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# FettesPS

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## Posts

- [SitecoreAI LTSC2019 Base Image Deprecation: What Teams Should Do Now](https://www.fettesps.com/sitecoreai-ltsc2019-base-image-deprecation/) - Sitecore is ending support for LTSC2019-based container images in its public ACR. Here’s what changed, who should care, and why waiting is a bad plan.
- [Sitecore Changelog Roundup: Agentic Studio, Content Hub Approvals, and JSS Upgrade Guidance](https://www.fettesps.com/sitecore-changelog-roundup-2026-05-15/) - A practical roundup of the latest Sitecore changelog entries, including Agentic Studio updates, Content Hub approval changes, a new JSS upgrade guide, and import-related fixes.
- [GitHub Has a Better Way to Test AI Coding Agents](https://www.fettesps.com/github-has-a-better-way-to-test-ai-coding-agents/) - GitHub’s latest agent-validation write-up offers a practical fix for a real problem: brittle CI checks that fail AI coding agents even when the work succeeds.
- [Vercel’s Deepsec is the Kind of AI Security Tool Developers Can Actually Use](https://www.fettesps.com/vercels-deepsec-is-the-kind-of-ai-security-tool-developers-can-actually-use/) - Vercel’s newly open-sourced deepsec uses coding agents to investigate large codebases in stages, revalidate findings, and produce security issues developers can actually work with.
- [Cut the Token Waste Out of Your Agentic Workflows](https://www.fettesps.com/cut-the-token-waste-out-of-your-agentic-workflows/) - GitHub’s latest agentic workflow guidance gets one thing right: most token waste comes from bad workflow design, not just model choice. Here’s the practical fix.
- [Stop Using Task.Delay Loops for Scheduled Work in .NET](https://www.fettesps.com/stop-using-task-delay-loops-for-scheduled-work-in-net/) - PeriodicTimer is a cleaner default for recurring .NET background work than the usual while-loop plus Task.Delay pattern.
- [GitHub Copilot Can Now Fix Merge Conflicts in a Pull Request](https://www.fettesps.com/github-copilot-can-now-fix-merge-conflicts-in-a-pull-request/) - GitHub has added a new Fix with Copilot flow for pull requests with merge conflicts. Here’s why that small change matters, where it helps, and where you should still be careful.
- [How to Add a Pause When Printing in Bambu Studio](https://www.fettesps.com/how-to-add-a-pause-when-printing-in-bambu-studio/) - How to add a pause in Bambu Studio so your Bambu Lab printer stops mid-print for magnets, hardware inserts, or filament colour changes.
- [My First Mac: Initial Impressions of the MacBook Pro M5 Pro After 30 Years on Windows and Linux](https://www.fettesps.com/my-first-mac-initial-impressions-of-the-macbook-pro-m5-pro-after-30-years-on-windows-and-linux/) - My early take on moving to a MacBook Pro M5 Pro after roughly 30 years on Windows and Linux, including the hardware, the macOS learning curve, and what has stood out so far.
- [Sitecore Content Hub Changes: April 3, 2026 Roundup](https://www.fettesps.com/sitecore-content-hub-changes-april-3-2026-roundup/) - A practical look at three new Sitecore Content Hub changes: AI alt text generation, automatic import backups, and the latest resolved issues.
- [Sitecore Page Builder Improvements](https://www.fettesps.com/sitecore-page-builder-improvements-april-2026/) - A practical look at the latest Sitecore Page builder improvements, the authoring friction they remove, and the watch-outs worth checking.
- [Sitecore’s Documentation Overhaul Looks Like More Than a Paint Job](https://www.fettesps.com/sitecores-documentation-overhaul-looks-like-more-than-a-paint-job/) - Sitecore’s latest documentation update is more than a UI refresh. The real story is the Markdown-based foundation and what it could mean for faster, more usable docs.
- [Claude Code's source leak is a lot more revealing than it looks](https://www.fettesps.com/claude-codes-source-leak-is-a-lot-more-revealing-than-it-looks/) - Claude Code’s leaked source map is embarrassing for Anthropic, but the more interesting story is what it reveals about how modern AI coding tools are really built: feature flags, anti-distillation tactics, native attestation, hidden modes, and roadmap breadcrumbs.
- [How to Fix "Error: No files selected or this folder is not supported for preview" Popup in Windows](https://www.fettesps.com/how-to-fix-error-no-files-selected-or-this-folder-is-not-supported-for-preview-popup-in-windows/) - Have you ever been renaming a file in Windows Explorer, hit the spacebar… and suddenly a big blank preview window pops up with only the text "Error: No files selected or this folder is not supported for preview"? It’s frustrating. It breaks your flow. It drives me nuts. And it feels like Windows is just…
- [C# Feature Flags Need Expiry Dates, Not Just Boolean Names](https://www.fettesps.com/c-feature-flags-need-expiry-dates-not-just-boolean-names/) - Feature flags reduce release risk, but they become maintenance debt fast when nobody tracks ownership, purpose, or cleanup. Here is a practical way to keep them temporary.
- [You Don’t Need a Mac Mini to Run OpenClaw](https://www.fettesps.com/you-dont-need-a-mac-mini-to-run-openclaw/) - A practical comparison of the best devices and hosting options for running OpenClaw, why a Mac Mini usually isn’t necessary, and when it actually is the right choice.
- [OpenClaw Cron Jobs Should Fail Loudly](https://www.fettesps.com/openclaw-cron-jobs-should-fail-loudly/) - Silent automation failures are worse than obvious ones. Here is a practical way to design OpenClaw cron jobs so timeouts, step boundaries, and failure messages actually make the system trustworthy.
- [How to Set Up OpenClaw on a Raspberry Pi](https://www.fettesps.com/how-to-set-up-openclaw-on-a-raspberry-pi/) - A practical walkthrough for installing and configuring OpenClaw on a Raspberry Pi, with setup tips, safety basics, and common gotchas.
