How to fix slow printing of a HP LaserJet 2200?

Problem: When using a PostScript driver, some print jobs are slow on the LaserJet 2200, taking like 125 s from start of transmission to start of printing for a DIN A5 DHL shipping label generated by the DHL Intraship Magento extension. Others are fast as they should, like 7 s for a DIN A4 Magento [...]

M2E Pro version 2 table structure

For those still using the (superseded) M2E versionĀ  2 and need to find or do something in its database tables, I have here an explanation of what ot find where.

First name is the real table name in M2E Pro 2.0.13, second name is a more intuitive one proposed by me.

m2e (m2e_tmpl_projects): Contains listing [...]

How to measure and specify vee-belts?

Standards for vee-belt profiles

Basically, there are three groups of vee-belt and other belt profiles in use in Europe today:

conventional or classic vee-belts (German “klassische Keilriemen”): standardized in DIN 2215 / ISO 4184; using one-letter profile names in different sizes (Z, A, B, C, D, E), in many cases the profile is also named [...]

Maybe that’s the role of dreams

I had a really, really strange dream yesterday in the morning, while I was half sleeping, half awake. There was a frame made, like painted from thick black lines, and in it there were simple color drawings of objects, two at a time. And these drawings were exchanged at a frequency of 6-8 times per [...]

What are Google AdWords best practices in respect to account history?

There are multiple observations and opinions on what Google AdWords account history is (“karma” based on expenses, keyword quality score, and / or something else?) and how it affects the pricing of current and new campaigns in that account. Let’s get to the details and find our own way through …

From here on: CTR [...]

How to add a proftpd user?

proftpd is the FTP daemon used on Host Europe Linux VPS servers, so these are the instructions you need if you want to add an FTP user there without (!) adding a domain in Plesk and creating a user that way.

It’s simple:

In the command line, use the adduser command: adduser somename Do NOT [...]

How to avoid that e-mails sent from Host Europe VPS arrive as spam?

When sending e-mails from a Host Europe virtual server (here: Virtual Server Linux), they can arrive in the receipient’s spam folder. This depends on the spam filter configuration of course, but did at least happen with a near-default SpamAssassin setup as available on Hostgator Baby Plan as of 2011-10 (valuating a mail with 7.2 points, [...]

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