Home made KVM switch

kvm_top

I was kinda getting tired of manually moving my keyboard and screen from one server to the other to check stuff, so yesterday I decided to build my own KVM switch. Most of the times I’m not typing from the actual systems, but use Putty to connect remotely from my PC, instead. However, when I do have to use the server-side keyboard and screen, it’s a pain in the ass to move the cables from one server to the other, awfully annoying and extremely time consuming. Continue reading →

By sinekt

Kitchen madness

You may be used to seeing dishes and frying pans, when entering a normal kitchen. Well, that makes me feel the need to explain why you will see THIS, when entering my kitchen:

Kitchen Madness

It all started about 6 years ago, when I upgraded my computer, basically by getting a new one. I obviously wasn’t going to give away a perfectly working piece of technology, and it immediately came into my mind: this was going to be my first server. As I was (and still am) a passionate Counter Strike player, I decided that it was going to be my very first Counter Strike server. It was also my first encounter with the Linux operating system. Continue reading →

By sinekt