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Category Archives: How-To
Saving Tree Style Tabs into Bookmarks with Firefox
On Firefox, my favorite add-on is Tree Style TabsĀ (download), because you can see all of your tabs and their names tabs have hierarchy (parent > children > grandchildren) Once you use it, you will always want to use it, especially … Continue reading
Posted in Desktop Apps, How-To
Tagged add-ons, bookmarks, extensions, Firefox, tree style tabs
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NAT Loopback on Xfinity
The current Xfinity routers (end of 2017) do not support NAT Loopback and have no options for enabling NAT Loopback. What is NAT Loopack? NAT Loopback or Hairpinning is when Device_A behind a router tries to access another Device_B behind … Continue reading
Posted in How-To, Networking
Tagged DNS, DNS Server, Hairpinning, NAT Loopback, router, VPN, Xfinity
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Plex loading local subtitles
Plex tends to do a good job of loading local subtitle files (usually .srt) and it can even automatically load subtitles for you [2]. But sometimes, it will not load a file that is in your directory with your video … Continue reading
Nextcloud Snap Installation
The Nextcloud installation pageĀ has two sets of instructions now: automatic and manual. Previously on this website, I have described the manual steps to setting up Nextcloud. It is a good learning experience and worth a try, but even better is … Continue reading
Posted in How-To, Nextcloud/OwnCloud
Tagged external hard drive, hostname, https, Let's Encrypt, letsencrypt, nextcloud, snap, snapd
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Setting up the Etekcity WiFi Smart Plug with the VeSync app and 2.4 GHz connection
The Etekcity WiFi Smart Plug Mini Outlet with Energy Monitoring (2 Pack), Works with Amazon Alexa Echo, No Hub Required, 1 Minute to Set Up, White is a good smart outlet. It goes for about $30 for a pair [1]. … Continue reading
Posted in Android Apps, Hardware, How-To
Tagged 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, Etekcity, Etekcity WiFi Smart Plug, IoT, router, VeSync, VeSync Outlet, wifi
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UPnP on Plex
Getting your Plex server to use UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) will increase speeds, along with allowing it to run on more clients. For example, one Smart TV’s Plex app did not work until UPnP was enabled on the server’s … Continue reading
A Cruise Vacation’s not obvious and not needed essentials
These are all of the things I wanted when I was on my last cruise. You can decide what will help you on your next cruise. Offline Data Offline map of your ports will be helpful when you are walking … Continue reading
Posted in For Fun, How-To
Tagged cruise, FireChat, offline content, offline map, offline music, offline video, state room
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Best Nextcloud 11 Links
Getting Nextcloud ready is lots of fun, but getting it to a very stable state is tedious. I gathered the best of the best resources on the web from putting it up to backing it up. Installing LAMP server Follow … Continue reading
Posted in How-To, Nextcloud/OwnCloud
Tagged apache, external hard drive, LAMP, Let's Encrypt, Linux Mint, MariaDB, nextcloud, Redis, redis cache
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Red screen at night on Linux
f.lux and Redshift are the two major players for making your laptop screen turn red. I had f.lux working on Linux Mint but recently upgraded to Linux Mint 18 and it stopped working. I cannot get the applet to show … Continue reading
Have Linux access Windows hard drive again
In Windows 8 and 10, Microsoft added a “Fast Startup” feature that saves a state of the computer to disk. This is like Hibernation, which for a while has prevented Linux from mounting a Windows partition. This new feature makes … Continue reading
Posted in How-To, Linux, Windows
Tagged fast startup, hibernation, Linux, mount partition, Windows 10, Windows 8
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