FPDF: How to use a Degree Symbol in a Generated PDF
I’ve been using the FPDF PDF generator library for years now as the de facto method for my PHP projects to produce PDF reports. However, one...
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Ubuntu Server: How to change or set the Timezone
September 29, 2017
by Craig Lotter
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Dropping this as a quick reminder to myself. When confronted with a new Ubuntu server instance, I can check the currently set time zone by...
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MacBook Air: How to Update Node.js
March 14, 2017
by Craig Lotter
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Ugh. I needed to fire up the loan MacBook Air to do an iOS compile of my recently completed Appcelerator app. Naturally, I started off...
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Solved: Appcelerator Studio keeps Prompting for Login Details
February 7, 2017
by Craig Lotter
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I’m not overly fond of Appcelerator Studio. Using it on my old Fujitsu i5 Windows 10 laptop, it’s slow, it’s 32-bit (an unfair peeve, I...
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Appcelerator and Android Bug: Invalid “–device-id” value “XYZ”
January 10, 2017
by Craig Lotter
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Working in Appcelerator Studio, I was trying to compile and run the Android app that I’m developing on a Lenovo A7600-H tablet hooked up to my Windows...
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PHP: Figure out which Function called Your Function
July 3, 2016
by Craig Lotter
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When troubleshooting code, it is often quite handy to know what function called the function that you are busy working your way through. To do...
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Solved: F3 Framework Route is running Twice
July 2, 2016
by Craig Lotter
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I’ve inherited a project written using the Fat-Free Framework (or F3 Framework), which is billed as being a lightweight PHP micro-framework that is intended to...
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Hooking up an old Xbox 360 to the Wi-Fi using a Wireless Bridge
May 31, 2016
by Craig Lotter
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For the last couple of months, my shiny new Xbox One has been lounging under the TV in the lounge, while my old battered Xbox...
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Solved: Appcelerator Build Error: “EPERM, operation not permitted”
May 27, 2016
by Craig Lotter
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Sigh, I really do not enjoy building Apps. Anyway, the latest roadblock to hit me after being asked to quickly unlock the previously locked orientation...
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Simple way to Backup Files from an Ubuntu Server to Amazon S3 Cloud
May 17, 2016
by Craig Lotter
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You can never have too many backups, and this is a simple way of backing up files from an Ubuntu server to the Amazon S3...
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