Efficiency vs. Inefficiency, in a no-holds barred fight.
One of the major revelations to Windows users when they migrate to Linux is that its no longer necessary to pay for a PDF printer, or install an open source one: Linux knows how to print PDFs already. However its default implementation is a little irritating. When you print you have to accept the document … Read more
So you probably know that you can change WordPress options directly in the database with an SQL query, and maybe you've come across the /wp-admin/options.php page where you can edit them directly from WordPress. But if the options are held as serialized data, then it gets a bit more tricky. Luckily wp-cli can help. I'll … Read more
Partially for my own use, partially in case it helps anyone else out there, this aims to be a list of useful, non-fake-news resources for navigating the next few months. Feel free to suggest more below. If you are feeling unwell and want to know what you should do, this article summarizes your options. [Executive … Read more
On servers where fail2ban has been working for a long time, you might notice the size of its database eating up your disk space. I just found one that had ballooned to over 2Gb over the course of a year. You'll find it hiding in /var/lib/fail2ban/ If its causing you anguish, then you can easily … Read more
Its a bit of a departure from my usual area, but as the Raspberry Pi runs Debian, I agreed to help a friend get his Pi set up to run his robotic kit. However he arrived with the Pi Zero alone: no power and no monitor. How to get into it …? So first of … Read more