Unlocking your o2 broadband modem
If you, like me, have an o2 broadband (midband, really) modem, made by Huawei, that you want to unlock to use with other services, you can get quite the run around if you Google how to do this. There...
View ArticleIrish-friendly keyboard layout for an Apple aluminium USB keyboard on Ubuntu
By default, Ubuntu has plenty of Irish keyboard layouts which will let you type a fada on your vowels. However, if you’re using an Apple aluminium USB keyboard, like me, you’re layout options are...
View ArticleMac keyboard, Ubuntu Synergy server, and Mac Synergy client
This post serves to highlight just how awkward my setup is, and as a guide to help with anyone with a similar setup (all 3 of you, worldwide). I’ve recently started using Synergy to control my Macbook...
View ArticlePython iCalendar module, Google Calendar, and the case of the missing...
TL;DR Update your icalendar module to the latest (beta) build. As the title suggests, if you’re having the same issue I had where Google Calendar seemingly deleted random spaces between words, on an...
View ArticleInstalling Indefero on Ubuntu Precise Pangolin
Indefero is an open-source Git hosting web app, built on PHP (using the PLUF framework) and MySQL. I use it for some clients because it is shared hosting friendly (no need to set up Ruby on Rails or...
View ArticleManually generating salted & hashed WordPress passwords
Sometimes you might need to dip in to the WordPress SQL database to manually manipulate passwords. Whether resetting a long-lost password, or adding a new user from the MySQL command line, better...
View ArticleSeek forward/backward plugin for Rhythmbox
If you use Rhythmbox media player (which is the default in recent Ubuntu / Debian Gnome releases), you might have expected the ability to seek backwards/forwards within the current track. Just about...
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A look at hosting of Irish Web Awards 2014 Winner
A few years ago I looked at the winners of the Irish Blog Awards to see where the winners were hosted [here]. I decided to do the same for this year’s Irish Web Awards. WordPress (the open-source...
View ArticleAirport Utility under Ubuntu 14
Looking for a way to manage your Apple Airport Express under Ubuntu? There are two ways, but the only decent option is to run Apple’s Airport Utility under Wine. You could try the airport-utils...
View ArticleMySQL client library issues on OS X El Capitan
Apple’s latest OS X version, v10.11 “El Capitan”, comes with a new security feature protecting core system files called “System Integrity Protection” (SIP). All sounds good in theory, but software that...
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