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Beware with private file URLs in Dropbox for iPhone
If you use DropBox and, specifically, its iPhone client, then you need to be aware of how the URL feature works, or risk exposing your private files. When you view a private file (i.e. a file not in...
View ArticleFinally have 3Pay prepaid midband on my iPad
My mission was to get Three prepaid midband (3G internet isn’t broadband, no matter who tries to tell you it is). I chose Three, because they has better 3G coverage for when I visit Inagh, and for...
View ArticleUnlocking 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, your 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...
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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