I picked up an Ever Ready 1912 from a user on r/shave_bazaar because it was listed as a GEM 1912. I didn't pay attention to the branding in the pictures, only the wear and tear. For the price, the razor was in fine condition, and I had been hoping …

I have been using WordPress in some form or another for the last 8 years but it has come time to part ways. I no longer care for anything PHP based as I just do not enjoy having to deal with it. I have been looking for a replacement that …

So a few weeks ago my brother lost his credit card and had it canceled. He also never updated our wireless account to auto withdraw from the new credit card. Because of this I found myself in a situation where I needed to rely only on WIFI for calling and …

I recently switched to Linode for a basic VPS (512 MB RAM, 20 GB storage). I wanted to be able to install absolutely what ever version of what ever software I wanted. Since I have become very familiar with Arch Linux (I run it on all of my home computers …

I just finished getting some self signed certs installed on the server. This means all sites will have SSL logins and I can start allowing people to register! Also look for a follow-up post on how I made it all work.

Update

The server has been switched from self signed …

LVM and Luks encryption can be a simple and effective combination to keeping your data safe. However, encryption tends to complicate things a bit when it comes to data recovery and system repair. In order to repair a grub install, most people can just use a live "rescue" Linux CD …

Today I got an email from a mailing list I am currently subscribed to and someone pointed out that a new version of Skype for Linux was released. The last release of Skype for Linux (2.0.x) was indeed plagued with bugs, refused to let me (or any one …