Category: Computers
Server Setup 6: WordPress Pre-requisites
Server Setup 5: HTTPS
Secure websites have become the norm for almost everything. They protect your privacy when viewing public information, and are an essential security component with any website you need to log into – without it, an attacker might be able to snoop on your password, or any information the website sends…
Server Setup 4: Going Public
Server Setup 3: Install Webserver
Server Setup 2: Initial tweaks
Server Setup 1: OS installation
Copy/Paste from Linux to Windows via SSH
Best ssh setup for windows
I’ve tried quite a few different setups for administering my various linux boxen from Windows, and this is currently my favourite: Mintty for WSL (aka WSLtty). Here’s how to set it up. Install Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL): Open Powershell as an administrator Enter this command:Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux When…
QGIS 3.0 Map tips
I’ve been playing with QGIS, and it’s an awesomely powerful piece of software for map making an analyzing geographical data. It has the ability to show HTML map tips when you hover over certain features, but with some restrictions. The containing box (which you can’t style, AFAIK) has white background…
Server Setup 6: WordPress Pre-requisites
Server Setup 5: HTTPS

Secure websites have become the norm for almost everything. They protect your privacy when viewing public information, and are an essential security component with any website you need to log into – without it, an attacker might be able to snoop on your password, or any information the website sends…
Server Setup 4: Going Public
Server Setup 3: Install Webserver
Server Setup 2: Initial tweaks
Server Setup 1: OS installation
Copy/Paste from Linux to Windows via SSH
Best ssh setup for windows
I’ve tried quite a few different setups for administering my various linux boxen from Windows, and this is currently my favourite: Mintty for WSL (aka WSLtty). Here’s how to set it up. Install Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL): Open Powershell as an administrator Enter this command:Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux When…
QGIS 3.0 Map tips
I’ve been playing with QGIS, and it’s an awesomely powerful piece of software for map making an analyzing geographical data. It has the ability to show HTML map tips when you hover over certain features, but with some restrictions. The containing box (which you can’t style, AFAIK) has white background…