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Paid Review: Data Deposit Box Continuous Online Backup

This is my first “real” paid review through the ReviewMe service. Today’s topic: easy online remote backup! The product in review: Data Deposit Box from Acpana Business Systems Inc., a Canadian company...

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Recovering a Bad Macintosh External Drive

A friend of mine reported this problem: “You see, my external hard drive has just kicked the bucket…with all my files still on it. It randomly started making a clicking noise. It will no longer connect...

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Notes on Replacing Skype with Google Voice

I’ve been wanting to replace Skype with something else, so I thought I would dust off my old GrandCentral / Google Voice account. I couldn’t get it to work at first and shelved it. In the meantime, I...

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Ars Technica explains Amazon Web Services

For a while, I’ve wondered what all the difference Amazon cloud computing services were. With unfamiliar jargon and technical hyperbole, I came to believe that it was an entirely new way of thinking....

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Media Temple (dv) 3.5 to 4.0 Migration Notes

I recently had to move my website to a newer server on Media Temple, which is quite an undertaking. Even though I was moving within MT’s (dv) line, from 3.5 to 4.0 using their automated migration...

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Review: Media Temple Dedicated Virtual (dv) Servers

In the beginning, I hosted with a shared host called Pair.com. They are one of the earliest commercial hosts that provided shell access all the way back in the 1990s, and it was good. Shared hosting is...

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Caching Plugins for WordPress Network / Multisite Installations

Disgusted with the way FireFox was constantly forgetting my login credentials with WordPress, I suspected the issue might have something to do with the way my caching plugin, Quick Cache, was working....

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Installing Node.js on MediaTemple (dv) 4

I have the need—no, the desire—to install Node.js alongside my Apache installation so I can play with clever real-time web applications. The problem is that my server is a (dv) 4 which has Python...

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Cloning/Migrating WordPress Multisite/Network Site to a New Domain

I’ve been wanting to try out a new theme for davidseah.com, so I needed to create a duplicate installation. Ordinarily, a plugin like BackupBuddy would help migrate the site with relatively little...

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Fixing “Subscribe to Comments” Problems

Over the past couple of days I’ve had report of problems with comment subscription: Could not manage subscribed comments; the subscription management page displayed code instead of an actual user...

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Using Alfred to Open Sets of Folders Quickly through Javascript

Finder Lamentations I’ve used/owned Macs since the early 1990s, but used Windows PCs for my serious work until 2013. Last week I discovered Spotlight could quickly open and find files for me without...

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GHDO for November 11: More of the Same (and that’s OK)

2020 is almost over and I am grateful for a lot of things, among them: Good friends to keep me grounded, both online and offline! The Virtual Coworking Cafe and its people! Contract work that...

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GHDO for December 12: Scheduling Difficulties

I’m really crunched for time, so I’m posting a very abbreviated report today. I’ll post a more detailed followup with the 2020 summary sometime after Christmas. But since I’m already here, I’ll make a...

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2021 Compact Calendar

I’ve finally updated the 2021-2022 Compact Calendar, which you can find at the 2021 Calendar Page. It’s free, and includes: Excel Version to generate your own calendar starting any day or year Numbers...

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2021 Updates for Emergent Task Planner Almanac

I’ve got the 2021 Emergent Task Planner Almanac updated in the digital shop. It’s a pre-formatted and dated 365 page version of the ETP. I’m selling two packages again this year, each with 12...

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2021 Word Counting Calendar

It’s finally done. This always take a long time to update, but this year was particularly bad because of crash issues with InDesign and Acrobat’s tendency to not load the latest files. The editing...

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Groundhog Day Resolutions Kickoff 2021!

random pic of the month: we got a big fluffy heap of snow on groundhog day! Ah, February 2nd! This is the day I declare my resolutions for the year in an ongoing attempt to find a sustainable path to...

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GHDR Update 0222 – Adderall-inspired Alternate Thoughts

Hello! Here’s a follow up on this year’s Groundhog Day Resolutions, which I started this year by picking TRANSITIONS as this year’s theme. Briefly, the three areas of transition I am thinking of are:...

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GHDR 2021 March Report: Defining Transition

random pic of the month: I have been learning to cook this pork w/ 5-spice tofu and doubanjiang It’s been a month since I declared TRANSITIONS as this year’s GHDR theme. Looking back at the February...

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GHDR 2021 April Report: Fog of Time Tunnel Vision

random pic of the month: Hainanese Chicken Rice is a popular street food in Southeast Asia that I have never tasted before. I tried to make it anyway. Happy Groundhog Day Resolutions Report Day! The...

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