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A series of articles and information about computers in general.
If you run a server with multiple sites on it, then you may have issues with WordPress installations. WordPress has a remote admin feature (which allows 3rd party connections to post new articles etc..). While a greate feature in theory,…
In the last two weeks a new hack has made the rounds. This exploits a weakness in either the hosting or the security of a WordPress blog and adds code to every JavaScript file (.js). The code can vary a…
After you’ve had your Raspberry Pi for a while, you’ve made it run a web server, media centre, Remote Desktop and more you might find it’s a bit sluggish. To find out more try out htop. Traditionally in Linux you…
Whilst Linux in general is very good at being neat and tidy, devices such as the Raspberry PI, where resources can be much more limited than other computers can sometimes suffer – usually from lack of space (performance will be…
The Raspberry Pi computer comes without Wi-Fi initially, but it’s true freedom is reached when you connect it wirelessly. There are a number of options for this, but I’d recommend using the Edimax Nano USB, it’s easy to setup your…
You’ve had your Raspberry Pi working away, first as a media center – then a web server with a database and you’ve been tinkering with lots of other features, so what is taking up your space? Luckily the Raspberry Pi,…
When optimising your zencart install there is a very powerful plugin available. This is Image Handler, it comes in four (to date) variants. Version 4 is for Zencart 1.5.x, whereas version 3 is for the 1.3.x versions (still the most…
Regular visitors to this blog (which posts less regularly than you deserve) will have noticed I change designs regularly. Normally I choose a design that intrigues me, or that might allow me to experiment with something new. However this doesn’t…
I’ve come across this problem a number of times, of course each time I think “this will be fixed next time”. Unfortunately it’s not the case. What’s the problem then? You have a directory that you want to password protect,…