There are two nice utilities to reduce the file size of PDF documents in Ubuntu: Download the following zip and extract the .sh file shrinkpdf.sh Then issue the following command:…
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Add Google Analytics code to WordPress
There are a good number of plugins to add Google Analytics code to WordPress, but I did the following: Edit header.php Paste your tracking code directly after the opening tag…
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Block BitTorrent traffic PfSense
A quick and dirty way to block torrents from being downloaded on your network is to create a LAN firewall rule in PfSense. Click Firewall -> Rules -> LAN Ensure that…
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The MySQL adapter mysqli is not available – WHM
After deploying a new server and installing WHM the following error was showing when accessing a Joomla site: Error displaying the error page: Application Instantiation Error: The MySQL adapter mysqli…
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Convert DMG to ISO Ubuntu – bootable disk
Quite a nifty piece of software in Ubuntu is DMG2IMG which converts DMG images to IMG (same as ISO). Install DMG2IMG: sudo apt-get install dmg2img Convert the DMG to IMG: dmg2img…
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GeoOrbital wheel – motorise any bicycle
This project is seriously cool! You can pretty much motorise any bicycle by swapping out the front wheel. [https://ksr-video.imgix.net/projects/2431220/video-661490-webm.webm](https://ksr-video.imgix.net/projects/2431220/video-661490-webm.webm) Check out the Kickstarter project [here](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1266381423/geoorbital-wheel-make-your-bike-electric-in-60-sec?ref=category_recommended)
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FlipFlic – motorise your blinds
Where cool meets functional – FlipFlic is a great little device which allows you to control your blinds and adjust the amount of light entering a room. [https://ksr-video.imgix.net/projects/2371963/video-644535-webm.webm](https://ksr-video.imgix.net/projects/2371963/video-644535-webm.webm) Check out…
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Failed opening required '/usr/share/php/php-gettext/gettext.inc' – Ubuntu 16.04
A nice simple solution for this: sudo apt-get install php-gettext
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Increase memory for Java and Tomcat
http://crunchify.com/how-to-change-jvm-heap-setting-xms-xmx-of-tomcat/
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Install system-config-samba Ubuntu 16.04
A couple of steps to get system-config-samba to work in Ubuntu 16.04. sudo apt-get install system-config-samba sudo touch /etc/libuser.conf sudo chown root:root ~YOUR-USERNAME/.config/ibus/bus
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