Upgrade Webmin to v2.110
Just upgrade all my VPS Webmin installations. From 2.105 to v2.110. Look at the latest release notes. Add an API to check if the system is running or approaching its end of life (EOL) Add support for systemd-timesyncd...
Password saved in Ubuntu 22.04
The newly added user’s password is not saved in Ubuntu 22.04lts. Only the password hash is stored in /etc/shadow. Here is an example: The string is separated by colon symbols. The user name is: userabc The whole password part is:...
Some cute stuff I saw at SFO
When I left San Francisco on Mar 18, I saw some cute stuff at the Airport. Something a lot of young people have never seen in their life. TV Remote Control These controls have physical buttons or switches. They are...
The Quiet Universality of the Cloud
The cloud can often still feel like a brand-new technology, which can make it all the more confusing to see how heavily implemented it is into every aspect of the internet. There are often improvements to typical online functions, such...
UGREEN M.2 NVMe Hard Drive Enclosure
I bought a UGREEN SSD Enclosure, which supports M.2 NVMe SSD, including M and B&M Keys, size range 2230/2242/2260/2280. On Amazon.com I paid $24.99 plus tax. Now it is $17.99.
php.ini or phprc
About PHP, this question has been in my draft for a long time. I am going to finish it. What is the main difference between php.ini and phprc? Here is one quick way to get the answer, ChatGPT. I asked...
Upgrade Server Programs
Today, I upgraded a few programs on the server. Including Mastodon, phpBB extentions, and Chevereto. The first one is to upgrade Mastodon. My social media platform. I am using it as a tree hole. Of course, I accept new users...
Upgrade Mastodon from 4.2.5 to 4.2.6 to 4.2.7
I just finished the upgrades of my Mastodon instance. I saw this notice a few days ago. I just have no time to do it. I flew to San Francisco last week. To look after my father-in-law. He received surgery...
Happy Spring Festival
Our Spring Festival is one of the important holidays. We are Chinese, Asia, and Human Beings on Earth. Spring Festival is the traditional holiday. So, the feast is the key to it. Let me post the dishes of our family....
Image format AVIF and WebP
I just knew there was a new image format, AVIF, when I saved a picture from the Homedepot website. I did a very brief research and found it is a format based on the AV1 video format. The AVIF generally...
Why I chose SPC flooring?
Here I like to share my thoughts on SPC Flooring. And Why I chose it. SPC: High durability, water-proof, excellent for high-traffic areas, dent-resistant Laminate: Versatile designs, reacts to heat and cold, requires waterproofing for high-moisture areas The SPC plant...
Replace the carpet with SPC flooring
My basement was covered by carpet. It is old and kind of dirty. I didn’t like it. So when I think about the renovation of the the basement, I change it to SPC flooring. It is the main part of...
Build a box to cover the pipes of the furnace
My house got a new furnace in 2002 spring. It is a high-efficiency furnace, which requires individual venting pipes. One is for combustion air, the other one is for exhaust air. The combustion air pipe brings air into the furnace...
January Report of my Blog
Here I like to publish several reports from different sources. All the reports are based on the data from Jan. 1 to Jan. 31. Google Analytics I started to collect data in Google Analytics on Jan 7. So it is...
Critical security Update of my Mastodon instance to v4.2.5
It is just a week since I upgraded my Mastodon from 4.2.3 to v4.2.4. Today, I saw this critical update notice when I checked the Maston instance this morning. So, I went to the official release v4.2.5 notes to see...