I have two primary servers I use all the time, the first is the WordPress VM which run the Zoyinc website and secondly a VM that runs MythTV. Both are currently running Fedora – WordPress is on F18 and MythTV … Continue reading
I have an aging MythTV frontend and separate backend that I need to upgrade. The plan of attack is to create a new system, get it running smoothly and work out a migration strategy. Then once the new system is … Continue reading
I run WordPress on Apache 2.2 on RedHat. A WordPress instance, is just a bunch of PHP files, various image files and uploaded files and a database – that’s pretty much it. So to backup and restore you need to … Continue reading
We hadn’t really watched earlier seasons of TV3’s “The Block NZ” but when Josh was captivated by Australia’s “House Rules” I suggested he watch The Block NZ — as they say the rest is history. When the time came for … Continue reading
My kit for this exercise is: SonicWall: TZ 215, (SonicOS Enhanced 5.9.1.10-1o) SonicWall setup This section creates the SonicWall stuff that takes the VLAN from the VMware ESX host and connects it to a SonicWall interface port. To keep everything … Continue reading
Manukau Live Steamers, https://manukaulivesteamers.co.nz/ at Centre Park on Robertsons Road Mangere are a great place to go for some fun out for the kids. This club “was formed in 1980 to build a ground level track so members that were … Continue reading
As a user of the Weaver WordPress theme I have moved to using the Weaver sliders in my posts. This is how to create a slider. Click on “Add Media”: Then: select the images you want, remember if you want … Continue reading
If you want to convert a dictionary object to JSON you would use something like:
myJSON = json.dumps(myDict, indent=4, sort_keys=True)
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I have a Nikon Coolpix S7000 compact camera that I use for most things. Its showing it’s age and it would be nice to replace it – one day. The other day I learned a painful lesson, this camera has … Continue reading
Fortunately Open Media Vault, OMV, emails warnings when disks are failing. This is also true for the system disk. I have been getting warnings my old system disk is failing and this is what I did to fix it. First … Continue reading