To be able to resize the root partition quickly, use LVM. The following part of kickstart configuration sets up 1 GB /boot (non-LVM) partition on /dev/sda1 and root partition on /dev/sda2 (LVM). Then anytime you increase the size of the disk (probably from some management of VM), just execute following on running […]

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Pricey NetSol just got even more greedy
I configured my AIO router powered by CentOS using NetworkManager and firewalld as that’s the officially recommended way as of RHEL 7. Because I test various configurations, I also often restart services via “systemctl restart” to get back into safer state, eliminating runtime changes. I found issues when restarting firewalld or […]
Do NOT restart NetworkManager (or firewalld) on CentOS 7.3
The Mail.app on MacOS doesn’t delete emails immediately. It marks them with the deleted flag instead while keeping them in the folder until they are expunged – which happens for example when you quit Mail.app. This is standard way according to the IMAP RFC’s. It’s just that some other email clients […]
Fix for emails deleted via MacOS Email app still visible ...

Xmarks is basically the only software offering cross platform cross browser bookmark sync. Since the transfer to LastPass there probably won’t be any more updates to the Android version of Xmarks. The “latest version” is to this day exactly 5 years old. The 5 year old apk comes with a […]
Patch Xmarks for Android to get ActionBar with menu

This is a short how to on limiting incoming access to your router running TomatoUSB to a range of IP addresses only (can be whole country etc.). The first catch is that the list of IP addresses can be rather long and you may not be able store that directly […]
TomatoUSB: Limit/whitelist incoming access to a single country

Daydream partially works on my Samsung Galaxy S5. The Daydream “Home” app crashes but I can use any Daydream compatible app (tried Street View, CNN VR, Wonderglade).
How to run Daydream apps on unsupported hardware
It’s tempting to get rid of Apache HTTP Server and replace even WebDAV serving using nginx instead. Nginx clearly states that they only support subset of methods required for fully compliant DAV server. Additional module nginx-dav-ext-module solves it, but only partially. Even when properly configured, I wasn’t able to write any […]
Do not set up WebDAV server using nginx

Even without anything other than reinstalling OS from provider templates and custom kickstart file, few Microtic servers managed to get into a state when every other boot ended up stuck at this screen.
Fix server boot stuck at Intel Reference Code Execution 02

Xiaomi USB Type-C to HDMI Multifunction Adapter (at mi.com) is a great alternative to the USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter from Apple. Why choose Xiaomi instead of Apple? It’s just $30-$35 instead of $79 It’s smaller because the USB-C port is on the other side than the HDMI and USB-A ports […]
Xiaomi USB-C to HDMI adapter review

Closing the last tab in a browser closes the whole app. In Firefox there’s config option “browser.tabs.closeWindowWithLastTab” to disable that and keep the window still open. You get used to it after using shortcuts on keyboard or mouse.
Prevent closing Chrome with last tab – comparison of all ...

The keyboard may be coming back with future Blackberry devices but it won’t be in the (sweet spot) devices similar to Blackberry Passport, Classic or Q10.
Square displays are not allowed on Android

Latest versions of TouchWiz on Samsung Galaxy S7 doesn’t look bad. At least it’s mostly consistent. However I would prefer to have more stock Android looks and colors at least in the notification panel. I’m not a big fan of the white design of notification panel (especially since it’s on […]
Comparing material design themes (stock Android/AOSP) for TouchWiz

What if the most popular SSL Server Test (from Qualys) reports that your site has and “Chain issue: Contains anchor”?
Qualys SSL Server Test: An issue which is not – ...

One feature that is somehow missing from Samsung Galaxy S7 is an option to configure “Touch key light duration”. Because of how firmwares are built today, all the “code and screens” are still there, it’s just limited to AT&T (for some strange reason).
Re-enabling the lost touch key backlight duration option on Samsung ...

The stock USB-C power adapter for Macbook 12 (2015/2016) charges 2.0A at 14.5V (29W) (while it also supports output of 2.4A at 5.2V). The Macbook battery is 41Wh (or 39Wh for the older model) so the charging time is around 2 hours.