22nd September 2009
Choosing a Linux host provider can be one of the biggest decisions that you make with an online business or website. Given the current rate of unreliable hosting operations, it is difficult to find a reputable, professional Linux host that doesn't charge...
03rd August 2009
As a freelance Linux consultant, many of my clients are often interested in making their VPS (Virtual Private Server) as responsive as possible. Since VPS servers by nature have somewhat limited system resources (often less than 1 GB of RAM), getting the...
28th June 2009
I've worked as a remote Linux System Administrator for quite a while, and one thing that I've noticed is that many "administrators" out there don't know how to configure or secure a server properly. This article is a quick reference on some of the more im...
28th June 2009
As a freelance Linux System Administrator, my clients sometimes ask me, “what is better- dedicated or shared hosting?”. The answer to this question depends on many factors, most of which are client specific. Simply put, what is best for one client m...
19th June 2009
Working as a freelance Linux consultant, I see a lot of my clients struggle with the problem of access control on a Linux server. Access control restrictions are the basic process of assigning limited user accounts to consultants or employees on your Lin...
11th June 2009
Installing and Configuring the BIND DNS Server
DNS service is crucial for your server if you wish for it to be accessed from the Internet. The reason for this is that domain names are much easier to type for users, and easier to remember. Thus, you nee...
11th June 2009
Installing and Configuring the DHCPD Server
The DHCPD server is a server that allows DHCP clients to connect to the server, and request IP
addresses and gateway/DNS information. DHCP is used in most large networks as a means of easily
managing ...
11th June 2009
Installing and Configuring the Secure Shell Server
The Secure Shell (SSH) Server is a secure replacement for telnet and rlogin, etc. SSH uses encryption from the point the client connects to a server, to the time the connection is terminated. SSH use...
11th June 2009
Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP can all be used to produce software which runs on a web server, and thus eliminates the need for client software installations on a local computer. What this means is that the server contains both the database front end, the ...
11th June 2009
Selecting a wedding photographer to capture the moment of the most important day of your life can be a daunting task. With the stress of a wedding looming over you, there are some important considerations to keep in mind when choosing a wedding photograp...
18th May 2009
Continuing in our series on Understanding Organization, we started our walk around the organization wheel in the north, the place of organization wisdom. We moved to the east, the place of how the organization works. From there, we walked to the south, th...
18th May 2009
In leadership
Our connection to spirit is what allows us to be great. It is the knowing that there is more to each of us than a set of problems, more than a set of objectives. Great leaders have found the way from their heads to their hearts and learne...
18th May 2009
Growing Pains?
An old friend and colleague recently asked me
What are the signs that you are growing too fast? That one really led me to the usual consultant response of that depends. Never fear, the answer gets clearer. You just have to think of i...
18th May 2009
Welcome to the New Year!
Here we are, facing the enormous opportunities presented by the New Year. At the Gaian Group, we have plans to make 2010 the best ever. I'm sure you do as well. If you've checked our mission, you have seen that we are all about...
17th May 2009
With every great gain comes a loss.
In my change work, I hold to the belief that change is easy and fast. I often have people push back and challenge that. Over and over I find that it is the associated loss that people usually fear. This is the thing ...
