Setting up PPTP on CentOS 5

Posted by Kelvin in Linux, OS on 25-02-2009 | 3 Comments

I’ve recently setup a new home linux server to act as an email, media and development server, the final piece of the puzzle was to setup relatively secure remote access which can be connected to easily from anywhere – My preferred method for this is using a PPTP VPN.

I’ve configured several servers with PPTP support, but I always lose the link to the distro specific downloads, so future reference here they are http://poptop.sourceforge.net/yum/stable/packages/

If your looking for a good tutorial on configuring PPTPD on Centos 5, check out this tutorial by Win Loon.

Proj-x Transfer v1.1.1 is now available

Posted by Kelvin in Coding, Eclipse, IDE, Java, News on 22-02-2009 | 5 Comments

I’ve finally got some free time to update Proj-x Transfer, so these are the changes in version 1.1.0

  • Keyboard shortcuts now work in the Editor, what ever your working on will be Queued/Uploaded/Downloaded.
  • Added option to set PASV or ACTIVE transfer in the Project Properties.
  • Fixed remote permissions bug which caused the plugin to constantly generate “Access Denied” error’s and eventually crash.

The latest version can be downloaded from the Transfer homepage

as with all things Eclipse, getting the Editor Shortcuts was a little tricky, I’ll save that for a later post.

UPDATE: After testing the update at work I found the Editor shortcuts didn’t work with PDT, so I’ve made a fix for this and released it as v1.1.1.

Forward the Foundation..

Posted by Kelvin in Uncategorized on 29-01-2009 | No Comments

I’ve just learnt that that Hollywood will be turning the Isaac Asimov Foundation Trilogy into film.

http://scifiwire.com/2009/01/sony-and-roland-emmerich-win-film-rights-to-asimovs-foundation.php

I’ve been a fan of Isaac Asimov book’s for as long as I can remember, unfortunately the Hollywood touch doesn’t usually do them justice.

My Eclipse Plugin.. Projx Transfer

Posted by Kelvin in Coding, Eclipse, Java, Nusphere, PHP, Projects on 06-11-2008 | 24 Comments

At work we’ve recently migrated from using the Nusphere PhpED IDE to Eclipse and PDT, the benefits offered by Eclipse are massive, not least its huge archive of available plug-ins.

The one thing I’ve desperately missed about Nusphere is the ability to right click a file and deploy it directly from the Project Explorer, this is about the only thing that I’ve not managed to find a reliable plug-in – So I decided to implement one myself, heres a sample screenshot 

I’ve called it Projx Transfer, it integrates with Eclipse Project Explorer, each project can be transferred to different destinations via FTP, files and folders can be transferred by selecting Upload or Download from their context menu’s, additionally it allows items to be queued for bulk transfers.

You find more details and downloads at http://www.proj-x.org/eclipse-plugins/projx-transfer/, the source code is also available.

Games to look out for

Posted by Kelvin in Games on 11-10-2008 | 1 Comment

I’ve just been trawling the “coming soon” list of games on Play.com, and I’ve got to say, the next 3 months see the release of some great titles. Here’s a few on my wishlist -

  • X3: Terran Conflict – Released on 17/10/2008
  • Saints Row 2 – Released on 17/10/2008
  • Golden Axe – Released on 17/10/2008
  • Dead Space – Released on 24/10/2008
  • World In Conflict: Soviet Assault – Released on 31/10/2008
  • Valkyria Chronicles – Released on 31/10/2008
  • DC Universe- Released on 28/11/2008

Well thats my entertainment planned for the next 3 months!

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