For the past few months, my WordPress server, on an unmanaged virtual private server (VPS), has been freezing once or twice a month. I had to power cycle it to get it up and running again. I found out that the server’s Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Long-Term Support) operating system was…
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I decided to migrate to GitHub for my source code repository. Previously, I was using Subversion with a repository on my own unmanaged VPS (Virtual Private Server). I used my own Subversion installation because in the past (prior to January 2019), GitHub’s free personal user account did not allow private…
Leave a CommentI’ve decided to remove Windows as a web development platform. On Windows, I’ve had to find and install 3rd party software to support features like SSH (Secure Shell), which was a hassle. Instead, I will use Ubuntu on WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) and macOS. Because macOS is based on…
Leave a CommentFor the past few months, my Windows 10 desktop computer’s wired Internet connection has been laggy and slow. When first browsing to a website, it would sometimes pause for 30 seconds before loading the page. And download speeds were slow, 60-80 Mbps (according to Speedtest). Change DNS I thought the…
Leave a CommentAs of macOS 10.15 Catalina, I could no longer use TrueCrypt 7.1a because it does not support 64-bit and Catalina is 64-bit only. Looking for an alternative, I found VeraCrypt, which was forked from TrueCrypt. Install VeraCrypt Here’s how I installed VeraCrypt on my macOS 12 Monterey MacBook: Install macFUSE…
Leave a CommentWindows 10 supports Android, but I think the support is very lacking. Supposedly, if you attach your Android smartphone to the Windows Phone app, you can then run Android apps on Windows 10 using the Phone app. You would have to have the latest version of the Phone app though.…
Leave a CommentSeveral years ago, I purchased a used iPad 2. After I got home, I did a reset on it. When it booted up and tried to activate the iPad, it stated that the iPad was managed and asked me for a username and password as part of “Remote Management”. This…
1 CommentI discovered that my Dell Optiplex 3050 desktop’s motherboard supported a NVMe M.2 SSD drive. Supposedly NVMe drives, which look like small circuit boards, are even faster than SATA SSD drives. So I decided to upgrade my Samsung 860 EVO 250GB 2.5 inch SATA SSD drive to a Crucial P2…
5 CommentsUpdate: I’ve provided updated instructions using the latest Ubuntu 24.04 LTS at Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and WordPress From Scratch. My website has been running on an unmanaged virtual private server (VPS), using Ubuntu 14.04, from DigitalOcean since 6 years ago. Unfortunately, the latest WordPress (as of version 5.2) requires at…
Leave a CommentTip: If you just want the fix for the Inaccessible Boot Device error, skip to the last section below. Half a year ago, I attempted to update my Windows 10 desktop from version 1809 to 1903. The update resulted in an “INACCESSIBLE BOOT DEVICE” error on restart. I had encountered…
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