- [RIP Roomba](https://www.fettesps.com/rip-roomba/) - For a long time, iRobot felt untouchable. They didn’t just make robot vacuums. They were robot vacuums. If you said “robot vacuum,” people immediately thought of the Roomba. It was one of those rare brands that became the category. And now?It’s basically over. When Roomba Was Actually Great The original Roombas were fantastic. They were
- [How to Make Windows Explorer Open Full Screen By Default (Windows 11)](https://www.fettesps.com/how-to-make-windows-explorer-open-full-screen-by-default-windows-11/) - This is one of those little Windows annoyances that shouldn’t exist… but does. If you’re on Windows 11 and File Explorer never seems to remember that you want it maximized, there’s a surprisingly simple fix. No registry edits or third-party tools. The Simple Fix (Takes 5 Seconds) Open File Explorer Press Alt + Space Press
- [OpenCode Desktop Beta just Dropped!](https://www.fettesps.com/opencode-desktop-beta-just-dropped/) - OpenCode has been terminal-first from day one, but the newly released OpenCode Desktop pushes the project into a more mainstream workflow with a full desktop GUI that still uses the same underlying agent/server architecture as the CLI/TUI. The new client is officially listed as a Beta, so expect some rough edges, and it's available for
- [Always Be Interviewing (ABI): Why You Should Keep Your Interview Skills Sharp](https://www.fettesps.com/always-be-interviewing-abi-why-you-should-keep-your-interview-skills-sharp/) - Most of us only think about interviewing when we’re actively looking for a new role. We dust off the résumé, practice a few questions, and hope muscle memory carries us through. But what if I told you that interviewing isn’t just something you do when you need a job - it’s a professional skill that
- [How to Show More Options by Default in Windows 11 (Restore Classic Right-Click Menu)](https://www.fettesps.com/how-to-show-more-options-by-default-in-windows-11-restore-classic-right-click-menu/) - If you're as frustrated with the "Show more options" behavior in the Windows 11 right-click menu and want the full, classic context menu to appear by default, you're not alone. Microsoft introduced a simplified right-click menu in Windows 11, hiding many familiar options under a second layer. This unfortunately for me means almost every time
- [Oxio: An Affordable Cable Internet in Canada - Powered by Cogeco](https://www.fettesps.com/oxio-an-affordable-cable-internet-in-canada-powered-by-cogeco/) - Introduction In Canada's competitive internet landscape, Oxio has emerged as a compelling alternative for residents seeking reliable and affordable cable internet services. Leveraging Cogeco's established infrastructure, Oxio offers a range of plans tailored to diverse needs, all while maintaining transparent pricing at a fraction of the cost. Understanding Oxio's Infrastructure Oxio operates as a third-party
- [Pixel 8 Pro - Fixing Only Getting Notifications On Unlock](https://www.fettesps.com/pixel-8-pro-fixing-only-getting-notifications-on-unlock/) - I've had my Pixel 8 Pro for about a year now, but prior to that I had a Pixel 6 and didn't have this issue. But what I've been noticing is that I will have no notifications and then I go and unlock my phone to use it and suddenly I get a notification for
- [Getting Free Charging for Your Tesla](https://www.fettesps.com/getting-free-charging-for-your-tesla/) - I've had a Tesla Model Y for over two years now. For the most part I've charged at home at 110v and 14a. Not only is that quite slow for charging speeds, resulting in 24+ charge times, but it costs me anywhere from $3 to $6 depending on time of use to charge my car.
- [The Roomba i1 Sucks :(](https://www.fettesps.com/the-roomba-i1-sucks/) - Well, it pains me to admit this, but I hate my new Roomba. I've been such a big supporter of iRobot and their robotic vacuum lineup for more than 15 years now, but let's be real here: this model sucks. I wouldn't have bought it had it not been for the fact that I've loved
- [Embracing the Gamification of Working Out: My Journey with Ring Fit Adventure](https://www.fettesps.com/embracing-the-gamification-of-working-out-my-journey-with-ring-fit-adventure/) - Discovering a Possible Game-Changer As the world grappled with the onset of the pandemic, like many, I found myself confined within the walls of my home, seeking new ways to maintain both my physical and mental well-being. This quest led me to discover Ring Fit Adventure – a unique blend of gaming and fitness that
- [20 Years and Counting](https://www.fettesps.com/20-years-and-counting/) - I feel extremely old typing this, but my blog is officially 20 years old (the domain itself came two years later). It all started off when I was wrapping up a college project and found myself running into a problem I had encountered and solved before but had already forgotten the solution. I ended up
- [The Roomba I1: When Your Vacuum is More High Maintenance Than a Houseplant](https://www.fettesps.com/the-roomba-i1-when-your-vacuum-is-more-high-maintenance-than-a-houseplant/) - Ah, the Roomba I1. As someone who's been on the Roomba bandwagon since the glory days of the 530S, I've seen it all -- from knock-off Roombas that just spin around in circles to the used Roomba I bought that came with bedbugs. The 530S was like that old, reliable car that never let you
- [I Bought a Roomba i1!](https://www.fettesps.com/i-bought-a-roomba-i1/) - As technology advances, so do our options for making our lives easier. One such technology that has made a significant impact in my life is the robotic vacuum cleaner, more specifically Roombas from iRobot. I long ago reviewed my Roomba 530 and continued to keep you apprised of it's continued reliability, as robot vacuums were
- [The iRobot Braava Jet](https://www.fettesps.com/the-irobot-braava-jet/) - I've written a fair bit about the various Roombas I own, but I haven't really talked about the one other iRobot product I own. I consider it a Roomba, but technically the Braava Jet is not a part of the Roomba lineup, but it does come from the same trusted and experienced company, iRobot. I
- [How to Enable Telnet in Windows 12](https://www.fettesps.com/how-to-enable-telnet-in-windows-12/) - Well Windows 12 is here, and like the last several versions of Windows it has shipped with Telnet disabled out of the box. Should you need to enable it, here are a few ways: Through Windows Features Open the Start menu and type "Control Panel" in the search bar. Click on the "Control Panel" app
- [Enabling Telnet in Windows 11](https://www.fettesps.com/enabling-telnet-in-windows-11/) - Well Windows 11 is finally official and we're starting to see some pre-releases being leaked. Never one to wait I managed to get my hands on a copy and started playing around with it. Turns out, one of my favourite old tools is disabled out of the box. But don't let that stop you, you
- [Unleashing Your Laptop's Stealth Mode: A Guide to Disabling the Asus ROG Strix Bootup Sound](https://www.fettesps.com/asus-rog-strix-disable-the-bootup-sound/) - I picked up an Asus ROG Strix Scar for work about a year back, and it's been a fantastic laptop. But while the flashy features such as RGB lighting might be fine when I'm at home (and I do work from home, 99% of the time) they can be a little unprofessional looking during meetings
