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  Chrome extension to display desktop notification

Have you ever thought about writing extension for web browsers so that we can complete some tasks easily. Do you think writing extension for browsers is very difficult? You have no clue where to begin? On Chrome, this isn't any problem now as long as you know how to write HTML,CSS and JavaScript. We will show one example of Chrome extension today. The extension will display a desktop notification on your desktop. You need to create two files here, one is the notification.json which is the config...

   Chrome extension,Desktop notification,Example     2013-06-29 22:23:51

  Install Kubernetes with minikube and docker on Ubuntu

When someone just wants to play around Kubernetes on its local environment without accessing to Cloud provider resources, one can set Kubernetes up on local environment with minikube with single node mode. This post will provide a simple guideline on how to set up KUbernetes with minikube and docker on Ubuntu. Before all the steps can be started, you may need to first set up kubectl which is a command line tool to operate on Kubernetes resources. Post that, can ensure that docker is installed on...

   KUBERNETES,MINIKUBE,DOCKER,UBUNTU     2021-06-01 05:37:40

  How to choose quality painted auto parts

Selecting high-quality painted auto parts for your car is key to enhancing its attractiveness and increasing its resale value. In this article, you will learn how to wisely choose parts that not only perfectly fit your vehicle but also ensure its longevity and value. Dive into the topic Let's say you have a Mazda CX-5 that requires a bumper replacement. For example, here is such a rich selection of Mazda painted parts, that you might start to wonder about the differences between them. In genera...

   CAR,AUTO PARTS     2024-04-09 07:47:55

  How to Prevent a Data Breach: Guide For Businesses

The consequences of a data breach are nothing to joke about. From reputation damage to regulatory fines, it is a disaster for any business. So you should always strive to do your best to prevent it. But with so many steps to take, where do you even begin? Businesses of all shapes and sizes should follow this 8-step approach: 1. Outline Your Assets Your assets, whether digital or physical, should always remain in your sight. It should be the very first step you take. Picture anything that might r...

   DATA SECURITY     2020-03-04 08:16:44

  Create temp file in Bash using mktemp and trap

When working on Linux Bash, sometimes there is need to create temporary file. A common way of creating temp file on Linux is creating some file in /tmp directory. However there is security risk when creating temp file in /tmp directory. This post will show how to securely create temp file in Linux Bash. When creating file in /tmp directory, there are some security risks. This directory can be accessed by any user on the system, any user can write data into this directory as well. The files creat...

   LINUX,MKTEMP,TRAP,TEMP FILE     2019-12-30 23:28:23

  Simplify Cloud Data Security: A Deep Dive Into Protecting Sensitive Data in Java

Featuring encryption, anonymization, hashing, and access control Network security incidents occur now and then, mostly caused by data leakage. Data security has aroused widespread concern, and the community keeps working hard on approaches to simplify data security, especially in sensitive data protection. Sensitive data includes but is not limited to personally identifiable information (PII) like names, ID numbers, passport numbers, driver’s license numbers, contact information like addre...

   JAVA,SECURITY,ENCRYPTION,DECRYPTION,TOKENIZATION     2023-04-28 21:22:10

  Understand diff in Unix

diff is an important tool program in Unix. It is used to compare differences of two files, it is the foundation for code version control. If you type : $ diff <file_before_change> <file_after_change> diff will tell you what's the difference between these two files. The result may not be so easy to understand, so now I will show you how to understand diff. 1. 3 formats of diff diff has 3 formats due to historic reasons. normal diff context diff unified diff 2. Demo files For easy d...

   diff,Unix,version control,git     2012-09-03 10:49:36

  OpenLDAP Proxy -- Installation and configuration

After understanding what the configuration would be for an OpenLDAP proxy, it's time to explain the installation of OpenLDAP proxy and how to make it run. In this post, we will cover how to install OpenLDAP proxy both locally and using docker. Local installation The installation is quite easy, there are a few packages to be installed including the ldap server, ldap client and some utilities. Below steps are for CentOS, the instructions for other platforms should be similar with minor differ...

   INSTALLATION,CENTOS,DOCKER,OPENLDAP,OPENLDAP PROXY     2017-11-03 20:26:41

  Taking Precautions to Avoid Shady VPN Providers

VPNs or virtual private networks are virtual tunnels that obscure your IP address, routing your internet traffic through a server located in a country of your choice, in an encrypted and anonymous way. Using a VPN allows you to: secure your sensitive data from hackers obscure the IP address so you can see content not available in your country avoid websites you routinely surf (e.g., Facebook) noticing a different IP address when you are traveling, and asking you to verify your identity bypass t...

   VPN,NETWORKING     2019-02-19 07:26:26

  Using Fabric to deploy web app

Many people may use FTP and rsync to synchronize codes to server, this way is fine but it may be troublesome when you need to deploy many times a day, actually there is a simple way if you can spend time on finding the fast way. We introduce Fabric today for deploying web app to remote server. Fabric is a deployment tool written with Python, the biggest feature if it is you no need to login to remote server, you can execute remote commands locally. Here is s simple deployment script written with...

   Fabric, Web deployment,SSH,Python     2012-12-08 03:16:00

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