I have a strictly internal database server running MariaDB v10.5.20 on Fedora 38. This is an old installation and has not been updated in a long time. Both, the DB and Fedora have moved a few versions up. So finally I’m moving to MariaDB v10.11.11 on Fedora 42. Since I have daily dumps of all […]
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The Acer Spin 1 SP111-32N is a nice small notebook to take along during your holiday or travel. It is light, the battery last quit long, and if it breaks or is stolen: it was not too expensive. Sure, it is not super powerful, but for occasional access from remote it is perfect. I’m not […]
This post is a bit different from most other posts about vim in this space; it is longer and does not show one specific vim command, but instead describes how a few simple commands are strung together to shorten a very tedious and error prone task to just a couple of keystrokes. Recently, at the […]
Current digital cameras add all kind of data to each picture taken in JPEG format. Some of it may actually be useful, such as Orientation, which helps to automatically display the picture in the proper orientation (portrait or landscape). But much of the information
Some windows users have their email client configured to send all attachments (and alternate versions of the email itself) in a Microsoft proprietary format called TNEF. This causes all attachments to be combined in a single attachment with the name winmail.dat. Unfortunately only Microsoft Exchange/Outlook users can use such attachments. So what to do? Ask […]