- [Roomba LPT](https://www.fettesps.com/roomba-lpt/) - With a Roomba on every floor of our townhouse I have three Roomba charging stations, one on each floor. But all too often I turn the Roomba on and it just seems to run endlessly, then when I check on it I discover that the docking station has been pushed out of the way and
- [Disable System Beeps in Windows 11](https://www.fettesps.com/disable-system-beeps-in-windows-11/) - Back in the day our computers had a small dedicated speaker inside the case, this was known as the system speaker. The last time I saw one of those was probably back around when my nephew was born, and he's now old enough to drive, so that should give you some idea of how long
- [Resolving "ERROR Assembly not found Spe" in Sitecore](https://www.fettesps.com/resolving-error-assembly-not-found-spe-in-sitecore/) - I can be a bit anal when it comes to keeping my Sitecore logs clean, but at the end of the day it makes debugging problems that much more easier. I can't tell you how many times I've seen myself or someone else spend hours fixing an error that ended up being a red herring,
- [Fixing React's 'Each child in a list should have a unique "key" prop' Warning](https://www.fettesps.com/fixing-reacts-each-child-in-a-list-should-have-a-unique-key-prop-warning/) - When developing in React there's one error I commonly see in the console while debugging and it's always this one: Warning: Each child in a list should have a unique "key" prop. Thankfully this is a very simple problem to fix, as the warning implies you just need
- [Fixing the Echo Dot's (2nd Generation) Popping Noise](https://www.fettesps.com/fixing-the-echo-dots-2nd-generation-popping-noise/) - One of my older Echo Dots recently started acting up. I had been unplugged and boxed away since our move in the spring, however it worked fine before we put it away. Yet now every time I asked it for anything it would start to reply then make a loud popping noise and would shutdown
- [How to Force Check for App Updates on Android](https://www.fettesps.com/how-to-force-check-for-app-updates-on-android/) - As someone who recently put a deposit down on a Tesla I find myself constantly checking the site to see what my current estimated delivery date is. This can be a littel tedious, so I was pleased to hear it was added to the Tesla app this week! So I fired it up and sure
- [Disabling the Trackpad on the Asus K52J Laptop](https://www.fettesps.com/disabling-the-trackpad-on-the-asus-k52j-laptop/) - I don't know if this will be of much use to anyone, as this is a 10 year old laptop, however the review I did on it when I first got it still recieves a noticable amount of traffic so I figured maybe more people are still using them then you might expect. For the
- [Enable Telnet in Windows 10](https://www.fettesps.com/enable-telnet-in-windows-10/) - It seems Microsoft has continued it's trend of disabling telnet client out of the box on it's newest OS. So just like we've had to in the last couple of versions you'll need to enable it before you can use it. So if you fire up command prompt and type in telnet to be presented
- [Netflix's Play Something Button](https://www.fettesps.com/netflixs-play-something-button/) - I hate to say it but my fiance and I probably spend more time figuring out what to watch than actually watching things on Netflix. I can't be a serious challenge at times to find something that both of us want to watch, haven't seen before, or are in the mood for. It's one area
- [Disabling Shake to Minimize in Windows 10](https://www.fettesps.com/disabling-shake-to-minimize-in-windows-10/) - One of the more annoying features introduced to Windows over the years was the shake to minimize everything feature. Although I can see situations where minimizing everything might be useful, there's never once been a scenario what I've used this feature intentionally. Rather about twice a week I accidentally minimize everything on all three monitors
- [Umbraco 8 - Can't Install Packages](https://www.fettesps.com/umbraco-8-cant-install-packages/) - I've been working with Umbraco quite a bit lately and one thing I kept running into on one of my machines is it just wouldn't let me install any packages. This became quite a hinderance so I finally dug into it. I started off by digging through the logs at /App_Data/logs/ and found this error:
- [Resolving a 'SyntaxError: Unexpected token j in JSON at position 0' Error in an Azure Pipeline](https://www.fettesps.com/resolving-a-syntaxerror-unexpected-token-j-in-json-at-position-0-error-in-an-azure-pipeline/) - We use Azure Pipelines to build our projects when deploying changes to various environments. Most of the time, they run without a hitch. But, as the laws of the universe dictate, the first day that the guy who set them up went on vacation they started failing with the error "SyntaxError: Unexpected token j in
- [Chef's Plate](https://www.fettesps.com/chefs-plate/) - I've previously written about our excellent experience with Hello Fresh, so today I thought I'd share our experience with an alternative called Chef's Plate. There's two main reasons we decided two switch providers, the first was we'd been using Hello Fresh for some time and were starting to notice a lot of repition in their
- [Disabling System Beeps on Windows 10](https://www.fettesps.com/disabling-system-beeps-on-windows-10/) - Getting tired of those annoying beeps while using Windows 10? You'll find that even muting your computer has no effect on this. The solution is rather simple, start off by openning a command propmpt window as an administrator then run the following command: net stop beepsc config beep start= disabled The first line will disable
- [WampServer - It Feels So Wrong But Yet So Right](https://www.fettesps.com/wampserver-it-feels-so-wrong-but-yet-so-right/) - It's been a few years since I've done any serious work with PHP or Linux, but at one point in my career I was a die hard linux afficienado who only worked off of a LAMP stack. I was determined to use as little of Windows as possible, and the idea of running PHP off
- [Good Food - Not Off to a Good Start!](https://www.fettesps.com/good-food-not-off-to-a-good-start/) - As I mentioned in another post, my fiance and I have been subscribed to Hello Fresh for well over a year now and have been loving it. However we've noticed that some of the recipes are getting repetative and we thought maybe it was time to try a competitor. So last week I signed us
- [Merkury Innovations Smart Wi-fi Camera - Updated Review](https://www.fettesps.com/merkury-innovations-smart-wi-fi-camera-updated-review/) - It's been two weeks since I finally got the Merkury Smart Wi-fi camera to connect to my phone and I've actually been quite happy with it after that first little snafu. For $35 it's a pretty decent security camera, however at the full price of $70 I'd still be leary of buying the device. The
