Posted on January 30, 2017
Use MariaDB with PhpStorm
Update August 2018: PHPStorm now includes MariaDB as a schema type but does not include the driver files. It does offer to download the MariaDB driver for you, but if you want to use the native driver, install… Read More
Posted on September 28, 2016
Automatically switch Xfce panel layout when plugging in a monitor
Xfce has great multi-monitor support. Different panels on each monitor, it all works great. I’ve used it with multiple monitors on my desktop for 5+ years. Love it. But you run into some annoyances with laptops. Half the… Read More
Posted on May 22, 2013
English style decimal marks with a European keyboard layout
Suppose you live in Europe where they separate numbers with commas instead of periods. Written: Six thousand eight hundred and forty three and two tenths English/American: 6,843.2 European 6 843,2 Suppose you also have a European keyboard and… Read More
Posted on April 7, 2012
How to free up space in rootfs on Arch Linux
Is your rootfs partition at 100% and causing you problems? I’ve been hovering around 95%-100% for a few weeks now. Being at 95% is fine, but 100% can cause all kinds of problems. I was testing a form… Read More
Posted on October 26, 2011
Setting up a LAMP for local development on Arch Linux
Just installed Arch Linux (after leaving Ubuntu due to Unity/GNOME 3). Now I need to setup my development environment. This should work for most distros, not just Arch. I want Apache, MySQL, PHP, phpMyAdmin, and SSL. Because its… Read More