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Feb/10WordPress Avatar
To get an avatar to work in WordPress you need to sign up for an account on Gravatar’s website. Make sure the email address matches the email set in the user profile. Gravatar’s website
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Jan/10Enable SFTP On VSFTPD In Ubuntu
Enabling SFTP is very easy and makes FTP protocol a lot more secure than traditional FTP because passwords are not sent in plain text which is susceptible to a lot of things such as packet sniffers, man-in-the-middle, etc. Assuming VSFTPD … Continue reading
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Jan/10Windows 7 Monitor Power Test
There is a report generator in Microsoft Windows 7 which can help you track down what is being used in terms of power. The report tells you what is stopping the computer going into sleep mode (if sleep mode is … Continue reading
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Jan/10Bypass Blocked Websites Using SSH Proxy
Overview SSH tunnels are very useful for all sorts of things. One of these uses include proxy. If you have SSH access you can set one up very quickly. I do not condone any misuses of any I.T equipment, software … Continue reading
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Jan/10WordPress Incorrect Username / Password With VSFTP
I was getting an error logging into my FTP/SFTP server via WordPress when I tried to upgrade a plugin or two. It was saying the username / password was incorrect yet I was able to log in using an FTP … Continue reading
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Jan/10energy@home Twitter Integration
A preview of my part time project energy@home with Twitter integration. As you can see the value for total energy used is currently way off but it’s a preview of what’s to come. There are two options: tweet hourly summary … Continue reading
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Jan/10WordPress 2.9.1 Deployed
I have rolled out the latest version of WordPress to 2.9.1
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Jan/10Moving Hosts
I am in the process of moving VPS so expect some disruptions this week as I get this set up again.