Let this be a cautionary tale for anyone who things wanna-be operating systems on wanna-be computers using software written under a fraudulent methodology named Agile is fit to run a business on. GitLab.com Melts Down There is a reason real computers with real operating systems have a /VERIFY clause on their BACKUP command. There is a reason their backups take longer, because quality matters. On a real operating system using a real database you cannot … GitLab Bites the Big One!Read more
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How to Command Line Format a Thumb Drive on Linux
Every now and then you find yourself on a distro where the GUI tools to format a thumb drive simply aren’t there or aren’t the ones you know about so you don’t find them. As always, the terminal is your friend. Simply plug in your thumb drive and wait for your machine to auto-mount it. Then open a terminal. sudo fdisk -l Disk /dev/sdc: 14.9 GiB, 16026435584 bytes, 31301632 sectors Units: sectors of 1 * … How to Command Line Format a Thumb Drive on LinuxRead more
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Configuring Jed
Because I keep needing my .jedrc when working at client sites I’m posting my Jed configuration here. I thought posted this once before, but it doesn’t show up in the search utility so here we go again. The file .jedrc can either be in your home directory or it can be in $HOME/.jed depending on your distro. If you need to configure or learn more about this editor the manual is here.jed manual If you … Configuring JedRead more
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Beware Range Extender Max Number of Users
I have been fighting an issue in my office where my printers periodically disappear from the network after being moved to wireless connections. I have my main router in the house and a Netgear EX6200 range extender over in my office building. I also have but probably do not need anymore, a great big 16 DBI external antenna. When wireless B was all we had I certainly needed it. As I’ve upgraded equipment I just … Beware Range Extender Max Number of UsersRead more
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Aren’t Search Engines Wonderful?
This was sent to me today by a friend. It is a job listing from an automated thing on one of the job boards. I’m sure most of you have them set up as well. So, can you tell which one of these is not like the other? Of course, my first question was “Why are you searching for baby sitting jobs?”