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From time to time, I need to securely erase data from a hard drive.  In the past, I've generally used Darik's Boot and Nuke or DBAN however, DBAN does not work on SSD's.  Parted Magic, however, does have a utility to securely erase SSD's which is documented in the link below.

How to securely erase an SSD drive

Since I'm constantly using rsync and needing to refer to examples, here is a link to rsync examples.

10 Practical Examples of rsync Command in Linux
How to Exclude Files and Directories with Rsync

Also, here is an example of how to duplicate a (live) linux root filesystem

rsync -avP --numeric-ids --exclude='/dev' --exclude='/proc' --exclude='/sys' root@failedharddrivehost:/ /path/to/destination/

My (not to be named) company does not allow running jobs through cron.  While I understand the reasons behind this, there are times when this restriction creates issues that are difficult to solve using the company approved enterprise task scheduler.  In order to get around this, I needed a reliable scheduler that I could use for those special cases without attracting attention (and being shut down).  Cronicle is a nice, web based scheduler that I found to fill that need. 

Cronicle homepage
Cronicle installation

Given the number of built in units and cabinets I plan on making for the house, a quality, large shelf pin hole jig is going to be a necessity.  Here is one option my meg products that I ran across.

meg products - shelf pin holes

...and here is a link to a Kreg shelf pin jig

Kreg Shelf Pin Jig

This mobile project center and accessories by Kreg is something that would come in very handy on a lot of projects, not the least of which would be cabinet door making...

Mobile Project Center
Bench Dogs
3" Bench Clamp