Elasticsearch Crib Sheet
General All inputs are JSON documents, however the format does allows comments (C-style, /* */) add ?v to include column headers in table output add ?...
Posts by Year
2020
Line Endings in a git Repo
TL;DR If you collaborate with developers on different platforms (Windows/Mac/Linux) and you all use proper programmer’s editors which will maintain correct l...
Create a QR Code for connecting to Wifi
This should work with iOS 11+ and recent Android versions.
iPerf Crib Sheet
https://iperf.fr/ https://www.linode.com/docs/networking/diagnostics/install-iperf-to-diagnose-network-speed-in-linux/ v1 is ancient. When you see jus...
macvlan Networks on Docker
If your application or container needs to be directly on the network, or it needs to use ports that are already in use by the host or other containers, such ...
Thoughts on Mistakes
Humans will always make mistakes, for a variety of reasons (for example lack of experience, skill, concentration, understanding etc.) Mistakes are the b...
Quote of the day…
“When I am working on a problem I never think about beauty. I think only how to solve the problem. But when I have finished, if the solution is not beauti...
Set up cron jobs on Ubuntu
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CronHowto/ is very useful
2018
Show Progress when using mysqldump
mysqldump doesn’t show progress natively, but you can use the pv utility to show progress.
2014
TortoiseSVN settings
Global ignore pattern for Web Development:
Enabling Network Access to Uniform Server
Uniform Server is a WAMP package that I use in my web development setup. The default installation sets the web server to allow access only from the local mac...
Changing default OS in Grub
edit the /boot/grub/menu.lst
Activate TV out on NVidia FX 5200 in Ubuntu
Install drivers
Transfer iOS Notes Between Accounts
Enable syncing of notes in iTunes, this will sync the notes to the Mail app (on Lion).
2012
HTML/CSS/JavaScript Reference Sites
Stay well away from W3schools (why? - see http://w3fools.com/)
2011
Nagios Error “HTTP WARNING: HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden”
When monitoring websites with Nagios, it’s common to get the error “HTTP WARNING: HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden”.
2010
Fixing Extra Newlines in Text Files
When editing source code you often come across files with additional blank lines that shouldn’t be there.
2009
Password Salting Techniques
This article is about using salting techniques to improve the security of authentication for websites. Examples are in PHP but the techniques apply to any l...
Missing tooltips in Firefox 3.5 and IE8
I’ve just upgraded to Firefox 3.5 and noticed that tooltips had stopped working. I then checked Internet Explorer 8 and found tooltips were not working ther...
Run SysInternals tools direct from the web
SysInternals tools are a fantastic set of free utilities written by Mark Russinovich and Bryce Cogswell. There are invaluable for system admins and Windows ...
2008
DOS Equivalent of GREP
In Unix you can pipe the output of a command into the GREP command in order to only display the lines that contain a required string. This is means you don’...
Windows XP DNS Cache
Windows caches DNS responses to speed up network access, but sometimes this can cause a problem. Positive responses (i.e. successful lookups) are cached for...
Take screenshot on iPhone 2.0
Hold Home button Press Lock button
Save an image from the web on iPhone
With the iPhone v2.0 software you can now save an image from the web to the Camera Roll on the iPhone. Tap and hold on an image in Safari and you’ll get a m...
Misc iPhone Tips
Slow Response, especially in Contacts or Text
Restore a Minimized OS X Window
In OS X you can swap between applications in a similar way to Windows (Alt+Tab on Windows, ⌘+Tab on OS X) however there’s one important difference - Windows ...
Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts
Useful OS X keyboard shortcuts, particularly if you’re switching from Windows. It’s not exhaustive, but it’s got the ones I use regularly.
Recover Deleted Photos from Memory Card
This article is written from the point of view of recovering deleted photos from a digital camera memory card, but most of the software will work to recover ...
iPhone/GSM Speaker Buzz Solutions
Some speakers are better than others at dealing with the interference caused by GSM mobiles. This article{.broken_link} documents one bloke’s extended quest...
