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ATX Bench Power Supply
I have several old computers with perfectly working power supplies. I decided to convert one of them into into a bench power supply. Typically, a bench power supply can cost anywhere from $100-200...
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The Raspberry Pi Works
My Raspberry Pi finally arrived yesterday, after what seemed like an eternity of waiting. I ordered it October 24. It was shipped November 20 and arrived on my doorstep November 29. That’s over a...
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Heatsink and Modem
My DSL router/modem is failing miserably. My Internet connection slows down to a crawl. Pinging a host online takes twice as long. Resetting the router/modem fixes the problem temporarily, but only for...
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The Latest Speed Test
I recently switched to Comcast for my Internet services. It has been several years since I have left and abandoned Comcast. I was curious more than anything as to what kind of download speeds I’ll be...
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Several months ago, I’ve installed an app called CleanMyMac. Big mistake. I didn’t like it much. I deleted it shortly after. The uninstall didn’t quite exactly remove everything. This morning, I...
View ArticleOptimize Your Videos For The Web
If you have a video that you would like to share with others, how do you optimize it for the web. I’m using a simple open-source program called Handbrake which you can download for free. It’s available...
View ArticleFree SSL Certificates
I picked up a free SSL certificate from SSLForFree.com. It’s good for 90 days. Not a bad deal. Wished it was longer. Without further ado, the site is now running on https! Check out the secure lock...
View ArticleMultiple TXT DNS Records
I recently moved my website hosting from Linode to AWS LightSail. Part of the move was working with Route 53 for DNS, as well as setting up my domain’s email, e.g. the MX record. I’m using ProtonMail...
View Article200MB USB Drive
I have a 8GB USB drive that displays only as 200MB. I have to run diskpart as an Administrator from my Windows 10 computer. I selected the disk, and then cleaned it. After that, go back to disk...
View ArticleUsing the Gutenberg Editor
Beginning with WordPress 5, Gutenberg will be part of the WordPress core. If you want a preview, install it as a plugin. What is Gutenberg? The Gutenberg WordPress editor is a new page builder that...
View ArticleRevised WordPress Permissions
Here’s my revised WordPress permissions. Originally, I had it set to: $ sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www $ find /var/www -type d -exec sudo chmod 755 {} \; $ find /var/www -type f -exec sudo...
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Split View on Mac
I use split views on Windows quite a bit at work. On my Mac at home, not so much. Here are the instructions if you’re curious how it’s done on the MacOS. I’ve done it a few times, but just like many...
View ArticleSublime Text Comment Multiple Lines
If you need to comment out multiple lines in Sublime Text 2 or 3, there’s a short keystroke that you can use. First, you need to highlight the block (multiple lines) that you want to comment out, then...
View ArticleWindows + Tab
Better late than never. How to display all open windows in Windows. Just press the Windows key + Tab.
View ArticleNew PC
Just ordered parts for a new system. CPU: AMD – Ryzen 7 1700X 3.4 GHz 8-Core ProcessorCooler: Cooler Master – ML240L RGB 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU CoolerMotherboard: Asus – STRIX B350-F GAMING ATX AM4...
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Samba 4 Domain Controller
Starting with version 4, Samba can now run as a domain controller. It can support Windows and Linux clients. You can compile it from source or install it via package managers such as rpm, yum and apt....
View ArticleRemmina Install
Remmina is the RDP (remote desktop software) for Windows server on Linux. Here’s how to install. sudo add-apt-repository ppa:remmina-ppa-team/remmina-next sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install...
View ArticleSplit Text into Columns in Excel
How to Split Text into Columns in Excel. Select the cell or column that contains the text you want to split. Select Data > Text to Columns. In the Convert Text to Columns Wizard, select Delimited...
View ArticleSublime Text Remove Tabs
I keep forgetting this command. This is to remove tabs from multiple lines in Sublime Text. Shift+Tab
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Here’s how to add chroma key (green screen) to your OBS shoot. Start OBS. Add a video source.Right click on video source and select ‘Filter’.Click + in the ‘Effects Filters’ section, and choose...
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