Batch Convert HEIC to JPG in Linux
Recently I began organizing a bunch of pictures from old iPhone archives and beginning with the iPhone X I found that all of my offloaded pictures were in HEIC format. I’m sure if you’ve...
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Install Remmina in Debian 9 for RDS Gateway Connectivity
By default, Debian 9 comes with Remote Desktop Viewer installed. This utility is great for connecting directly to a Windows machine via RDP, but doesn’t work for connecting to a machine through an RDS...
Installing Apache, PHP 7.2, MySQL and PHPMyAdmin on Linux Mint 19.1
Note: Although the title of this article specifically says “Linux Mint,” this information should apply to any Debian-based Linux distribution. Also, this isn’t a guide to locking down security on a web server install....
macOS Mojave Startup Daemons and Agents – Beyond the GUI
For a couple days now I’ve been getting an annoying startup message from an Adobe app that launches at boot time on my MacBook Pro. After I log in and the GUI appears, I...
Hackintosh: Installing macOS on Standard Intel Hardware in 2018
Thumbnail image on this article thanks to u/hkntshr on Reddit, since his looks pretty and mine’s a mess. So for a couple months I’ve been running Linux as my primary OS on both my...
Installing Windows XP from Scratch on VAIO VGN-UX390N
A couple weeks ago I bought a Sony VAIO UX from someone on eBay. The unit had been updated to Windows 7 from Windows Vista Business. Vista Business was the OS installed on the...
Meeting Your Heroes: The Sony VAIO UX (VGN-UX390N)
Flash back to 2006. This is long before everyone had an iPhone or Android device in their pocket. We were lucky to have a color LCD on our phones, let alone a nice capacitive...
Virtualized DOS Gaming in 2018
After recently seeing a couple of YouTube reviews for DOS games that looked really fun, and that I’ve never played, I decided to look for the best way to play them on modern hardware....
Configuring Meraki Client VPN on Linux Mint 19 (Network Manager)
I should specify at the outset that this tutorial is designed for the “Meraki Cloud” authentication type with Client VPN configuration from Meraki Dashboard. This article assumes that you already have Client VPN configured...
Installing Linux Mint on a 2018 Razer Blade 15
Before You Wipe Windows First, you’ll need to make sure that your BIOS is updated to version 1.05. My unit shipped with BIOS version 1.01 and there was no support for the trackpad in...
