After rebuilding my WordPress server (see Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and WordPress From Scratch), I noticed that I no longer received email notifications about new comments. This was because I neglected to install a mail transfer agent to enable sending emails from the server. Before enabling the send email function, I…
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My sister has a Google cloud storage plan. She first got it free as part of the promotion for purchasing a Samsung Android smartphone. I believe it was 50GB or 100GB. At that time, we thought it was a lot. She has children and likes to take a lot, I…
Leave a CommentAs a Gen X’er, I started life without Internet and mobile phones (oh my gawd!) and was already an adult when social media took off. As a result, I am not smartphone dependent and will not be constantly checking my phone. I only check my phone when I need to…
Leave a CommentWindows 10 end of life (EOL) occurred on October 14, 2025. This meant that Microsoft would no longer support Windows 10 with updates, leaving your computer vulnerable. However, Microsoft offered a free one-year support extension called Extended Security Updates (ESU) if you configure your computer to back up settings to…
3 CommentsIt’s been awhile since I installed WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) with Ubuntu on Windows 10. When I installed the Ubuntu App in the Microsoft Store, it installed Ubuntu 18.04 LTS under WSL version 1. Currently, WSL is at version 2 (specifically 2.7.12 stable release) and Ubuntu is at version…
Leave a CommentMy brother recently switched from a Motorola Android phone to an Apple iPhone 13 Pro. He wanted to keep the “Hello Moto” ringtone, which was not available on the iPhone. I checked the ringtones available on the App Store and they were all remixed audios with male voices. The original…
Leave a CommentFor the past few months, my WordPress server, on an unmanaged virtual private server (VPS), has been freezing once or twice a month. I had to power cycle it to get it up and running again. I found out that the server’s Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Long-Term Support) operating system was…
Leave a CommentI decided to migrate to GitHub for my source code repository. Previously, I was using Subversion with a repository on my own unmanaged VPS (Virtual Private Server). I used my own Subversion installation because in the past (prior to January 2019), GitHub’s free personal user account did not allow private…
Leave a CommentI’ve decided to remove Windows as a web development platform. On Windows, I’ve had to find and install 3rd party software to support features like SSH (Secure Shell), which was a hassle. Instead, I will use Ubuntu on WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) and macOS. Because macOS is based on…
Leave a CommentFor the past few months, my Windows 10 desktop computer’s wired Internet connection has been laggy and slow. When first browsing to a website, it would sometimes pause for 30 seconds before loading the page. And download speeds were slow, 60-80 Mbps (according to Speedtest). Change DNS I thought the…
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