Recently I stumbled upon various PHP errors while using the free analytics software Piwik: 1PHP Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 2442473628 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 64 bytes) 2... 3Fatal error: Maximum execution time of 30 seconds exceeded in .../piwik/core/DataTable.php The solution is quite simple - the …

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Doing a recent Wordpress theme installation I stumbled upon a problem which could have taken much time to fix it. The theme I installed offers multiple sidebar configurations (left, right, none). There is no default settings which means that it is necessary to set the sidebar configuration for every particular blog …

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Recently I was confused when I spotted several spam comments on my blog. After logging into the Wordpress administration page I saw the reason for this issue: 1Akismet has detected a problem. A server or network problem is preventing Akismet from working correctly. Oops - where did that come from? It seems like my …

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If you're creating your own Wordpress theme and want to pimp photo galleries you will probably use a Lightbox plugin like Simple Lightbox, wp-jquery-lightbox or WP Lightbox 2. If you're not very familiar in creating Wordpress themes in addition (like me) you might forget the following lines and wonder why linked photos …

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There are plenty of "apps" for OwnCloud which are expanding the functional range of the open-source software. Currently at about 110 such addons are available for free download. Some of these addons can be installed directly using the "Apps" menu in the administration interface of OwnCloud - some addons require manual …

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When it is necessary to share files between multiple devices and persons OwnCloud is a good alternative for Dropbox. The open-source software that also supports WebDAV can also be installed on a managed web server - for this purpose the project offers a installation script which is transfered to the server using FTP: …

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SciTE is a minimalistic, extendable editor with syntax highlightning for more than 30 programming languages. Of course SciTE also supports UTF-8 - but doesn't use it by default. If a UTF-8 encoded file is opened, umlauts are displayed erroneous. The used encoding can be selected from a menu - anyway, this trick needs a …

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Since I got my T420s my old Thinkpads R500 and X200 are waiting for new owners. A few days ago I discovered a screen issue on my X200. Its display is badly lighted when the brightness is dimmed down - in addition to this the screen is squeaking high-frequently. Working in dark and silent environments is nearly …

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