Forgotten your MySQL root password? No problem!
I recently forgot the root password to a MySQL instance on one of my machines. Follow this quick and easy guide for whenever this happens to you. Stop MySQL sudo […]
Author: @davidcostello42
Let’s Encrypt for Apache on the Raspberry Pi
Over the past six months I have had all sorts of issues with SSL on my home server powered by a Raspberry Pi. Originally I was using a free Class 1 […]
Summertime/DST in programming; Do’s and Dont’s
There has been some fantastic examples over the years of companies getting things wrong with Daylight Savings changes. Probably the most notorious has to be the iPhone and how for […]
Raspberry Pi – Setup steps
This is a quick guide for getting a Raspberry Pi with Raspbian up and running. This article is aimed at those with some technical experience of the Unix Shell and […]
Code Scraps: Random unique colour generation
I have worked on a number of social projects over the years which have involved message boards or social posting features by users. On some websites like Microsoft’s message boards or StackOverflow […]
Code Scraps: Word list tidying
I have recently been messing around with dictionary lists for a little personal project. My goal has to been to make an anagram/word finder, where you provide up to 9 letters […]
Is GIT really a better choice than SVN?
First of all, I should point out I actually like GIT. That’s important to state as this article may seem very negative. What follows is a semi-rant about how GIT […]
Basic configuration for iptables (suitable for Raspberry Pi)
This is just a quick post for my own personal benefit to remind me what commands to use when setting up iptables rules. If you want to configure a firewall […]
Learning to program – some tips & tricks
If you want to start learning to program, there has never been a better time. The huge popularity of the Internet means there are vast amounts of help, documentation and […]
Internet Nostalgia: Microsoft Comic Chat
Earlier in the life of the Internet the main form of on-line real-time communication with others was done through chat rooms based on the IRC protocol. IRC clients such as […]