Fix SSH hanging on connection

I recently had an issue where my laptop went into standby mode while I was running some command on my Raspberry Pi over ssh, and whenever I tried to ssh into the Pi again, the session would hang (the terminal would become unresponsive, even to +C, and had to be force closed).
After a lot of research, I managed to find the following command, which allowed me to solve the issue:
ssh user@machine /sbin/ifconfig eth0 mtu 1000
The Pi responded with an error, but that solved the issue.

How to configure Mullvad VPN on a Synology NAS

After a long research, I recently signed up for a monthly subscription with Mullvad VPN (read more about them here https://thatoneprivacysite.net/2017/10/03/mullvad-review/).

Since I own a Synology NAS which I set up to user Sonarr and Transmission, I wanted to configure it to use the VPN. I found a few tutorials online, but they were outdated and did not work.

After a quick chat with Mullvad’s tech support, I finally managed to make it work.

Here’s how:

1. Go to: https://mullvad.net/en/download/config/
2. Input your account number, select Android as a platform, and a region to use
3. Download the .ovpn configuration file
4. Edit this file, removing the inlined crl section
5. Log in to your Synology DiskStation, go to Control Panel > Network
6. Network Interface > Create > Create VPN profile
7. Select “OpenVPN (via importing a .ovpn file)”
8. ‘Username’ is your account number, ‘Password’ is “m”
9. Import the .ovpn file we modified earlier, leave ‘CA certificate’ empty; click ‘Next’
10. Select all 3 tickboxes in the ‘Advanced settings’ page; click ‘Apply’
11. Right click on the newly created connection, select ‘Connect’

How-to: Setup default audio output Ubuntu (Pulseaudio)

I just added a new how to page: since I’ve been struggling to find a setting that works for my configuration, here’s how I finally managed, in 4 easy steps.

https://desperatenerd.wordpress.com/how-to-setup-default-audio-output-ubuntu-pulseaudio/

Nintendo WaveBird Cleanup and Restoration

Once upon a time, I purchased a not-so-well-preserved WaveBird controller for my GameCube. Today I finally did justice to it.

The poor controller before the treatment: dirt, sweat and generic gunk had accumulated pretty much everywhere on its surface. What was the previous owner thinking?

This helmet is surely Aerodynamic

The guy has some spare time and an insane passion for Daft Punk, too!

Take a look at his blog

Ubuntu 9.04 on Sony VAIO Z

DISCLAIMER:

I know this stuff is old (Ubuntu 10.04 is coming soon) and probably you can find better guides online.

I just wanted to upload here some content from my old site .

FYI, I am not currently using the VAIO, but I’d like to suggest you some resources if you want to successfully install linux on your classy laptop:

• https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series
• http://0xc0dedbad.com/blog/2010/01/30/dual-boot-linux-and-windows-7-on-sony-vaio-z/
• http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=325616