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Hide/Remove Mint.com Default Categories
Posted by Stephen Schrauger on Friday, 6 March 2015I love Mint.com. I've been using it for over 5 years now, and it has helped me keep track of multiple bank accounts and credit cards, giving me one simple location to manage my finances.
Drupal and Multisites - Getting updates done right
Posted by Stephen Schrauger on Tuesday, 26 November 2013Drupal at MSU Libraries
Drupal has become a big part of my job in the last year and a half. We have moved our public facing website over to Drupal 7 from a home-grown java based site. It has been fun to learn Drupal, teach other people how to manage their own pages, and learn how to administer the site. I've written a few modules here and there, but one of the biggest things I've done is set up our Intranet websites using a multi-site setup in Drupal.
Using free "cloud" backup storage without compromising privacy
Posted by Stephen Schrauger on Sunday, 4 August 2013There are plenty of great online backup services that give you a limited amount of free storage. The most well-known is Dropbox, which gives you 5 GB of storage for free. Google Drive gives you another 5 GB, and Microsoft's SkyDrive gives you 7 GB. Other less known places may give you more, such as ADrive with 50 GB or Shared with a whopping 100 GB.
How to upgrade a Trio Stealth 7 (Model 7c A13) From ICS to JB
Posted by Stephen Schrauger on Tuesday, 12 March 2013A couple weeks ago, I ran across an amazing deal for a cheap 7 inch android tablet. I had been thinking about getting a tablet, but hadn't bitten as I'm saving up for other things at the moment. However, this particular tablet was $20 after rebate, so I couldn't pass it up.
When it arrived, I was surprised and pleased to find ICS (Ice Cream Sandwich aka Android 4.0) installed, and the tablet was pre-rooted. This meant I could do whatever I wanted to it. My first thought was to find a ROM update to install Jelly Bean (Android 4.1).
Comment Moderation, reCAPTCHA, Spam, and You
Posted by Stephen Schrauger on Friday, 22 February 2013I was surprised to find the other day that my new blog already had comments. The comments turned out to be spam, and I deleted them right away. Thankfully, I have already turned on comment moderation, which means all comments must be approved by me before being shown to other users. I imagine if the site were to grow, comment moderation would become a chore, but for now, it is a small price to pay to keep the site looking clean.
Setting up SSL on my server
Posted by Stephen Schrauger on Tuesday, 12 February 2013This website now has a valid Class 1 SSL Certificate! And this came at no cost (monetarily) to myself, thanks to www.startssl.com. StartSSL gives away free Class 1 certificates to anyone who wants one and can verify ownership of a domain.
This wouldn't be a big deal in and of itself, as you can easily create your own certificate authority, site cert, and private key.
How I changed the rotation on my Nook
Posted by Stephen Schrauger on Sunday, 10 February 2013This was originally posted on my first attempt at a blog, which has since disappeared. It was posted on September 15, 2011.