Tech Tips Archives - Adriano Chiaretta

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Fixing the “No updates detected in the log for the freshclam daemon” error

May 23, 2014 | adriano | Tech Tips

Have been banging my head on this for a while now. Logwatch kept reporting in his daily summary something along the lines of what below: ——————— clam-update Begin ———————— No updates detected in the log for the freshclam daemon (the ClamAV update process). If the freshclam daemon is not running, you may need to restart […]

How to enable SFTP logging in Linux

November 28, 2012 | adriano | Tech Tips

Here are the steps necessary in order to have the SFTP subsystem of the SSH (secure shell) daemon log operations on disk. 1. edit /etc/ssh/sshd_confing and look for the line: Uncomment it and update it as follows: -l INFO instructs the sftp server subsystem of the sshd daemon to log events, while -f LOCAL6 tells it […]

How to build the latest node.js RPM and install it on CentOS / RedHat / Fedora

November 23, 2012 | adriano | Tech Tips

If you aren’t familiar with node.js, it’s a platform whose goal is to facilitate building event-driven server side javascript services. Essentially it allows to run javascript on the server — services built with Node.js go to sleep after instructing the operating system to wake them if a connection is made, and each connection has a […]

My favorite Firefox extensions grouped in an handy collection

November 16, 2012 | adriano | Tech Tips

Firefox collections are an easy way to keep up to date with add-on sets created by other users. And if you wish to have a glance at the add-ons I currently carry along with Firefox you can head over to: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/collections/adri72/my-favorites/ which I plan to update any time I remove or add a new add-on […]

How to remove old and hidden device drivers from windows

December 17, 2011 | adriano | Tech Tips

Here’s a quick rundown on how to get rid of unused / old / hidden device drivers in windows (on Windows 7, but should work pretty much on any other version) – RPN5VQ7EECJQ. Anytime you add a device and windows asks you for a driver, or looks on the internet and finds the driver for […]

Get Toodledo in Thunderbird – no add-on needed

July 18, 2011 | adriano | Tech Tips

Fastest way to get some sort of integration between Toodledo and Thunderbird to handle your tasks and emails within the same app: 1- Bring up the Thunderbird error console 2- Copy the code below and paste it in the “Code” textbox of the error console: Components.classes[‘@mozilla.org/appshell/window-mediator;1’].getService(Components.interfaces.nsIWindowMediator).getMostRecentWindow(“mail:3pane”).document.getElementById(“tabmail”).openTab(“contentTab”, {contentPage: “http://www.toodledo.com/views/folder.php”}); Press “Evaluate” Done — a new tab […]

How to send email in the background with Thunderbird

September 25, 2010 | adriano | Tech Tips

An “hidden” feature in Thunderbird, makes the email client queue the message and send it in the background, one of the neat Outlook functionalities I’ve been missing since I switched to Thunderbird years ago. The “send in background” capability is not exposed in the preferences (at least as of TB 3.1.1) — to enable the […]

Firefox about:config tweaks to help reduce page load time

September 13, 2010 | adriano | Tech Tips

Here’s a quick rundown of a few Firefox settings which I found rather effective in sensibly reducing page load time. In order to access the parameters below you’ll have to type about:config in your browser’s address bar. Once you get to the list the fastest way to find them is to narrow down the results […]

Need a spinning “loading” graphic? DYI at preloaders.net

April 23, 2010 | adriano | Tech Tips

Impressive number of selections and customization options. Pick shape, colors, transparency, animation speed and size, press Generate and you’re good to go. Visit preloaders.net

Win XP / 2003 File Explorer: how to have the folder tree show by default

July 19, 2009 | adriano | Tech Tips

Tired of clicking on the â€œFoldersâ€ button to see the folder tree every time you open Windows Explorer? Here are a few simple steps to have the folder tree always show up in windows explore (Win XP / Windows Server 2003): Click Start > Control Panel > Folder Options Click the File Types tab Scroll […]

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