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How to remove OSSEC Agent on macOS Sierra

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I’ve been trying to find a way to remove OSSEC on one of my Macs. Most documentation is a bit outdated and references files from yesteryear, so here’s how to do it on macOS Sierra in 2018. These instructions were written with OSSEC 2.8 in mind. I’m not familiar with later versions. Removing the three … Read more

How to embed images in GitHub Readme Files

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In this screencast I’ll show you how to add images to your GitHub Readme files. You can use the Markdown or HTML syntax for this, I’ll show you both versions. Make sure to upload images to your own repository and provide the relative path to them. Here’s the syntax: In Markdown In Markdown syntax, use … Read more

How to fix the “Occasional White Screen of Death” Error in WordPress

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In this video I’ll show you how to fix an odd phenomenon I’d like to call “The Occasional White Screen of Death”. Here’s what happened:

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Podcast: Download (Duration: 6:26 — 5.9MB)

How to find your starred questions (favourites) in Stack Overflow

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You can mark questions in the Stack Exchange network simply by clicking the little star icon. A yellow star means you’ve marked it as a favourite, a grey one means you haven’t. It’s a convenient bookmarking system. But where can you see a list of what you’ve starred? It’s not exactly obvious, so let me … Read more

How to open up your Samsung NC10

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Here’s a great video by Floppydonkey on how to open up your Samsung NC10 (and NC150). This comes in handy if you’d like to replace the hard disk. The tools we need are a small philips head screwdriver, a small flat screwdriver or spudger, and a tough finger nail. In a nutshell, and VERY CAREFULLY: … Read more

What are the credentials to your AirPort Time Capsule

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There is something I keep forgetting time and time again: the credentials to my AirPort Time Capsule. It serves as my router, Time Machine Backup disk and even as shared storage for internal use, thanks to an attached USB drive. All our Macs connect to both drives automatically and without fail – but every once … Read more