tl;dr: Picking what you are going to back up helps (i) keep the backup space usage minimal (ii) helps to inform choice of backup program… Read More »Better Backups: Decide What You’re Going To Back Up
tl;dr: A bash script written in 15 minutes imports files as expected! I was clearing photos off an SD card so that I have space… Read More »Quick Hacks: A script to import photos to month-based directories (like Lightroom)
Note: This is a backup of a QA over at Super User which was auto-deleted, so is preserved here for posterity. Users with >10k rep… Read More »QA: How can I stop on-screen volume indicator from showing every ~30s?
Note: This is a backup of a QA over at Super User which was auto-deleted, so is preserved here for posterity. Users with >10k rep… Read More »QA: Identifying multimedia connectors
Note: This is a backup of a QA over at Super User which was auto-deleted, so is preserved here for posterity. Users with >10k rep… Read More »QA: Is there a way to make a backup of the difference with DD or PV?
tl;dr If you’re seeing this and the table does exist- check (and fix) permissions! I was searching my backups for a database file which contained… Read More »[solved] MySQL: Can’t find file ‘./db/table.frm’ (errno: 13)
tl;dr I was within 24 hours of domain renewal, so had to phone +44 333 336 5691 to cancel I have a bunch of domains… Read More »[solved] ‘Because of billing requirements, it is currently not possible to disable auto-renewal’ (1and1)
Having recently gone through the rigmarole of yet more exams, I’m in a good position to talk about learning things*. Spaced repetition has been around… Read More »Better Learning With Anki
It’s hard to not get excited about space, particularly when there’s something great to be excited about. Today I watched live the takeoff of the… Read More »Liftoff!
tl;dr: Did you put it in ~/.gimp-2.8/plug-ins and set the executable bit ? It’s been a while since I developed a script to automate tasks… Read More »Why Won’t My GIMP Python Plug-in Show Up Under Filters?