- [When to Clean Your Sitecore Database](https://www.fettesps.com/when-to-clean-your-sitecore-database/) - I've been wearing the hat of build master for the last several months and have the pleasure of reviewing every commit from a team of developers with great scrutiny and as a result I've started to notice a lot of small nuances to Sitecore that I had not noticed before. Interestingly enough, three separate issues
- [Merkury Innovations Smart Wi-fi Camera - Arrrg!](https://www.fettesps.com/merkury-innovations-smart-wi-fi-camera-arrrg/) - If the title didn't give some indication, I'm not having the greatest experience with this camera. I guess you get what you pay for, because they were so cheap I grabbed two of them at Walmart. They were $34.95 per camera, each offering 720P video over Wifi with a decent looking housing. That's really hard
- [I Wish That Existed](https://www.fettesps.com/i-wish-that-existed/) - You ever have one of those moments where you find yourself saying "I wish this or that thing existed..." only to have someone chime in and tell you that it does, in fact, exist? Well I just had a similar moment, except it was the other half of my brain that jumped in and said
- [A Quick Sylvania Smart Bulb & Hub Review](https://www.fettesps.com/a-quick-sylvania-smart-bulb-hub-review/) - A little over a year ago I spotted some Sylvania smart home products on clearance at Canadian Tire. I did some quick googling on my phone and didn't see a whole lot about them so I just decied to give them a try. Now, a year later, I thought I'd share some of my experiences
- [Installing Home Assistant on a Raspberry Pi 3](https://www.fettesps.com/installing-home-assistant-on-a-raspberry-pi-3/) - There are a lot of guides out there on setting up a fresh image of Hasbian and having your installation of Home Assistant up in a few minutes but there wasn't much that I could find on installing it on an existing Raspberry Pi 3 image which was already being used for other purposes. Whether
- [How to Fix a Prolific USB to Serial Comm Port - "A Device Which Does Not Exist Was Specified" Error in Windows 10](https://www.fettesps.com/how-to-fix-a-prolific-usb-to-serial-comm-port-a-device-which-does-not-exist-was-specified-error-in-windows-10/) - I recently dug an old PL2303MDL programmer out of a tackle box of electronics and tried to get it working so I could flash some Sonoff devices with tasmota firmware. However I could not get it working on any of my personal computers or even my work computer. After receiving the same error on each
- [Building a Reprap](https://www.fettesps.com/building-a-reprap/) - The Struggle Continues... It's been over three years since I posted that I had started building a 3D Printer. I have not given up on that endevour, and just wanted to give a quick update of where I'm at with it. Last I wrote about it I was still printing parts at my local library.
- [3D Printer Build Started!](https://www.fettesps.com/3d-printer-build-started/) - Well it's official, I've started to build a 3D Printer. The first few printed parts have arrived and they look fantastic. I've been printing the parts for a Prusa i2 at the local library, but they have restrictions on how much I can print. I'm limited to 3 pieces a week, so I calculate that's
- [Solr on Azure - Password Not Working](https://www.fettesps.com/solr-on-azure-password-not-working/) - I was playing around with Azure this afternoon and when I created a Solr resource I found myself unable to login after it was created. I was using the username and password I had entered during the setup, yet it was not accepting it. It was only after a bit of digging around that I
- [Roomba 614 - A Quick Update](https://www.fettesps.com/roomba-614-a-quick-update/) - It's been a few days short of a year now and I've yet to do any sort of update on my Roomba 614. The little guy is still trucking along and is receiving a lot of use, however it's workload has been lightened immensely with the passing of our two dogs. At this point we
- [Ubuntu 10.10 and Windows 7 x64 File Sharing Trouble Shooting](https://www.fettesps.com/ubuntu-10-10-and-windows-7-x64-file-sharing-trouble-shooting/) - Recently I not only upgraded my LinuxMint install from version 8 to version 10 but I also reinstalled Windows 7 (x64) on my main box. Ever since then I've had no luck doing any file sharing between the two despite my usual setup. Since I reinstalled both Operating Systems at the same time I didn't
- [Automatically Sign Java Applets With a Security Certificate](https://www.fettesps.com/automatically-sign-java-applets-with-a-security-certificate/) - When working with Java I find one of the most frustrating things I have to deal with is packaging the compiled code in a JAR file and signing it with a certificate (since it accesses the hardware) each time I make a little tweak to the code. The project I have been working on for
- [The Woes of 3D Printing](https://www.fettesps.com/the-woes-of-3d-printing/) - I've been playing around with my friend's 3D Printer for the last month or so, and along with that I've been playing with a lot of different software for slicing and printing models. Initially I used ReplicatorG as that was what was recommended in the manual. It looked like some sort of clone of the
- [CE Smart Home Switches](https://www.fettesps.com/ce-smart-home-switches/) - A Great Deal - Or Are They? I'm constantly looking for new devices to add to my smart home setup so when I was wandering through Costco the other week this little device caught my eye. At only $24.99 for a two pack that was a measly $12.50 per switch and it's ultra compact and
- [Hello Fresh - A Quick Review](https://www.fettesps.com/hello-fresh-a-quick-review/) - My fiance and I have been using Hello Fresh for about a year and a half now and I figured it was time to do at least some sort of a review on their service. And I know you're probably thinking, This is a tech blog, what do meal kits have to do with anything?
- [Adding the Second Extruder for the Wanhao Duplicator 4S in Cura 3.6.0](https://www.fettesps.com/adding-the-second-extruder-for-the-wanhao-duplicator-4s-in-cura-3-6-0/) - I'm trying to get my friend's Wanhao Duplicator 4S up and running for him as he was having some issues with it. It's been a real challenge at times and part of it seems to be that it's an unpopular model that is already fairly outdated. Cura at least surprised me in that it had
- [Black Friday Shopping](https://www.fettesps.com/black-friday-shopping/) - I'm not usually a big Black Friday shopper. For starters it was never a big thing here in Canada until the last 5 or 10 years and it's been slowly ramping up since then. So when I decided it was time to finally upgrade my desktop I figured I would wait for Black Friday. In
- [Top Ten Web Design Pet Peeves](https://www.fettesps.com/top-ten-web-design-pet-peeves/) - There's some trends on the Internet that just wont die. I swear sometimes I don't even know what decade it is when I click on a link and find an archaic HTML 3.2 driven site layered with frames and animated gifs. But what is even more disturbing is when you stagger into a site that
- [Creating a New User](https://www.fettesps.com/unix-creating-a-new-user/) - A detailed method of the two commands for creating users and their usage.
