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Fixing the problem of slow page turns on Kobo (ePub)

Importing ePub files to your Kobo can result in slow page turns. This how to explains how to fix the problem by converting the book to KePub.

"Cecil build" requires intl support

✅ This is a quick post to just address a single issue. If when doing cecil build you get the following error: [ERROR] The Symfony\Component\Intl\Locale\Locale::setDefault() is not implemented. Please install the "intl" extension for full localization capabilities. You're missing a PHP extension

Azure Static Web Apps and HTTP security headers

Azure Static Web Apps is a simple service provided by Microsoft Azure that allows you to serve a website without needing to manage the underlying web server. As the name implies, the website needs to be static, i.e. you can't use PHP or other server-side code to

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Using Docker for a PHP, MariaDB and Nginx project

Those of you that are regular readers will notice that my posting is waaaay behind schedule, and that my goal of posting once a week has failed again so far. Sorry about that! Hopefully this post will be useful to you. I use my blog primarily for two things: because

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home automation

Simulating presence with Home Assistant

How to make an automation to randomly turn on lights while you're away.

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Solis Hybrid Inverter: charging from the grid

How to configure your Solis Hybrid Inverter to charge from the grid on schedule.

Setting up MTA-STS using AWS S3, CloudFront and AWS Certificate Manager

Mail Transfer Agent Strict Transport Security is a reasonably new protocol, that helps protect email you're being sent from interception. Here's how to set it up with AWS S3, CloudFront and Certificate Manager.

Setting up MTA-STS using Azure Static Web Apps

Mail Transfer Agent Strict Transport Security is a reasonably new protocol, that helps protect email you're being sent from interception. Here's how to set it up with Azure static web apps.

Transferring data from a miniDV camcorder using Linux

Transferring data from a miniDV camcorder using Linux

Transferring data from old media is getting increasingly difficult.

Upgrading Yii2 to use Codeception 4.1.6+

Upgrading Yii2 to use Codeception 4.1.6+

The upgrade process from earlier versions of Codeception for Yii2 is very easy.

Yii2: Moving to Bootstrap 4

Yii2: Moving to Bootstrap 4

How to update Yii2's Bootstrap templates to version 4.

Link Aggregation on HP Comware

Link Aggregation on HP Comware

Instructions for how to set up a link aggregation on HP's Comware (not Procurve).

Installing Windows 98SE on a Chromebook (VM)

Installing Windows 98SE on a Chromebook (VM)

Linux support on the Chromebook meant I could install Qemu. What better thing to do than install Windows 98SE?