In converting my development desktop from windows to Ubuntu linux I found that the linux install came with a completely different set of default fonts I used, and of course, was missing the custom ones I'd downloaded and installed on my windows PC. So, three  things had to happen: Copy Continue reading...

Question: Why set up a custom backup (dump) routine on my website? Answer: Web hosting provider commonly run backups, but they may be infrequent and depending on the age, may be stored offsite.  If you configure your own backups you can probably restore a file s Continue reading...

Background: I developed a PHP scripts for Joomla/Virtuemart that could be used to import shipping/handling fees from a .csv file into Joomla's shipping_rate table. Problem: Although the script executes and imports the data correctly whenever I would check the dat Continue reading...

After googling this subject and retrieving lots of overly complicated type responses I did the following. % sudo -i # cd /usr # font . -name fonts -print # cd /usr/share/fonts # ls custom truetype type1 X11 If a custom folder does not already exist create it, then copy your font family Continue reading...