Category Archives: Setup From Scratch

booting Linux from a USB stick

Posted on January 20, 2016 by DocDock

Most of the Linux distributions are downloadable as a ISO image which can be burned to a CD or DVD.  This is pretty convenient, download the distribution and create your own disks. In the beginning floppy disks were used by … Continue reading →

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WordPress upgrade by hand

Posted on January 16, 2016 by DocDock

I received a email from my own blog.  Yup, wordpress@paranoidprofessor.com, which is actually pretty amazing as that email address doesn’t really exist. The content of the mail was as follows. Please update your site at http://blog.paranoidprofessor.com to WordPress 4.4.1. Updating … Continue reading →

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not plug and play

Posted on January 4, 2016 by DocDock

The author accepts no liability for the content of this article, or for the consequences of any actions taken on the basis of the information provided. I went to Amazon.de and found a light fixture, SUPER SET LED Deckenleuchten mit … Continue reading →

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securing your computer – eCryptfs

Posted on December 13, 2015 by DocDock

There are a lot of possible options for securing your computer using encryption.  Perhaps the easiest way to secure your data would be to purchase a new laptop with support for a self encrypting disk drive.  Failing that, all the … Continue reading →

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Building a monster personal computer

Posted on November 30, 2015 by DocDock

Just a few days back I wrote “Purchasing a personal computer in the new millennium” which is how to get the absolute best computer by paying with a bit of elbow grease. If not elbow grease then perhaps a small … Continue reading →

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about really simple syndication – RSS

Posted on November 21, 2015 by DocDock

Some web sites, like news sites, are lucky enough to have quite a few new articles every day.  It is easy to go back to those sites every day as you know there will be new articles.  This isn’t necessarily … Continue reading →

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Purchasing a personal computer in the new millennium

Posted on November 15, 2015 by DocDock

It is easier to let your fingers do the shopping for a new personal computer now than at any time in history.  You can purchase everything you like from one of the various online retailers, find a nearby location selling … Continue reading →

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WordPress from Scratch – part II

Posted on November 4, 2015 by DocDock

Installing WordPress is really one of the easiest pieces of software I have ever installed. Yet, either through a misunderstanding of mine or perhaps a tiny rough edge. upload problems problems with permalinks One of the things that you can … Continue reading →

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WordPress from scratch – part I

Posted on November 4, 2015 by DocDock

To install WordPress to your server the following steps need to be performed. download WordPress unpack WordPress create database for WordPress setup WordPress configuration run install script One of the preconditions is that either mySQL or MariaDB, PHP and Apache … Continue reading →

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