It is possible to put background text on the frame of Chrome by creating a custom extension. Generally, I’m pretty conservative about browser themes, because too much noise makes it difficult to scan a page. The web is noisy enough as it is. I have a need to constantly look up some information that id […]

There is a python script available here that will create an htpasswd file. Here is how you configure the NGINX configuration file: location / { ……………………….. auth_basic “Restricted”; auth_basic_user_file /opt/nginx/conf/htpasswd; ……………………….. } Here is how you use the utility: /opt/nginx/conf# htpasswd.py -c -b htpasswd username password Just restart NGINX and you will get a basic […]

Create a configuration file like this: [ req ] default_md = sha1 default_bits = 2048 distinguished_name = req_distinguished_name encrypt_key = no string_mask = nombstr x509_extensions = req_ext UID = netadmintools UID_default=”https://netadmintools.com/foaf.rdf#me” [ req_distinguished_name ] commonName = netadmintools.com commonName_default = WebID for NetAdminTools Webmaster [ req_ext ] subjectKeyIdentifier = hash subjectAltName = critical,@subject_alt basicConstraints = CA:false […]

In Internet Options, select Content: Click on Certificates: Click Import: Next to proceed. Find your certificate. In this case it is a WebID file: Enter a password for the key if there is one (don’t worry, you only have to enter this when you import the key the first time): Choose a personal store: Choose […]

Email yourself the .p12 cert, and open it: Install: Install now. Enter the password for the cert: Done when ready: If the certificate is a WebID, this is what it looks like: Choose a personal store: This is the cert we created in this article:

Go into Chrome Settings: Way down at the bottom, click Show advanced settings. Find the HTTPS/SSL Manage certificates button: Push the button and you will be in Certificate manager: Click import, and you will be asked for the certificate. Navigate to your .p12 file and import: Enter your password and click OK when you see […]

One reason I enjoy the world of open source so much is that if I want something to be a certain way, I can make it be that way if I spend enough time. As an example, I use MediaWiki as a simple blog. It allows me to easily make an entry without much fuss. […]

To retrieve a particular page from another web site using basic authentication, use this PHP script: <?php $path = $_GET[‘path’]; $username = “username”; $password = “password”; $uri = “https://example.com/$path”; $ch = curl_init($uri); curl_setopt_array($ch, array( CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER =>true, CURLOPT_USERPWD=> “$username:$password”, CURLOPT_HTTPAUTH=> CURLAUTH_ANY, CURLOPT_VERBOSE => 1 )); $out = curl_exec($ch); curl_close($ch); echo $out; ?> Use the path of […]

Perhaps you can override this; however, if you want a quick hack to not display “Comments Off” on WordPress blogs that you don’t have comments on, find these lines in wp-includes/comment-template.php: if ( false === $zero ) $zero = __( ‘No Comments’ ); if ( false === $one ) $one = __( ‘1 Comment’ ); […]