Online & Peer-To-Peer Backup
I’ve been assessing various backup options for both business and personal use recently so here’s a summary of my findings
Useful iTunes Keyboard Shortcuts
Quick reference for keyboard shortcuts
iTunesControl Settings
For non-default Hotkey settings, see this post
iTunes Notes
Some notes on the way I use iTunes:
2007
Server Side Includes (SSI)
Server Side Include can be used to allow insertion of an HTML into another. e.g. header or footer can be separated from pages so you only have to change a si...
Reduce Firefox Memory Usage
How to reduce the memory usage on_Firefox
Firefox Tip: Jump to Site Subpages with Ctrl+Enter
from Lifehacker:
Drag and drop an iTunes playlist’s songs into a folder
from Lifehacker:
Identify an external modem
In addition to packing and identification stickers, you can identify an external modem by installing as a ‘standard modem’, run the diagnostics and reading t...
Offline Files tips
“Incorrect Function” Error
View CHKDSK log
The log for CHKDSK can be found in the Windows Event Log. It’s in the Applications log and the source will be listed as Winlogon.
Pastebin tools
A pastebin is a website that allows you to paste text in order to share it with someone else on the web. They are useful for troubleshooting all sorts of pro...
Mount MP3 network share located on main Windows PC
SlimServer doesn’t like the Music Folder path in the form smb://computer/share - presumably it can’t use smbclient. I therefore need to mount this share in t...
Installing additional Ubuntu software
To install additional software required to support various types of multimedia:
CSS Code to allow Image Float in WordPress Themes
To enable the ability to float images left or right, add the following code to the CSS stylesheet.
Installing SlimServer 6.5.1 on Ubuntu 6.10
Ubuntu is based on Debian, so I followed the instructions on the Slim Devices website here and it worked fine. It basically involves adding the Slim Devices ...
Auto Mounting NTFS partitions at boot
There’s a very useful Getting Started document over at UbuntuGuide which describes lots of basic configuration tasks.
Cuesheets for CDs/MP3 files
Since Cuesheet Heaven seems to be down, here are a couple of alternatives:
FM Transmitter
On December 8th 2006 the UK law regarding low power FM Transmitters was changed, so they are now legal in this country (providing they are CE Certified
Delete/action a large number of messages in Gmail
When you search in Gmail the results are returned in pages of 20. If you press Select: All, then you only get the visible 20 selected. What if you want to pe...
2006
Web based FTP client Permalink
https://web2ftp.com/
Photography - Depth Of Field
Depth of Field
Remotely Enable Remote Desktop Permalink
Instructions how to do it from here:
More Portable Apps Permalink
More Applications that can be run from a USB memory stick without installing
Maintaining Privacy at an Internet Cafe Permalink
Accessing any protected system from an Internet Cafe-type situation is always a risk. This is because you have no way of knowing whether there is any spy/sni...
Computer Software Industry…
“The most amazing achievement of the computer software industry is its continuing cancellation of the steady and staggering gains made by the computer har...
HP Waranty Lookup
Check Waranty of HP/Compaq equipment here{.broken_link}
SimpleViewer and AutoViewer Permalink
Two very cool ways to create a Flash-based gallery for your website. Extremely easy to use and produces very professional results.
List of Portable Applications Permalink
Software that can be run without installing e.g. from a USB Stick here
Life without the Mouse Permalink
Loads of keyboard shortcuts and ways of avoiding the mouse here. Great for saving time.
10 Windows Password Myths Permalink
Tips on choosing a Windows password and myths about what constitutes a good password here
Quote of the day…
“Ubi dubium ibi Google”
Make Your Own Graph Paper Permalink
Free Online Graph Paper
Learning Quote
“Tell me and I’ll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I’ll understand.” Benjamin Franklin
How to: Repair Windows XP/2000 if you are unable to boot into Windows Permalink
Go here for very good instructions on how to get your PC up and running again if it won’t boot.