP was configured correctly but still calls we intermittent, with connection to the Asterisk server being lost. As the GoIP box was being hosted behind a residential ADSL router the issues were typical…

VPN:PBX – Using FreePBX Endpoint Manager

17 April 2012MattUncategorized

VPN:PBX is a new offering from SysAdminMan combining Asterisk, FreePBX and OpenVPN. More details can be found here – http://sysadminman.net/sysadminman-vpnpbx-hosting.html While using FreePBX Endpoint Manager is possible with a normal SysAdminMan system, using it with VPN:PBX is really simple as no firewall or router changes are required. Endpoint Manager is a FreePBX module that allows you to configure VOIP handsets centrally – no settings are required to be entered on the handset itself – just plug it in! Here is the way it works – The phone is switched on and given a DHCP address by the TP-Link TL-WR1043ND router It is…

VPN:PBX – Getting Started

17 April 2012MattUncategorizeda2billing, asterisk, freepbx, openvpn

VPN:PBX is the SysAdminMan virtual PBX template that includes Asterisk, FreePBX, A2Billing and OpenVPN. More information can be found here – http://sysadminman.net/sysadminman-vpnpbx-hosting.html It is designed to work with the TP-Link TL-WR1043ND broadband router. A custom OpenWRT firmware is provided to simplify the connection of your network to your SysAdminMan VPS, securely and without the hassle of NAT. STEP 1 – DOWNLOAD THE CUSTOM FIRMWARE Download the custom firmware for your router from here – https://sysadminman.net/blog/firmware STEP 2 – PLUG IN THE TP-LINK WR1043ND Plug a PC/Laptop in to the yellow port 1 Plug the blue WAN port in to a spare port on your…

Scroll Extreme Android tablet review – first impressions

3 April 2012MattUncategorizedandroid, ice cream sandwhich, scroll extreme, storage options

My Scroll Extreme was delivered today. I pre-ordered it from ebuyer.com and they delivered it next day, even though I only went for the free shipping. This is my first tablet but I’ve used Android for a couple of years having a HTC Desire running CyanogenMod 7.1 (Gingerbread). The Scroll Extreme is a 9.7″ tablet and runs Android 4.0 – Ice Cream Sandwich. Hardware The battery took a few hours to fully charge from shipping. It has a separate charging port, rather than just charging via the micro-usb port. The manual says you can charge via the micro-usb port although it will ‘trickle charge’ so I’m…

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