Create a temporary swap file on Debian/Ubuntu
Compiling Phusion Passenger on a low budget VPS, you may run out of memory with a message like: virtual memory... Continue reading →
Install Let’s Encrypt on Debian 6
Based on: https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/how-to-update-python-and-installing-lets-encrypt-client-on-debian-6-squeeze/7118 Install some dependencies: apt-get install build-essential python-pip git libssl-dev libffi-dev python-dev pip install pythonbrew pythonbrew_install source "$HOME/.pythonbrew/etc/bashrc"... Continue reading →
Make a 3G router with a NETGEAR WNR3500Lv2, Tomato firmware and HUAWEI E261 3G dongle
My ADSL connection broke down so I tried to bring the house back online with a HUAWEI E261 WCDMA 3G... Continue reading →
Installing Cynogenmod on XiaoMi One S
Update 2014-11-13: Download links fixed RedMi warning The XiaoMi One S is the updated version of Chinese’s manufacturer first smartphone... Continue reading →
Run tcpdump on Tomato firmware without thumb drive
tcpdump is a great asset to troubleshoot a network issue. Due to storage limitation, tcpdump is not included in the... Continue reading →
Silence the Dell PowerEdge 2950
Update 2015-08-15: This article describes how to add resistors to the fans to reduce the fans’ speed. It’s a great... Continue reading →
Google Maps API often fails to load from China
Update 2015-01-05: As Dan pointed out in the comments, Google has instructions for using the Maps API from China: https://developers.google.com/maps/faq#china_ws_access... Continue reading →
Timelapse movie with Raspberry Pi and fswebcam
I’ve been playing with my Raspberry Pi to make a Timelapse movie using a webcam. I use fswebcam to operate... Continue reading →
Increase AjaXplorer upload size limit
To increase AjaXplorer upload size limit follow the following steps: Increase PHP upload file size limit In /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini , identify the following... Continue reading →