re-install

Ric Moore wayward4now at gmail.com
Sun Mar 24 04:15:00 UTC 2013


On 03/23/2013 07:40 PM, scott wrote:
> On 03/23/2013 07:10 PM, Ric Moore wrote:
>> On 03/23/2013 12:45 AM, Basil Chupin wrote:
>>> On 23/03/13 08:17, Ric Moore wrote:
>>>> On 03/22/2013 04:43 AM, Basil Chupin wrote:
>>>>> On 22/03/13 05:37, Ric Moore wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> We;re now runnning a VM with MyCloud installed to it, where I store
>>>>>> the irreplaceable documents/files of ours. So, I have that online
>>>>>> with
>>>>>> it's own dedicated IP address. :) Ric
>>>>>
>>>>> Oh lordy......and you trust this Cloud thingie not to be hacked,
>>>>> not to
>>>>> crash and wipe out all your "irreplaceable documents/files" and other
>>>>> data, not to sell your data to the guvvmint or advertising agencies or
>>>>> to private investigation companies?
>>>>>
>>>>> Lordy, lordy, but you are such a trusting soul, you are :-) .
>>>>>
>>>>> And, out of curiosity, how much per month do you pay for this
>>>>> "privilege"? Much less than the one-off cost of an external 120GB
>>>>> HDD or
>>>>> a 120GB USB memory stick?
>>>> Huh? ...it's running on our own Proxmox server (using Debian server)
>>>> and one of the VM's is the MyCloud application running on it's own
>>>> static IP address.
>>>
>>> OK. Just the mention of the word "cloud" conjures up horrific images of
>>> unsavoury events.
>>>
>>> But as I have never heard of MyCloud application - wot exactly is it?
>>
>>
>>
>>>> It's all ours. The only cost was an older 2 core server with 8 gigs of
>>>> ram, plus the static IP's which we have more of than we're using, at
>>>> the current moment. I'm running two instances of WordPress on that box
>>>> as well. I'm looking to add more soon.
>>>
>>> A question: is this server located locally or sited at some other
>>> location? (In other words, the eggs are not all in the same basket
>>> :-) .)
>>
>> Right, I am here in Southern Virginia, and the server is in Raleigh NC.
>> So, I'm backing up important files from here to there. If they get lost
>> there, I have them here. NICE!
>>
>> I was about to direct you to:
>> http://www.turnkeylinux.org/
>> but now I get some screen there that claims I have a virus and cannot
>> enter. WTF?? Someone else see if they see the same thing? I feel a rant
>> coming on. :) Ric
>>
>>
>>
> I'm not seeing it. I get straight to the landing page.

Now, I do too. Weird. Of course I shot them a remark that read "WTF?"
And mow it's fixed. <cackles>

Owell, here's the page:
http://www.turnkeylinux.org/owncloud
Sorry, it's "OwnCloud" What I really like is that I can click and drag a 
file from my file manager to owncloud in my browser and it copies.
Ric



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..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity.
Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad.
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