- [Windows 7 - Creating A Hidden Account](https://www.fettesps.com/windows-7-creating-a-hidden-account/) - For file sharing purposes I have always had at least one hidden account on my computer. Currently I have one that I use to connect my Linux box to my Windows 7 box, and a second for allowing friends to copy MP3s and Movies off my drive when I go to lan parties. Unfortunately, when
- [How to Set Up Vonage on Your iPhone](https://www.fettesps.com/how-to-set-up-vonage-on-your-iphone/) - There are many options when it comes to making VOIP calls over WiFi or 3G with your iPhone. Many prefer Skype but here in Canada not only are we blocked from downloading the app in the iTunes store (though there are ways around it) but there are no SkypeIn numbers available in Canada. So this
- [Protecting Your .svn Folders With .htaccess](https://www.fettesps.com/protecting-your-svn-folders-with-htaccess/) - Subversion is a powerful tool. Not only does it allow multiple developers to collaborate on a project, but it allows you to easily deploy your projects to the production server. If you are using a checked out repository on your production server, rather than an exported copy, it is crucial that you protect your hidden
- [Ubuntu 8.10 to 9.04 Upgrade - On VirtualBox](https://www.fettesps.com/ubuntu-810-to-904-upgrade-on-virtualbox/) - I've always been somewhat skeptical about doing my distro upgrades, as I've ended up with quirks afterwards. Instead, I always set up my installs with a separate /home and /var partition so I can just reinstall the main file system. So naturally, when upgrading to Jaunty Jackalope from Intrepid Ibex on my virtualized session of
- [iPhone Firmware and Baseband Versions](https://www.fettesps.com/iphone-firmware-and-baseband-versions/) - Here you have it, the complete list of iPhone and iPod touch firmware versions available for download. Enjoy Device Version Baseband IPSW iPhone 2G 1.0 03.12.06_G iPhone1,1_1.0_1A543a_Restore.ipsw iPhone 2G 1.0.1 03.12.06_G iPhone1,1_1.0.1_1C25_Restore.ipsw iPhone 2G 1.0.2 No download available iPhone 2G 1.0.2 03.14.08_G iPhone1,1_1.0.2_1C28_Restore.ipsw iPhone 2G 1.1.0 No download available iPhone 2G 1.1.1 04.01.13_G iPhone1,1_1.1.1_3A109a_Restore.ipsw iPhone
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- [FettesPS Back Online](https://www.fettesps.com/hello-world/) - FettesPS is back up and running on it's new server. Our old Windows 2000 Advanced Server hosting is gone, and we have now adopted Linux (Debian) based hosting. This switch resulted in some glitches, most hosted site went through the transition without a hitch, but there were a few that experienced problems due to the
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- [PHP - Writing An A to Z Loop](https://www.fettesps.com/php-writing-an-a-to-z-loop/) - I was recently developing a PHP scraping script to extract the contents of a couple of websites and I wanted to find a quick way to run through a loop for each letter of the alphabet. I figured since PHP was so versatile there had to be a quick and easy way, so I did
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- [How to Remove COM Ports Which Are In Use](https://www.fettesps.com/how-to-remove-com-ports-which-are-in-use/) - If you do a fair amount of developing with serial devices then you eventually reach a point where your computer has 20 or 30 comm ports listed as "in use." This can become a rather large annoyance when working with programs that only allow you to use the first 10 ports. Sure, you can manually
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- [PowerDirector - Uploaded Video to Youtube Squashed](https://www.fettesps.com/powerdirector-uploaded-video-to-youtube-squashed/) - Every now and then I put together a video with PowerDirector and upload it to Youtube. Occasionally I have issues with 16:9 videos having letterboxing and the video is squished into the remaining space. In the past I've reuploaded them with the proper settings but that uses a lot of bandwidth. Today I discovered a
- [Cleaning the Roomba's Dust Filter](https://www.fettesps.com/cleaning-the-roombas-dust-filter/) - Though the Roomba will clean your floors for you, it won't clean itself afterwards. In order to keep your Roomba running at it's best and keeping your floors their cleanest you will have to do a bit of maintenance on it every now and then. I'd recommend cleaning the dust filter in it after every
- [Cannot insert explicit value for identity column in table 'table_name' when IDENTITY_INSERT is set to OFF.](https://www.fettesps.com/cannot-insert-explicit-value-for-identity-column-in-table-table_name-when-identity_insert-is-set-to-off/) - I was creating some new tables and populating them when I ran into this not so straight forward error: I was confused at first, I had set the primary key to auto increment using the IDENTITY property yet it was throwing an error. I scratched my head for a few minutes before noticing my not
- [Resolving Eclipse's "Could not find ...\sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe" Error](https://www.fettesps.com/resolving-eclipses-could-not-find-sdkplatform-toolsadb-exe-error/) - I've recently gotten back into Android Development and when I fired up my old copy of Eclipse I had to work my way through a series of errors to get it up and running again. The first of which was this error: I've chopped off most of the URL as that will vary for each
- [Rocksmith 2014 - Day 1](https://www.fettesps.com/rocksmith-2014-day-1/) - After getting the game installed and the special guitar to USB adapter installed I started off by playing a few songs. Having not picked up my guitar for almost 2 years I did not expect much in terms of my own performance. Add to that the fact that I had never really played the electric
- [Rocksmith 2014 - Day 2](https://www.fettesps.com/rocksmith-2014-day-2/) - After getting the software installed the previous day, today I was able to jump right in and start playing. I spent a couple of hours working on some songs before moving over to the Lessons section and practicing the next lesson. I found scores were up about 10% higher than day 1, so it was
- [Rocksmith 2014 - Day 3](https://www.fettesps.com/rocksmith-2014-day-3/) - I pretty much spent my entire work day thinking about Scale Warriors. I can't quite explain it, but all I wanted to do was go home and play some more. So I did just that :) Other than that, I worked on Play a Song and redid each of my previous lessons.
- [Rocksmith 2014 - Day 4](https://www.fettesps.com/rocksmith-2014-day-4/) - Unfortunately I did not get much practice in on Day 4 with it being valentines day. I did briefly play some Scale Warriors for about 20 minutes while waiting for my girlfriend to get off work.
- [Rocksmith 2014 - Day 5/6](https://www.fettesps.com/rocksmith-2014-day-56/) - Unfortunately no practice these days either. I was at the girlfriend's place for the long weekend and never even turned on my PC.
