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SSH sessions over Starlink connections
After I moved my broadband package from a traditional ISP-over-copper to the Satellite based Starlink service, I noticed that my SSH sessions to remote servers would suffer from broken pipes and disconnections far more often than I’d experienced before. Initially I though this was due to short drop-outs while my Starlink terminal hopped from one […]
Setting up the root user in Mac OS X
For information on how to enable the root user in Mac OS X Mavericks, see this tech note from Apple: http://support.apple.com/kb/PH14281 And for doing the same with OS X Mountain Lion, see this tech note: http://support.apple.com/kb/PH11331
Backing up my BugZilla database
Now that I have bugzilla set up, my clients are starting to use it. It’s a very useful tool for logging bugs, feature requests and test results. The clients get kept up to date on what I’m doing, and I don’t have to remember every thing as it is all kept in the database. That […]
Installing BugZilla on OS X Mavericks – Updated
Finally I have gotten round to finishing the install of BugZilla on OS X Mavericks (OS X 10.9) and I’m pleased to say it is working well. There were several hurdles along the way, but the main one which kept bugzilla from running was that the MySql library, required by perl to access MySql was […]
Working with UTF8 Encoded strings in iOS
I designed a digital audio dock for a major client. The dock accepts both 30-Pin apple devices and Lightning-connector apple devices, in other words almost all iPods, iPhones and iPads. The dock has a network interface so that it can connect to, and be controlled by, other devices, such as another iOS device. The device […]
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