Changing the Thumbnail on a YouTube Video to a Custom Image
The following code will allow you to use a custom image for the thumbnail on a YouTube video. Here is an example of what the video would look like.
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WordPress SEO plugin by Yoast
I recently installed the plugin Wordpres SEO by Yoast on my this blog, and others. It was recommended by one of those top 10-20-50 WordPress Plugin posts you find all over the place. You can read more about Yoast and their plugin on their website http://yoast.com/articles/wordpress-seo/ One of the features that comes in handy quite often … Read more
How to fix the Asus Zenbook trackpad
I have an Asus Zenbook for work, and its awesome. Small. light and fast! Since day 1, the trackpad has been a huge issue. It didn’t perform like some previous laptops I had, nor like my Macbook. For instance when you single tap on the left or right buttons on the track pad, they register … Read more
Cheat Sheet for Administrating a PostgreSQL Database/Server
PostgreSQL Interactive Terminal Postgresql is similar to MySQL in that it uses an interactive terminal. To gain access type the following as root su – postgres -c psql You’re now logged into the Postgresql interactive terminal and interacting with the local server. Common Shell Commands Dump a database. When dumping and restoring a … Read more
MikroTik – DynDNS Update Script
This is a script for ensuring that your DynDNS hostname is updated when your IP changes on your MikroTik router. Unfortunately the script from the MikroTik Wiki doesn’t work and is broken. http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Dynamic_DNS_Update_Script_for_dynDNS There is a question mark within the URL that posts the update to members.dyndns.org and it gets removed when you paste and … Read more
MikroTik – Backing Up Your MikroTik & Routerboard Config
Another great script that will email you a copy of your MikroTik/Routerboard device config. You can find the source on the MikroTik Wiki below. http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Send_Backup_email Some notes about the script on the MikroTik wiki and below. I had to modify the script on the MikroTik website, it had used /tool e-mail set address instead of /tool … Read more
MikroTik – Automatically creating DNS record for each DHCP lease/client
You’ll notice that when you first get your MikroTik router, that it doesn’t create DNS records for each DHCP client that successfully receives a lease. The below article provides the necessary script to create a DNS record for each DHCP Client. I’ve provided a link to the Mikrotik Wiki article so you can see the original source. http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Setting_static_DNS_record_for_each_DHCP_lease The … Read more
Upgrading Zen Theme Foundation (Confluence) Brand from 3 to 4.1.4
If you have a custom brand for your Zen Theme Foundation plugin, and upgraded the plugin from version 3 to 4.14. You might have noticed that some images are missing, or you might not even noticed them missing because no missing image is displayed. To fix this, I just copied over the missing images from … Read more
Cisco ASA Lost Config After Power Cycle
I ran into this recently where a Cisco ASA was powered off accidentally, and lost a whole month of config changes. The firewall still operated because it still had a config, just nothing from a month ago. I then decided to log into the Cisco ASA and type “write mem” and got the following error. Result … Read more
Moving WordPress to a New Domain Name
So there are a couple of things that you’ll need to do before to ensure a successful move of your WordPress Installation to a new domain name. 1. I’m sure you know how to copy all of the WordPress Files and Database to the new location where the new domain name has been setup. I’m … Read more