A no-frills* collection of computer problems I've run into and how I solved them (or how I found the solutions). Mostly collected from my blog.
General
Windows
Apple/Mac
Linux
- Fixing a Blank Article Pane in NewsFlash
- Geary With Gmail, Without GNOME
- Invisible Grub Boot Menu (Fixed)
- Mac OS X Finder Deleting Files on a Linux Share
- NVIDIA/Nouveau picture extending beyond screen (Solved)
- PineTab2 Notes: Getting Things Working
- Repair missing UEFI entry for Fedora Linux
- Using Plasma Discover on GNOME in Fedora
- Using vi Without an Escape Key
- What do GNOME Online Accounts Do?
Games
Mobile
- Android App Crashing on Start? Clear the Cache
- Android Stops Syncing When Low on Space
- Android Wonât Stop Vibrating
- Get Your Phone (or Tablet) a Case!
- How to Change the Default Email App on Android
- How to Put a Phone Extension in Your Android Contacts
- Preventing Notification Overload
- Reformat an SD Card for a New Android Device
- Third-Party App Stores Wonât Install on Android? Check Screen Dimmers
- Using Bookmarklets on Android
Programming
- Broken HTML Email on Lucee
- Cloning a GitHub Repo via Mobile Firefox
- Combining RSS and Atom Feeds with Python
- Dates and ColdFusion Query of Queries
- Groovy, null, and ânullâ
- How to get Grails to use a reserved word with Microsoft SQL
- Java/Groovy Overloading and Null Parameters
- Split Up One Old Git Commit Into Several
- Variables vs. Autocorrect
- What to Put In About Boxes
- WordPress Plugin: Combined Readme
- cfspreadsheet + GetTempFile() = NullPointerException
Servers
- Database Upgrade Problems! MySQL 5 â 8 with WordPress
- Letâs Encrypt on Alpine Linux The Easy Way
- Moving WordPress: Finding and Updating Old Paths
- Redirecting HTTPS with Letâs Encrypt and Apache
- Setting Expiration and Lifecycle Rules on Non-AWS S3 Storage
- Slow or Broken Sync with Nextcloud: Token does not exist
- Weird 404 logging error with PHP and mod_rewrite on DreamHost
- Why is NginX serving different localhost sites to Chromium vs. Safari or Firefox?
- WordPress 5.7 Upgrade Breaks Posts with Emoji in the Title?
- s3cmd crashes with âexpected str instance, bytes foundâ
Web Development
Gemini
More Computer Tips
- Batch Adjust Photos for DST with ExifTool
- Email Verification Best Practices
- Finding Fediverse Feeds
- Finish Those Blog Drafts!
- Firefox Thinks Itâs Running an Older Version Than Last Time (But Isnât!)
- Get the Date/Time in ISO 8601 Format on the CLI
- KeePass Password Managers
- Lessons from a Spam Attack: Moderation, Alerts, and Beware Auto-Sharing
- Overheating CPU
- Remove GPS Tags After Taking a Photo
- Reverse the Colors when Viewing a Web Page
- Thunderbird Gets a 400 Error Setting Up Gmail
- Using Thunderbird to Move Email to a New Account
- Whatâs in Your Social Media Archive?
- WordPress Combined Searches