How to kill DropboxMacUpdate
Dropbox is a great tool. I’ve been using it for over a decade and it’s part of my core digital toolset but I use a Macbook Pro and the auto-update service, DropboxMacUpdate causes me much pain. So the DropboxMacUpdate killer or dmu-killer was born. TLDR Get DropboxMacUpdate killer from github What is DropboxMacUpdate? DropboxMacUpdate is […]
Continue readingLinux login shells sh vs bash and how to fix
You just created a new user account on your ubuntu droplet on Digital Ocean using the command: and logged in the new user account via SSH and it just doesn’t look quite right. You are greeted with a command prompt like this: not the typical Attempts to use expected list alias ll fails so you […]
Continue readingUnder the hood: Hyperlinks explained
Loads of people use the Internet to carry out everyday tasks without really understanding how it’s linked together or how it works and that’s fine as a passive consumer but when you start out as an active contributor with a website then it helps to understand a little bit more about how it all hangs […]
Continue readingUnder the hood: Domain names explained
We all know about web addresses right? But what do we know about domain names? This is the first in a series of under the hood articles for those who’d like a more in depth knowledge and understanding of how the Internet works on a more technical level. This article seeks to demystify the world […]
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