- [Rocksmith 2014 - Day 7](https://www.fettesps.com/rocksmith-2014-day-7/) - Thankfully today was a holiday and I was able to make up for some lost time on the weekend. I spent some time trying out some Guitarcade games I hadn't yet tried and found that Return to Castle Chorddead was also a lot of fun to play. Unfortunately my barred F chord is not the
- [Rocksmith 2014 - Day 8](https://www.fettesps.com/rocksmith-2014-day-8-2/) - Today I officially signed up for the 60 Day Challenge on the Ubisoft site. I should point out that I attempted to do this several times in the past but could not. The site would always ask me to log in when I clicked the link, despite being logged in already. If I retyped my
- [Rocksmith 2014 - Day 8-10](https://www.fettesps.com/rocksmith-2014-day-8/) - Although I'm sure i played on all of these nights, unfortunately I'm not good at remembering to blog about it so I'm writing this a few days later and I have no recollection of what I worked on. I believe it was mostly games and a bit of Learn a Song for each night. I
- [Rocksmith 2014 - Day 11](https://www.fettesps.com/rocksmith-2014-day-11/) - Didn't play as much as I hoped to tonight. Was feeling pretty tired and just wasn't into playing the guitar. I did do a lesson on tremolos and played a bit of the one racing game which works on your pentatonic scales. Other than that I watched some videos on how to change strings on
- [Rocksmith 2014 - Day 12](https://www.fettesps.com/rocksmith-2014-day-12/) - Spent the day going back and forth between cleaning and playing Rocksmith. I started off with a few tries at REM's Losing My Religion. I was recommended a lesson on fret hand muting so I did that and found it pretty tricky. After that I went back to the song and worked on the main
- [Rocksmith 2014 - Day 13](https://www.fettesps.com/rocksmith-2014-day-13/) - Got a bit of a late start today. The girlfriend stayed over and we ended up spending most of the day together. However she did have to take off around dinner time and then I dove into Rocksmith and worked some more on Losing My Religion. The game immediately picked up at a very high
- [66 Day Streak on DuoLingo!](https://www.fettesps.com/66-day-streak-on-duolingo/) - After reaching a 66 day streak on DuoLingo I decided I need to start blogging about it a bit because it's a really amazing piece of software that has become a part of my life. Like many I was impressed by the Ted Talk back in 2011 about Luis von Ahn, the guy behind ReCaptcha,
- [Rocksmith 2014 - Day 14](https://www.fettesps.com/rocksmith-2014-day-14/) - I debated not playing at all today, my middle finger on my left hand has a redish bruise underneath the skin. I'm worried it might be the start of a blood blister. But I couldn't stay away, I ended up playing about a half hour of Scale Warriors (SW) and another half hour of Castle
- [Rocksmith 2014 - Day 16](https://www.fettesps.com/rocksmith-2014-day-16/) - Bat Country. Oh boy was I not ready for this. I gave up after a few tries and just resolved to watching other people playing it on YouTube.
- [Rocksmith 2014 - Day 15](https://www.fettesps.com/rocksmith-2014-day-15/) - Started off with some games, got to level 2 on Castle Chorddead. Then played my first round of StarChords, didn't like it as much as I hoped. Then I moved on to lessons and did one on Accents. Struggled more than I expected to on this one, so I will definitely need to work on
- [Disable Plants vs Zombies 2 Notifications in Android](https://www.fettesps.com/disable-plants-vs-zombies-2-notifications-in-android/) - I've always enjoyed Plants vs Zombies, and I think they vastly improved upon it in the sequel. The issue is that it spams the Android notification console with messages. It was bad enough that I almost ditched the game. Then I found out about this handy trick which should work for any game or app.
- [Fix a Zoomed in Youtube Video](https://www.fettesps.com/fix-a-zoomed-in-youtube-video/) - A while back I uploaded a bunch of Youtube videos in 16:9 format and found they did not display correctly. They had the black bars at the top and bottom despite being viewed in 720p which is a 16:9 format. Eventually I found out I could fix this by one of two ways, one was
- [DuoLingo - 250+ Days In](https://www.fettesps.com/duolingo-250-days-in/) - It's been a while since I've posted an update on my adventure with Educational Software. Thankfully that is not because I have completely crashed and burned with that project, rather I'd say I've done quite well, with my only major failure being blogging about it :( I've now passed a 250 day streak on DuoLingo.
- [Performing a Factory Reset on a Rooted Sony PRS-T1](https://www.fettesps.com/performing-a-factory-reset-on-a-rooted-sony-prs-t1/) - A while back I rooted my PRS-T1. It worked, but a lot of the apps I tried to install did not. About the only real benefit I got out of it was having Dropbox on it, it made for wireless uploading eBooks. But beyond that it just got in the way. 99 times out of
- [Lost Logitech H600 Dongle](https://www.fettesps.com/lost-logitech-h600-dongle/) - A while back I bought a Logitech H600 headset and I have used it almost every day since. I use it for VOIP calls, language learning and gaming or sometimes just because it's late and I don't want to wake anyone up. So when I discovered my dongle had vanished I was quite upset. I
- [Gamify Your Life with HabitRPG](https://www.fettesps.com/gamify-your-life-with-habitrpg/) - For the last year I've been really into the idea of using software for self improvement. I've been studying Spanish daily for the last year using Duolingo and Memrise, and I had a good two months of guitar practice out of Rocksmith and have seen considerable gains in both. So whenever some new program like
- [Deleting Large Amounts of Items in Sitecore](https://www.fettesps.com/deleting-large-amounts-of-items-in-sitecore/) - I've wasted a lot of time this week. It's unforunate because I've had a lot of work to do yet I spend a lot of time waiting for items in Sitecore to delete. Sometimes I have to wrestle with it, it keeps timing out and I keep telling the page to wait. Sometimes I try
- [How to Remove a Hedgehog TDS License from Visual Studio](https://www.fettesps.com/how-to-remove-a-hedgehog-tds-license-from-visual-studio/) - I recently setup a VM as a base point for all my Sitecore development. However it had so many of my licenses tied into it I was hesitant to share it with any of my co-workers even though it offered an excellent opportunity to have them hit the ground running on a project. So after
- [SQL Server - Databases are Read-Only After Reattaching](https://www.fettesps.com/sql-server-databases-are-read-only-after-reattaching/) - I was moving some files around today and ran into this confusing issue. I had moved a Sitecore instance to a new folder but originally left the database in it's old location, so I went and detached them in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) and then moved the files from on folder to another. After
