Jay Versluis I like setting up barebones CentOS and other flavoured VMs on my Mac via Parallels Desktop. Trouble is, for such things like time synchronisation to work properly, something called Parallels Tools needs to be installed on each VM. This is to make sure Parallels Desktop can speak to the VM and communicate with it properly. … Read more
In this course I’ll talk you through how to use WordPress. This first episode focusses on general workflow, how to log in, how WordPress works and how to use the integrated help system. I will also briefly cover software updates for WordPress, Themes and Plugins. The full course is aimed at beginners and medium casuals alike. … Read more
Plesk uses ProFTP as the default FTP server. It has a handy feature that allows file uploads to resume or append should a connection be broken during transmission. This means that partially transferred data doesn’t have to be uploaded again, it can simply be added to – potentially saving a lot of time. Although easy … Read more
Here’s a quick word splitter routine for CBM BASIC. It takes phrase and “explodes” all words into an array, removing spaces. Feel free to adopt it for your own needs. 10 rem word splitter 20 rem splits a long phrase into words at a space 30 input “tell me something”;a$ 40 rem clear current array … Read more
Have you ever come across the above dialogue, asking if you’d like to “accept incoming network connections” on your Mac? It’s caused by the Firewall and it’s meant to be helpful. Because if you have an app that needs incoming network connections all the time, you can just add them to the Firewall rules (under … Read more
On a recent chat with Apple support, the representative suggested I reset my PRAM. From what I understand this will clear BIOS like values that may cause a Mac to malfunction. It only takes a second to do – here’s how: Press CMD+OPTION+P+R, then start the system. You’ll need three hands or a portable keyboard … Read more
Hold down SHIFT during normal boot, until the loading bar appears. It will take longer than usual to start the system. Some services are not available. Safe Mode will clear several caches and verify the startup disks. From the command line, or on remote systems, boot into Safe Mode using this: sudo nvram boot-args=”-x” When … Read more
You can update Plesk via the Web Interface (under Tools and Settings – Updates and Upgrades). However sometimes the interface times out, or browsers get confused – therefore it’s good to know that you can apply updates via the command line interface as well. In this article I’ll show you how (in Linux – I … Read more