Technology

This is where I’ll post technology related ramblings, IT practice and procedures, and other things that will generally come with a warning of eye-rolling deep-dive tech jargon.

Sorry (unless you’re into that sort of thing).


How do I keep my laptop screen on while the lid is closed?

September 14, 2021

Want closing your ubuntu linux laptop lid to do nothing for some reason? Me too.…

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Extra tricks for linux on your arcade machine

January 3, 2018

Want your linux arcade machine to boot right into, and shut down from your attract-mode…

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How do I install Lubuntu 16 for MAME Cabinet?

November 22, 2016

Lubuntu 16.04, MAME 0.179, and Attract-mode 2.20 on older hardware: We're still using the old…

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How do I convert a .pfx certificate bag to use with Apache SSL on Bitnami?

November 23, 2015

I have a client who has a large web presence that's uniformly IIS and windows…

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Migrate shared hosting email to a new host with imapsync

November 4, 2015

One of the major pains of shared hosting migration is user email on the system.…

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Adding a new FileDaemon to Bacula

November 2, 2015

Adding a new FileDaemon to backup a new host (not already serving files to Bacula)…

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Adding a new backup source to Bacula

October 14, 2015

To add a new backup source to Bacula, use the following procedure. Log in to…

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Gadget Review! – Parrot Flower Power

July 31, 2014

I wish I had a green thumb. If the phrase "green thumb" is meant to…

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Gadget Review! – JBL Flip2 Bluetooth Speaker

July 9, 2014

Hey! It's summer here, time for vacations and sun. Anyone who knows me, realizes that…

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Redirecting a site hostname in Bitnami WordPress

May 6, 2014

Let's say you have an Amazon EC2 Bitnami Wordpress image, and you need to relocate…

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.htaccess SSL redirect for single wordpress page.

April 21, 2014

I recently had a client site that necessitated a single page that would automatically redirect…

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