- [Sitecore: The Name You Entered Is Not Unique](https://www.fettesps.com/sitecore-the-name-you-entered-is-not-unique/) - I had to wipe an instance of Sitecore today and start fresh. I deleted the instance using the installer, made sure to delete the App Pool and website in IIS. I removed any leftover files in c:\inetput\wwwroot and then when into SQL Management studio and deleted all of the databases it used. I then went
- [HTTP Error 500.21 - Internal Server Error](https://www.fettesps.com/http-error-500-21-internal-server-error/) - I was installing Sitecore tonight on a fresh install of Windows and ran into this old error: It wasn't the first time I've seen this error, but I always shave to look it up when I run into it because I hadn't committed the solution to memory. A quick Google and a visit to Stack
- [Drupal - Rebuilding Node Access Via Drush in Windows](https://www.fettesps.com/drupal-rebuilding-node-access-via-drush-in-windows/) - So this one is pretty simple, but I'm not ashamed to say I spent too much time struggling to figure out why this wasn't working. Rebuilding the node access via the website kept resulting in the website timing out, so instead of tweaking the max execution time and other things like that in order to
- [Roomba 530 Battery Replacement & Update](https://www.fettesps.com/roomba-530-battery-replacement-update/) - A while back I started keeping some logs of my Roomba's battery life. I never did as many updates as I hoped but I'd like to come back now and talk about the battery some more. I purchased the device in June 2010 and it is now June 2016, which if you passed grade 2
- [New on Netflix - April 2016](https://www.fettesps.com/new-on-netflix-april-2016/) - Netflix USA April 1 The Ascent of Woman: A 10,000 Year Story (Season 1, Documentary series) Bob’s Burgers (Season 5, Adult animated series) Code Girl (Documentary series) Fixer Upper (Season 2, Reality series) Lost & Found Music Studios (Kids comedy series) My Girl (Drama film) The Princess Bride (Comedy film) The Ranch (Season 1, Comedy
- [El Cheapo eBay Quadcopter Build (Part 2)](https://www.fettesps.com/el-cheapo-ebay-quadcopter-build-part-2/) - It's been a little bit since I blogged about my Quadcopter project, however things are coming along well. I just ordered what should be the second last part needed to get it in the air. This part was one of the more expensive parts, a Turnigy 9X transmitter and receiver module which started at 60
- [El Cheapo eBay Quadcopter Build](https://www.fettesps.com/el-cheapo-ebay-quadcopter-build/) - For a long time now I've been wanting to build a quadcopter. I've never really had the money to blow on it so I just kept putting it off. Finally I decided I'm going to do it but I'm going to order one part at a time and slowly accumulate everything I need. Eventually I
- [Continuing My Retro Pie Build - More Difficulties](https://www.fettesps.com/retro-pie-build-more-difficulties/) - Been plugging away at my RetroPie build this Christmas holiday and keep running into all sorts of frustrations. I guess that's the name of the game when you're using an open source development board but I had hoped that things would go a bit smoother since it's now been well over a year since the
- [Removing a Windows 7 Registration Key](https://www.fettesps.com/removing-a-windows-7-registration-key/) - I was recently writing about setting up a VM with my development environment that I could hand out to other developers and how one of the challenges was removing the license keys. This post will be a continuation of that process, this time we'll be resetting the registration in Windows 7 so that the next
- [Resolving the "Server Error in '/' Application" Error in ASP.Net](https://www.fettesps.com/resolving-the-server-error-in-application-error-in-asp-net/) - I've been doing a lot more MVC in ASP.net lately and I'm running into all sorts of new challenges as I learn things like Razor scripting. Well that's not good, at the end of my body was a script block for bootstrap that was causing some issues. It was injecting some CSS using javascript and
- [Sitecore 9 - Duplicate vs Copy?](https://www.fettesps.com/sitecore-9-duplicate-vs-copy/) - Occasionally I am asked by co-workers or clients "What's the difference between Duplicate and Copy?" And I'll admit, the first time I was asked I did not know. I had been using copy quite frequently but never noticed the duplicate option. It turns out it's not a redundant option but something that can be rather
- [Sitecore - Copy, Clone and Duplicate, Oh My!](https://www.fettesps.com/sitecore-copy-clone-and-duplicate-oh-my/) - Sitecore is a powerful CMS and at times it can be overwhelming in terms of how many options it presents us with. I recently covered the topic of Copy vs Duplicate, which is a more commonly asked question as they both reside in the right click menu, but there is another option hiding under the
- [A Fresh Start](https://www.fettesps.com/a-fresh-start/) - I realized it's been a good 7 or 8 years since I picked my theme for this blog and I never really loved it. I had switched to WordPress from my own home made PHP based blogging platform mainly because graphics have never been my strong point and I just wanted to be able to
- [Error: Missing source parameter 'SOLR Zookeeper Connection String'](https://www.fettesps.com/error-missing-source-parameter-solr-zookeeper-connection-string/) - I was attempting to install a Sitecore 9.0.2 instance today when I ran into this error: [-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- InstallWDP : WebDeploy ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [WebDeploy]:[Path] C:\Program Files\iis\Microsoft Web Deploy V3\msdeploy.exe Error: Missing source parameter 'SOLR Zookeeper Connection String' (SOLR Zookeeper Connection String). This must be set for successful synchronization. Error count: 1. Install-SitecoreConfiguration : Command C:\Program Files\iis\Microsoft Web
- [Sitecore Error: Could not load type 'Sitecore.Web.Application'](https://www.fettesps.com/sitecore-error-could-not-load-type-sitecore-web-application/) - I ran into this slight annoyance today while doing a Web Deploy. For the four months that I've been working on this project I've been publishing to my sitecore instance in the wwwroot folder and have had no issues. Today I created another empty folder to deploy to as I just wanted to the files
- [Sitecore 9 Forms - The form was not loaded due to an error](https://www.fettesps.com/sitecore-9-forms-the-form-was-not-loaded-due-to-an-error/) - So today I decided to try out Sitecore 9's Forms engine for the first time. I clicked on the Create button and then selected Blank Form From there I was greeted with this error Great. My first form isn't going well. So I opened up the main log and saw this error: Ahah! I know
