Mind of Matt

Category: Computing

  • How to bulk assign nodes to groups in Drupal 7?

    The problem: During Drupal admin work, for example after importing a bulk of posts from another source, you might want to assign many of them to Drupal group (provided by the Organic Groups module). In the admin backend, there is no other way than editing every node individually and entering the group's name into the […]

  • How to work on the computer while bitcoin-qt is downloading blockchain parts?

    This refers to the reference Bitcoin client (bitcoin-qt), version 0.7.2. While it was catching up with the blockchain, it did cause such a high I/O waitstate load that working on the same computer alongside was very frustrating to impossible. Setting bitcoin-qt to low CPU and IO priority helped a bit, but not too much: ionice […]

  • How to import WordPress content into Drupal Commons 7.x-3.0?

    As of 2013-01-27, this is a problem because of many bugs both inside the wordpress_migrate Drupal module and the Drupal Commons 7.x-3.0 distro (which is not yet released, but making good progress). So, expect this guide to be out of date in a matter of days, then try to go along this while omitting the […]

  • How to get a secure e-mail account?

    Mailinator. In some sense, a good idea. Namely, when it's only about cutting the link to your real-world identity when entering an e-mail address (like for registering on some site). You have to access Mailinator with TOR though or you might still get tracked down. mail.riseup.net: You need either two friends to refer you, or […]

  • How to set up a Linux environment for maintaining Android phones?

    This documents the environment I use for software maintenance of Android phones. The emphasis is on efficient and repeatable results. This is a work in progress! Basic Android environment under Ubuntu Linux Install the adb and fastboot tools from Ubuntu packages according to these instructions. Documentation Introduction to adb adb command line arguments

  • Manual: Maintaining and modding the HTC Incredible S

    This manual lists all the steps, in logical order, to go from a physically broken phone to a great working, free and open source phone. It links to several other articles on this blog for detailing individual aspects. Hardware (1) Getting your hardware repair tools ready I recommend these tools: Double-sided adhesive tape. Used to […]

  • How to add a “webmail” subdomain for every domain in Froxlor?

    Solution This solution was tested with Froxlor 0.9.27. Create subdomain as full domain. As a Froxlor admin user, create a new domain and enter webmail.example.com as domain name. You can choose any host, ideally your main / default domain. This type fo configuration is called a "full domain", allowing full configuration like vhost file additions that […]