For a long time, I have used SSH port forwarding to access a lot of my home files and services, but I’ve found myself hitting the limits of usefulness. So I decided to try and create a VPN. This isn’t a true VPN - it’s NAT over SSH with tun. Good enough for me.
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If you have a jailbroken iPhone, you can move files onto the iPhone for use in the Kindle reader. The reader stores data in /User/Applications/[App ID]/Documents/eBooks. You’ll need to figure out the correct App ID for the Kindle app on your phone (you can probably figure it out by looking at the date associated with the directory).

I have tested this with an unsecured .prc file (similar to what I have loaded onto my Kindle via USB) and the reader opens the document just fine. You may need to relaunch the application to get it to update the available books on the Home screen. Whispernet syncing will obviously not work.

For a while, I have been using PopURLs as a quick and dirty way of scanning interesting websites for what’s new. It is not a RSS reader substitute, but if I have a couple of minutes and just want to see something new, it’s a good spot to stop. A few weeks ago, with a few free cycles, I wondered just how difficult it would be to roll my own. Nothing as pretty, but something that would give me some exposure to what’s under the covers.>

A couple of days ago, buzz started to build around Alltop which was built by Guy Kawasaki’s Nononina, also behind the site Truemors. Alltop is a very pretty site with a wide variety of content, but it too is based on the same content (and looking at the page sources, potentially the same code base).

If you want to build your own, I offer you my findings, code and lessons learned

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