- [Introducing The Roomba 614](https://www.fettesps.com/the-roomba-614/) - With Black Friday sales in full swing I ended up grabbing a Roomba 614 on sale for $249 at Canadian Tire. This was an impulse buy, as I had never seen a Roomba that cheap before. I've had a Roomba 530 since July 2010, that's currently a little over 7 years. In those seven years
- [Raspberry Pi - Fixing a No Boot Issue](https://www.fettesps.com/raspberry-pi-fixing-a-no-boot-issue/) - After months of it just sitting on my desk collecting dust, I finally decided to play with my Raspberry Pi only to discover it no longer worked. All I got was a red LED, and no video. I initially thought it was not getting enough power, as that is a common issue, so I tried
- [Influent](https://www.fettesps.com/influent/) - Today I wanted to tell you guys about a wonderful game called Influsent (aka SanjigenJiten (aka SanJiten (aka 3D Dictionary))). Influent is the language learning game with an identity crisis. It was born of a Kickstarter, like everything it seems these days, and raised $28,086 out of it's $12,000 goal. Apparently people don't care if
- [New Raspberry Pi Case](https://www.fettesps.com/new-raspberry-pi-case/) - I know, I know, not the most exciting news in the world... But I just got my laser cut acrylic RasPi case in the mail today. After attempting to build my own case from the box it came in (and failing) I caved and ordered this one from tbo.apple on eBay for a total of
- [Batch Files - Launching Multiple Processes](https://www.fettesps.com/batch-files-launching-multiple-processes/) - A while back I needed to launch multiple applications from one batch file but found that it would runt he first one and wait for the process to end before starting the next. This was not at all what I wanted, as I needed several processes all to launch. After a bit of research, I
- [VirtualBox + CentOS Hangs on "NET: Registered protocol family 2"](https://www.fettesps.com/virtualbox-centos-hangs-on-net-registered-protocol-family-2/) - I was given a guest VM of CentOS to work with and when I tried to fire it up it would always hang on "NET: Registered protocol family 2" on each of my computers. I figured there must be some setting to turn on/off and after playing around with I discovered it was the following
- [Bypass Adobe Illustrator's 4GB Memory Limit](https://www.fettesps.com/bypass-adobe-illustrators-4gb-memory-limit/) - Type 'bcdedit /set IncreaseUserVa 3072' into command prompt and reboot* In cmd prompt CD to '%VC2010 install folder%\VC\bin' and run vcvars32.bat Cd to '%Illustrator install folder%\Support Files\Contents\Windows\' and run 'editbin /LARGEADDRESSAWARE Illustrator.exe' * Can cause some instability issues on some PCs, run 'bcdedit /deletevalue IncreaseUserVa' afterwards and reboot to revert
- [iRobot Roomba 530 Battery Removal](https://www.fettesps.com/irobot-roomba-battery-removal/)
- [Nintendo Wii - Partial Teardown](https://www.fettesps.com/nintendo-wii-partial-teardown/) - Had to tear apart my Nintendo Wii to fix a loose connector that was causing some DVD drive issues. Decided while I was at it I'd test my new camera rig and bring you all along for the ride.
- [SABnzbd - Change Base Folder](https://www.fettesps.com/sabnzbd-change-base-folder/) - This one really frustrated me, I switched from HellaNZB to SABnzbd (after many years of loyalty) so that I could start using SickBeard. When it came time to configure where my downloaded files end up I found I could only change the last part of the file path and the root, or the base folder,
- [Close Skype](https://www.fettesps.com/close-skype/) - As much as I love Skype, it does have it's annoyances on virtually every platform I've used it on. The newest Windows 7 version of Skype hides the option to exit. The big X at the top right only minimizes it and there's no File menu but rather a Skype menu which does not have
- [Download Every File of a Certain Extension on a Site](https://www.fettesps.com/download-every-file-of-a-certain-extension-on-a-site/) - Today I was editing some video for Youtube and was looking for some free stock music. I ended up at a site I've seen many times before, DanoSongs.com, but haven't really ended up using since finding a song involves going through a long list and playing them in an embedded player and then downloading the
- [How to find the Path of an Installed Program in Ubuntu](https://www.fettesps.com/how-to-find-the-path-of-an-installed-program-in-ubuntu/) - Back in my FreeBSD days I relied heavily on the locate command to find out where things were installed. Since switching to Debian based Linux I've found that command to be far less reliable. The reason for this is it relies on a database that is almost always out of date. Now this is also
- [Happy One Million!](https://www.fettesps.com/happy-one-million/) - Was reviewing my site stats on StatCounter and noticed I'd broken the 1 million visits threshold. Although it's not my first site to pass 1 million page loads it is still exciting news none the less.
- [Opening an iPhone 3G/3GS for Repair](https://www.fettesps.com/opening-an-iphone-3g3gs-for-repair/) - So you're iPhone has been around the block a few times and you've ordered some cheap replacement parts of eBay or DealExtreme, now what? First thing you'll have to do in any repair is remove the front screen assembly to get at the iPhone's innards.
- [Eclipse - Repairing the Default Java Builder](https://www.fettesps.com/eclipse-repairing-the-default-java-builder/) - For a while now I've been using my own custom batch file to build my project, in addition to compiling the class files it also packages it into a jar, signs it, and uploads it to my development server (as it's an applet for a site I'm working on). However, since there's two computers I
- [Load Langs.xml Failed!](https://www.fettesps.com/load-langs-xml-failed/) - I've been using Notepad++ for a couple of years and have mostly good things to say about it. However my one gripe is that on any system I've installed it on the program has been a ticking time-bomb and will inevitably start spitting out errors every time I open it. Usually I simply ignore the
- [A Week Of Windows 7](https://www.fettesps.com/a-week-of-windows-7/) - I've been using Ubuntu 9.04 (64 bit) as my sole operating system for many months now. I've been a long time Linux user and enthusiast however this was the first time I'd fully migrated over to Linux at home. There were two reasons for this switch, the first being that 9.04 had just hit the
- [How to Fix iTunes' "Set Up Your iPhone" Error](https://www.fettesps.com/how-to-fix-itunes-set-up-your-iphone-error/) - Since owning my iPhone I've had this happen to me a couple of times now, I plug in my iPhone to do a sync and recharge and get a message telling me "An iPhone has been previously synced with this computer" and gives me the options of setting it up as a new phone, or
- [PHP - Auto Convert URLs to Links in a Block of Text](https://www.fettesps.com/php-auto-convert-urls-to-links-in-a-block-of-text/) - Convert any URLs in a string into links using a regular expression

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