Category: How To

Goodbye FileZilla (Or, how to solve ENETUNREACH – Network unreachable)

Take a hike, eh!

FileZilla is an excellent bit of software that I’ve been using (and recommending) for many years. Today, that changed. The Problem: ENETUNREACH – Network unreachable A few months ago at the web host I work for, we started seeing problems with folks who were using FileZilla. Being on a slow network connection at the time, …

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Looping in Bash: An Introduction

When I first learned about Linux in the 90’s, I read that it was possible to even write your own commands to use at the command line. Later I learned about bash scripting, and it wasn’t long before I needed to learn how to loop in bash. Looping in bash is one of the fundamental …

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Four Tech Job Stages to recognize for Success

In the past several years This Tech Geek has found himself all over the place with jobs. I had a few different full time jobs in that time,  and I also run my own business on the side. With this unusually rapid cycle, I  was able to spot some trends in myself that led me …

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