Contentment, Small Tech, and Big Moves
Hello, 2026! Looking back at 2025 and older, I realised that my blog has become this weird, wonderful hybrid of a technical reference library and a public safety manual. It’s been a year of checking things off, both on my server and in my life. If 2024 was about the hustle, 2025 was about the […]
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Upgrade PHP on DigitalOcean’s Ubuntu for WordPress
You may have seen the WordPress admin dashboard notice about upgrading PHP to at least version 8.3. If you’re like me and have been putting it off, here’s how I finally got it done on my DigitalOcean Ubuntu droplet. Since I have terminal access via SSH (as most DO droplets do, I believe), I decided […]
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A Hotel Booking Job Scam That I Almost Fell Victim To
Disclaimer: The following AI-generated writeup is based on my personal and real screenshots and chat conversations, and proof-read for accuracy. Each image is linked to its original hi-res counterpart that’s shared in Google Drive. It started, as so many of these stories do, with a simple, almost flattering, message on WhatsApp. A woman named “Grace” […]
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Contentment, Small Tech, and Big Moves
Hello, 2026! Looking back at 2025 and older, I realised that my blog has become this weird, wonderful hybrid of a technical reference library and a public safety manual. It’s been a year of checking things off, both on my server and in my life. If 2024 was about the hustle, 2025 was about the […]
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MiraScreen casting drama on my Oppo Find Android
March 15th. I decided to re-use my two old, el-cheapo MiraScreen wireless display dongles that I bought six years ago. Considering all the OS updates both on Android and Windows since then, I had a hunch these devices might be more trouble than they’re worth. But I’m confident in my ninja tech troubleshooting, so I […]
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