Python backup script revisited

Here I wrote about my initial attempts with Python. I started with a backup script for my home-computer because that’s what I needed at the time. Now I’m reviewing and tweaking it.

My considerations at the time of writing the initial script were:

  • It should check if the …
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New blog powered by pelican

I changed my blogging platform from Wordpress to Pelican. Pelican is a static html generator written in Python. I also changed the whole design. It’s a bootstrap-theme with some little modifications.

The reason I changed from Wordpress is the effort to maintain a secure and up-to-date installation opposed to …

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Python Backup Script with rsync



UPDATE: I rewrote the whole script. You can find it here!

I wanted to get into Python recently and to have a reason to actually learn the language, I thought to myself, why not replace the bash-scripts I use on my private computer. I started with my backup script, that …

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MAC Spoofing under Linux

The announcement of the recent attacks on Tor-users that exploit a Firefox vulnerability in Javascript suggested some things to remain anonymous whilst using Tor, such as disabling JavaScript, using the most recent versions of Firefox, install firewalls and so on. One interesting measure named was to often change your MAC …

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