Ensuring pages are always refresh
This is how I avoided caching of website content, so that any changes are immediately visible to any browser.
Category: Tech
These are posts about various technology related topics from web development to solving hardware issues.
Changing Web Hosts
I recently move my web sites from GeekGhost to CanSpace. So far, all is going well, and this represents a major improvement.
Review of Greenworks 40V 20″ Snow Thrower
Review of Greenworks 40V 20-Inch Brushless Snow Thrower
Fire 7 Tablet Purchase
NordicTrack Activation Trouble
Review of Nordictrack T 6.5 S Treadmill.
Problem with cURL and SSL/https
How I got cURL in PHP to work with https/SSL webpages by installing the appropriate certificate authority file in the PHP installation.
Installing Ubuntu on a 2009 iMac in 2021
My experience of installing Ubuntu Desktop (a Linux variant) on an old iMac, including the problems I experienced, and how I overcame them.
MacBook M1 fail and fix
Using Migration Assistant caused Mac AirBook Pro with M1 chip to crash. Here is how problem was fixed with a factory default reset.
Softaculous Installation List Fix
How to fix a corrupted Installation list in Softaculous, a web installation management application. The underlying data file can be manually deleted, and the install list can be automatically regenerated.
TCL Roku 4K 50″ LED TV Review
Review of the TCL 50S425-CA 4K Ultra HD Smart LED Television (2019), 50" purchased from Amazon Canada.
Intelino J-1 Smart Train Starter Set Review
Review for the Intelino J-1 Smart Train Starter Set purchased on Amazon Canada as a gift for a young child, shortly after Christmas in 2020.
GeekGhost versus GoDaddy review
Comparing GoDaddy and GeekGhost web hosting solutions, done a year after switching to GeekGhost.
Social Science Action Research Group site launch
I recently worked on a new website for the Social Science Action Research Group (SSARG). SSARG is made up of social sciences and humanities specialists who provide consulting, research, writing, and editorial services to individuals, government agencies, community and not-for-profit organizations, and private businesses. You can see it at https://www.ssarg.ca/.
Twitter Ads Fraud, Not What You Think
How Twitter will allow fraudsters to hack into accounts, make bogus charges, and then make the victim pay. All without human help intervention.
Installing Laravel on GoDaddy Shared Hosting Site
My experience Installing Laravel (a PHP development framework) on a GoDaddy shared hosting account.
CakePHP to Laravel
As mentioned in my last post, I tried out CakePHP, which is a PHP framework for web development. I like a lot of the ideas of it, and the structure it provides. But, it seems to not have enough of a user base to have a substantial “ecosystem”, which Laravel has. So, I’m giving a Laravel … Continue reading CakePHP to Laravel
CakePHP
My latest discovery in the world of PHP is CakePHP. It is a framework for developing web applications in PHP. I’m not an expert in it yet, but so far it’s looking pretty interesting. It seems to have a significant but not huge following. The neat thing about it, is gives a strong order to … Continue reading CakePHP
Secure Site with SSL Certificate
This site now has an SSL certificate. That means any communication you, as a user, have with the site is transmitted securely between you and the host. You’ll notice the address on the web browser starts with “https”, and typically shows a “locked” green lock icon, to indicate the site is secure.
Mixing OpenOffice/LibreOffice, MySQL, MacOS/Windows, and ODBC/JDBC
This post is about some difficulty I had in making an Apache OpenOffice Base “odb” front end work with an MySQL database backend on Mac OS X, and how I got things working. I originally had an Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Base “odb” file working on Windows, accessing MySQL with ODBC. The “odb” file had a … Continue reading Mixing OpenOffice/LibreOffice, MySQL, MacOS/Windows, and ODBC/JDBC
Importing bank transactions
Like many, I’ve often downloaded financial transactions from my bank’s web site. The options for my bank (in Canada), is fairly typical, and limited to “Microsoft Money”, “Intuit Quicken”, “Intuit QuickBooks”, “Simply Accounting”, “Spreadsheet (CSV)”. Now, I don’t use any of the above accounting programs. I want the data to play around with, and use … Continue reading Importing bank transactions