Migrated website from WordPress to Gatsby
Aug 26, 2024
Why? In 2019, after diving back into programming, I had converted onizu.com from a static architectural portfolio to a Wordpress driven site…
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Set a particular Python version for a directory
Jul 14, 2024
Install and set a specific Python version for a directory On a Mac (M1 / arm64), to install an older version of Python (say 2.7), follow…
yugen
Dec 31, 2023
Yugen is a Japanese aesthetic concept often associated with a profound sense of beauty and mystery. As the other concepts of Japanese…
kanso
Dec 24, 2023
A reflection on the principle of Kanso in design. The traditional Japanese version of the modern approach to minimalism in design - less is…
enso
Dec 17, 2023
beginning/end - enso - nothingness/fulness a graphically expressed state of mind at a moment in time. . drawing enso is not much about…
Renaming a git branch (from server to local)
Apr 13, 2021
Recently got this useful info from GitHub on updating a git branch locally after renaming it on the server. Assuming the branch's old name…
XDebug 3.x configuration for PHP/Apache on a Docker container & debugging via vscode
Mar 6, 2021
XDebug configuration 'xdebug 3.x' has some different configuration parameters than the older 2.x version. Here is the quick set of…
Installing MongoDB on cPanel / WHM / CentOS along with the PHP extension
Feb 12, 2021
Attempts to install MongoDB on a cPanel based CentOS VPS While trying to install MongoDB on a cPanel based CentOS server, I found the system…
Deploying a template in Visual Studio
Sep 4, 2020
I had to use MS Visual Studio to work with Graphisoft's Archicad API. The API kit installs a template in Visual Studio, though the…
Change windows-10/11 Alt+Tab navigation back to classic icons instead of thumbnails
Jul 31, 2020
In the registry editor, reach HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer. Add a new DWORD key: AltTabSettings and…
Removing a directory from the git repository after adding it to .gitignore
May 9, 2019
If a directory was added to .gitignore before pushing to the repository, it does not get pushed. But if the directory was already pushed…
Fixing Apache localhost/~username resolve on macOS Mojave
Apr 14, 2019
Edit /etc/apache2/httpd.conf Uncomment the following lines: Uncomment the following in /private/etc/apache2/extra/httpd-userdir.conf…
Using Git to deploy a project on remote server
Apr 10, 2019
Install git on the remote server (if it is not already). On Ubuntu: Create an SSH key pair (locally): Accept the default file to save the…
battery status on linux via CLI
Mar 23, 2019
Command Description acpi Battery stats - basic acpi -i Battery stats - more info acpi -V Battery & thermal stats sudo tlp-stat -b…
booting ubuntu in text mode
Mar 23, 2019
Back-up grub sudo cp /etc/default/grub /etc/default/grub-orig Edit the following in /etc/default/grub: Update grub sudo update-grub Set…
byobu
Mar 23, 2019
http://byobu.co/ A text-based window manager for linux and terminal multiplexer; displays system info in the CLI, such as battery, hdd…
komorebi
Mar 23, 2019
komorebi - sunlight filtering through the trees 木漏れ日 木 - tree 漏れ - leakage 日 - sun
Resolve DNS of Hostname from OSX in a LAN
Mar 22, 2019
This is a collection of some commands to diagnose the DNS resolution problems, from OSX in a local network having linux and mac machines. On…
angular on ubuntu
Mar 19, 2019
check nodejs installation: check npm installation: Unhandled rejection Error: EACCES: permission denied, open '/home/onizu/.npm/_cacache/tmp…
Importance of Good Design in business
Mar 20, 2018
The design, the aesthetics part, of any product, affects the way the target audience perceives the business/product. It is the first…
What makes something art? A look into the factors defining art and various forms of art
Jul 24, 2015
Art is ¿ Let us try to define it.. Art is something that intrigues the mind with the balance/harmony in its composition experienced through…
Abstraction of katakana ‘O’
Mar 20, 2015
Abstraction of katakana 'O'
Exploring a form made by multiple bending of a plane.
Mar 20, 2015
Inverted to act as an enclosure Dark/light surfaces follow inner/outer zones CG / 3D visualisation Dimensions Unfolded Also see…
Exploring spaces of simple curved forms
Mar 20, 2015
A simple exploration of space formed by the curving of a plane. Also see: Exploring a form made by multiple bending of a plane…
Discussion table for a studio
Mar 20, 2015
Brief & Features The table had to be of low-height for a discussing the architect's sketches/drawings. The table top provides a 1200MM x…
Permanent Font Change (~/.emacs)
Sep 10, 2007
Add in ~/.emacs : (setq default-frame-alist '((font . "-font-name-from-xfontsel")))
Artwiz - bitmap fonts package
Aug 3, 2007
Installing the package Important: Create the directory /usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc if it doesn't exist. If the package is installed without this…
Accessing a printer from a Linux system in a Windows network
May 21, 2007
Add a new Printer System > Administration > Printing > 'Add a Printer' Printer Type: Network Printer - Windows Printer (SMB) Don't enter any…
ATI RADEON XPRESS 200M
May 21, 2007
/etc/default/linux-restricted-modules-common added: DISABLED_MODULES="" After upgrading to ubuntu7.04- On disabling the ATI driver in…
Broadcom wireless card
May 21, 2007
Device: BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller If installed 'bcm43xx-fwcutter', blacklist it: sudo nano /etc/modprobe.d…
fstab messed up - solution (tune2fs)
May 21, 2007
On editing the hard-disk partitions, the UUIDs of the partitions may get changed, resulting in problems mounting the partitions (on booting…
Upgrading Distribution - Ubuntu
May 21, 2007
sudo update-manager -c -d Upgraded from 6.10(edgy) to 7.04(feisty) Total download: 700MB+ Third party sources get disabled "Some third party…
Installing/Upgrading Scribus on Ubuntu
May 19, 2007
Add these to /etc/apt/sources.list: Then add the gpg-keys for these repositories: sudo gpg --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net --recv-keys EEF818CF…
Blue command prompt
Apr 11, 2007
Add the following to ~/.bashrc Ref.: http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/bash-shell-change-the-color-of-my-shell-prompt-under-linux-or-unix/ http…
Enabling mouse-wheel scrolling in Emacs
Apr 11, 2007
Temporary M-: (mwheel-install) Permanent Add the following in .emacs : (cond (window-system (mwheel-install)))
Mplayer plugin for Firefox
Apr 10, 2007
Allow all repositories (in Ubuntu). Then, sudo apt-get install mozilla-mplayer
RealPlayer plugin for Firefox
Apr 10, 2007
Remove 'Totem' player Totem is the default player for realplayer media files in firefox. Remove the Totem plugin files in /usr/lib/mozilla…