Robert Ian Hawdon, Author at Robert's Blog

[SysOps] Access Azure Powershell more easily on a non Windows system

by Robert Ian Hawdon | Sep 7, 2013 | My Life, Tutorials, Work | 1 comment

There’s always a problem when it comes to working with Microsoft products – they work best on Windows. Here I show how to pipe a vital part of Windows Azure through to any Operating System with an SSH client.

Robert Investigates: Counterfeit mains cables and plugs… you mean those exist too?

by Robert Ian Hawdon | Sep 3, 2013 | My Life, Robert Investigates, Technology | 0 comments

I found a counterfeit mains lead in my home. How dangerous is this? Turns out, very.

My adventures into the world of GNU/Linux. Part 3 – Mad as a Hatter!

by Robert Ian Hawdon | Aug 19, 2013 | My Life, Technology | 0 comments

The third part of my personal experience with Linux.

[SysOps] Load “unbalancing” using HAProxy

by Robert Ian Hawdon | Aug 15, 2013 | Tutorials, Work | 0 comments

I look into allowing a load balanced service forward to a single server through the use of a couple of proxies.

Paying to read the news? Not if you’re Google*

by Robert Ian Hawdon | Aug 12, 2013 | Entertainment, Technology, Tutorials | 0 comments

The Sun have recently changed their website to remove the ability to freely read news stories, but only if you’re a human. Robots are unaffected.

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