How to import WordPress content into Drupal Commons 7.x-3.0?
As of 2013-01-27, this is a problem because of many bugs both inside the wordpress_migrate Drupal module and the Drupal Commons 7.x-3.0 distro (which is not yet released, but making good progress). So,...
View ArticleHow to work on the computer while bitcoin-qt is downloading blockchain parts?
This refers to the reference Bitcoin client (bitcoin-qt), version 0.7.2. While it was catching up with the blockchain, it did cause such a high I/O waitstate load that working on the same computer...
View ArticleHow to bulk assign nodes to groups in Drupal 7?
The problem: During Drupal admin work, for example after importing a bulk of posts from another source, you might want to assign many of them to Drupal group (provided by the Organic Groups module). In...
View ArticleHow to sync folders between Android and Linux?
The idea is that files saved in some folder on Android are automatically transferred to a folder on your Linux-based desktop computer, and vice versa. This should happen locally, without a "cloud...
View ArticleHow to sync via USB with the FolderSync Android app?
This task refers to the FolderSync app version 2.5.4 – the paid version, though it may work with the lite version too. It seems that this is not an intended feature currently, but it is possible....
View ArticleHow to do unattended bulk installs of Android apps?
In this post, I finally want to develop a little cross-platform Ruby script that will fetch the newest versions of 100 or so recommended Android applications from FDroid and Google Play, then install...
View ArticleHow to fix that the absolute document root path is interpreted relatively in...
Problem This description applies to Froxlor 0.9.27. The issue was reported by me as Froxlor issue #1159 ("Absolute document root path interpreted as relative to customer folder"), but since their...
View ArticleWhich Apache2 PHP handler to use?
Not an easy question, also there's a lot of discussion about this on the web. I will just summarize what I found on the web, give my personal evaluation of it, and name some sources. The selection...
View ArticleHow use a fitting PHP client library version when using PHP 5.4 and MySQL 5.5...
Problem. When installing a PHP 5.4 package and a MySQL 5.5 package, both from Dotdeb for Debian 6.0 "Squeeze", this results in PHP interfacing with MySQL via a SQL client library version 5.1.66 (or...
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How to use configure PHP-FPM together with Apache2 and Froxlor?
This applies to Debian 6 "Squeeze", using PHP 5.4.11 from Dotdeb, and Froxlor 0.9.27 from the Debian archives. Setup instructions We assume that your Apache2 server is installed and working, and so is...
View ArticleGit for GIMP (project proposal)
This was one of my project proposals for the Interactivos'13 open-source projects workshop in Madrid. It didn't get selected in the end, but if you feel inspired by this or want to implement this …...
View ArticleFork Me on Art Hub (project proposal)
This was one of my project proposals for the Interactivos'13 open-source projects workshop in Madrid. It didn't get selected in the end, but if you feel inspired by this or want to implement this …...
View ArticleHidden Stories
At DIY Days Gothenburg, I showed the EarthOS project in the experience hall. With this, I collect and integrate open source alternatives for plain everything in life, and showcased things like...
View ArticleHow to interface from Ruby to WordPress?
WordPress offers different interfaces, and Ruby can access all of them. There are several scripts out there for these, but no "perfect one" yet. They are all in different stages of maturity and age,...
View ArticleHow to migrate to WordPress Polylang?
The WordPress Polylang plugin is a nice system to make your WordPress blog multilingual. However, if you had a different solution in use before, and have a lot of blog posts, migrating to Polylang is...
View ArticleHow to fix a frozen gnome-shell without restarting X?
If you have access to a Linux virtual terminal (Ctrl + Alt + F1 and so on), you can solve this issue without restarting the X Window System: Go to a virtual terminal and log in. Execute: gnome-shell...
View ArticleHow to use multiple shoestrap themes for different parts of a WordPress blog?
Setting up WordPress for this Download the Shoestrap theme [source]: cd <DOCUMENT_ROOT>/wp-content/themes/; git clone git://github.com/aristath/shoestrap.git; Create two or more variants: mv...
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Statistical Design Meeting in Strasbourg
Statistical Design Meeting and Workshop in Strasbourg, 2013-03-25 to -26. We worked quite intensively and at the same time, everybody seemed to enjoy it – that's how I like work to be Thanks to...
View ArticleScientific Writing and Knowledge Management with Docear
This is so far just a proposal – I did not fully test it out yet, but have exlored options for two days and this seems best, for my requirements. (And thanks to mantas in the comments, whose tip for...
View ArticleHow to troubleshoot DNS problems?
Here's my collection of favorite DNS tools and techniques to troubleshoot issues: Great DNS report generator. (Huge report to find all kinds of problems in your DNS; use the "DNSreport" box there.) How...
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