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Administration
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    Graphing custom data using Cacti and Python

    Collect data using Python, graph it using Cacti. It’s really quite simple…

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    Fixing an LVM2 snapshot so your machine boots

    The Ubuntu rescue CD won’t help you here…

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    Quicker Ubuntu SSH logins

    Does there seem to be an irritating five or so second delay between you logging in with SSH and the prompt appearing? Here’s how to make it better…

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    Make Emacs default to your Documents directory

    If you open Emacs in Windows its default directory is the place where Emacs itself is installed to. Having to navigate all the way up the directory tree to your […]

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    dtach – it’s like GNU Screen but simpler

    And I use it for running Minecraft servers and other things that really need a daemon mode. Here’s some commands that might be useful…

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    Enabling ADB USB debugging on a Nexus 4 or Nexus 7

    Here’s how to make the Android Debugger (ADB) and a Nexus 4 or 7 talk to each other in Windows 7. This is probably documented on the Android developer site, […]

Hardware & Electronics
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    APC Smart-UPS SM1000RMINET Battery Calibration

    TL;DR. If you swap batteries in a UPS, it needs recalibrating for the new batteries. If your UPS is made by APC and you just want to fix the UPS […]

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    Indesit IWC8123 Door Catch failure and troubleshooting

    Sometimes, when doing a wash I would find my washing machine – an Indesit IWC8123 – stuck half way through the wash cycle with all its status lights flashing Usually […]

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    SunForce solar security light hack

    Turns out a solar powered light is as daft as it sounds, but for not the reason you think…

  • 0December 14, 2013

    Is it a tablet? Is it a netbook?

    If you’re an Apple user or quite fond of Google, the following post may offend. If it does, feel free to spread this around your favourite social network to show […]

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    Earlex Steam Cleaner

    Seems I’m quite susceptible to advertising first thing in the morning. I’ve been trying to work out if steam cleaners are actually any good. They seem to either be expensive […]

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    Installing a HxC2001 Slim Floppy Emulator in an Atari ST

    I hate floppy disks, they’re so fragile. Here’s how I converted my Atari ST so that it uses SD cards.

Office Software Notes
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    Microsoft Excel IF function

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    TweetHow to use AND, OR and NOT in an Excel IF function…

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    Restoring missing Microsoft Excel workbook windows

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    TweetI just had a rather strange problem with Microsoft Excel 2010. When opening the workbook nothing appeared on the screen: Evidently something had loaded since the formula bar contained data […]

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