How to enable automatic user logins in CentOS 7 and GNOME
If you’ve read my previous article about how to enable automatic logins on CentOS 6, and it sounded a little daunting, you may be pleased to hear that it’s a little easier to accomplish the same thing on CentOS 7.1. If you’re using GNOME in a single user environment, and you’re confident that nobody else will use your system, you can enable auto-logins without the password questions like this: Login to GNOME as usual Find your name at the top right and click on it Now select Settings In the new window that opens, find...
read moreWordPress Screencast, Part 3: Custom Menus
In this video I will show you how to use custom menus in WordPress. It depends on the theme if and where menus show up, but the principle of adding items to a menu and how to order them are the same no matter which theme you use. The full course is aimed at beginners and medium casuals alike. Wether you’ve been away from WordPress for a while, or if you’re a complete newbie, this is a very un-intimidating “getting started” guide. I’ll release one episode every week on my iTunes Podcast Feed, or you can watch the...
read moreWordPress Screencast, Part 2: Writing Posts and Pages
In this video I’ll show you how to create posts and pages, and what the differences between them is. We’ll also discuss formatting and briefly how to use the HTML editor. The full course is aimed at beginners and medium casuals alike. Wether you’ve been away from WordPress for a while, or if you’re a complete newbie, this is a very un-intimidating “getting started” guide. I’ll release one episode every week on my iTunes Podcast Feed, or you can watch the full course on one convenient YouTube Playlist....
read moreWordPress Screencast, Part 1: Themes
In this video I’ll show what themes are and how to use them in WordPress (downloading, installing, activating and deleting). I’ll also show you how to preview themes before putting them live. Themes are what WordPress uses to style the look and feel of the front page. Depending on what theme you use, options in the back end may vary because some themes provide additional functionality (much like plugins). In this course I’m using TwentyThirteen. The full course is aimed at beginners and medium casuals alike. Wether...
read moreHow to install Parallels Tools via the Command Line in CentOS
I like setting up barebones CentOS and other flavoured VMs on my Mac via Parallels Desktop. Trouble is, for such things like time synchronisation to work properly, something called Parallels Tools needs to be installed on each VM. This is to make sure Parallels Desktop can speak to the VM and communicate with it properly. It’s more important for GUIs so that the screen resolution and mouse handling is more accurate. Thing is, when you have a VM with a GUI, installing Parallels Tolls is extremely easy and may even happen automatically as...
read moreWordPress Screencast, Part 0: Introduction and Workflow
I thought it’s about time that I update my old WordPress course, and here’s the first instalment. I’ll talk you through WordPress 4.2. This part focusses on general workflow, how to log in, how WordPress works and how to use the integrated help system. I will also cover software updates for WordPress, Themes and Plugins. The full course is aimed at beginners and medium casuals alike. Wether you’ve been away from WordPress for a while, or if you’re a complete newbie, this is a very un-intimidating “getting...
read moreHow to enable resuming FTP uploads in Plesk
Plesk uses ProFTP as the default FTP server. It has a handy feature that allows file uploads to resume or append should a connection be broken during transmission. This means that partially transferred data doesn’t have to be uploaded again, it can simply be added to – potentially saving a lot of time. Although easy to activate, this feature is not enabled by default on Plesk installations for security reasons. Here’s how to make it happen: Edit /etc/proftpd.conf and add the following few lines: # allow resuming file uploads...
read moreHow to split a long string into separate words in Commodore BASIC
Here’s a quick word splitter routine for CBM BASIC. It takes phrase and “explodes” all words into an array, removing spaces. Feel free to adopt it for your own needs. 10 rem word splitter 20 rem splits a long phrase into words at a space 30 input "tell me something";a$ 40 rem clear current array of words 50 for i=0 to 10: wd$(i)="": next: wd=1 60 rem detect spaces 70 for i=1 to len(a$) 80 wd$(0)=mid$(a$,i,1) 90 if wd$(0)=" " then wd=wd+1: next 100 wd$(wd)=wd$(wd)+wd$(0): next 110 print 120 rem...
read moreHow to kill the “accept incoming connections” dialogue on your Mac forever
Have you ever come across the above dialogue, asking if you’d like to “accept incoming network connections” on your Mac? It’s caused by the Firewall and it’s meant to be helpful. Because if you have an app that needs incoming network connections all the time, you can just add them to the Firewall rules (under System Preferences – Security – Firewall). But of course, it doesn’t always work. Some apps get updated and this message starts appearing out of the blue, no matter if it hasn’t...
read moreHow to reset the PRAM (or NVRAM) on your Mac
On a recent chat with Apple support, the representative suggested I reset my PRAM. From what I understand this will clear BIOS like values that may cause a Mac to malfunction. It only takes a second to do – here’s how: Press CMD+OPTION+P+R, then start the system. You’ll need three hands or a portable keyboard to do it. Hold those four keys down until you hear a second startup chime (or if you’ve previously disabled in, until you hear one chime). That’s it! Note that there are technical differences between the...
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