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It would have been more secure to setup nginx HTTP Auth instead, and prompt for a username and password, and that would have also allowed me to more easily use my mobile devices to access the site. But if you’ve ever used HTTP auth you know that it’s extremely annoying, especially on mobile, to have to enter your credentials all the time. So instead, I used a simple IP address allow rule for my office IP, and blocked everything else....

While Lambda has a web-based editor for updating your functions, it’s intended for beginners, and isn’t what you should use in practice. Creating functions with SAM templates allows you to move your Lambda functions onto your existing source control and CI/CD pipeline. The Problem If you’re learning AWS and Lambda, you’ve probably seen this interface: This is Lambda’s web editor, which allows you to edit the function directly from the page for that function....

You may want to work with data in your spreadsheet that resides elsewhere. Using a set of Google Sheets functions, you can import data from a CSV file, RSS feed, web page, or another spreadsheet. With the functions we’ll describe here, you can pull data into your sheet from external sources. Then, analyze, manipulate, format, and do what you please with your new data. IMPORTDATA for a CSV or TSV File If you see a CSV or TSV file on a website you’d like to import, you can use the IMPORTDATA function....

Note: We are using the most recent version of Boxee running on Windows 7. Your experience on an earlier version or a Mac or Linux build may vary slightly. If you are using an earlier version of Boxee, we recommend you update to the current version (0.9.21.11487). The latest update features significant improvements in file and media identification. Naming your Movie Files Proper file naming is important for Boxee to correctly identify your movie files....

Some music enthusiasts might have some Ogg music files in their collection and want to play them in iTunes. Unfortunately, by default you won’t be able to play them, but with a simple download we can make iTunes play Ogg Vorbis files. By default iTunes is not capable of playing Ogg files. If you try to add an Ogg file to iTunes it can’t even be added to the Library....

If you’ve just shared your website with someone else, or on a social media platform, and been disappointed that the link didn’t expand, it’s an easy fix to make your links more appealing and improve SEO. It’s Set with an Open Graph Meta Tag If you share a website link on most social platforms or direct messaging, it will auto-expand with a fancy image, title, and tagline, like so:...

While Microsoft Excel offers a built-in feature for filtering data, you may have a large number of items in your sheet or need a more complex filter. Here, we’ll explain how to create an advanced filter in Excel. How to Set Up the Criteria Range Before you can use the advanced filter in Excel, you’ll need to create a cell range for the conditions you’ll use. Add at least a few rows above your data to get started; you can always insert more rows if needed....

If you own an iPhone or iPod touch and want to always have access to important files in your Dropbox, installing the free Dropbox App is a must. It’s free, easy to use, and can help keep your work organized while on the go. Download and Install with iTunes First you’ll need to get the Dropbox app, and there are several ways to do it. Here we look at getting it on your computer through iTunes first....

Yes, formatting is necessary and helps tremendously with understanding complex code. However, for those who write shell scripts often, double checking formatting can become a tedious task. This article will show you how to shortcut the work using shfmt! What Is shfmt? Developed by Dustin Krysak, shfmt is a Shell formatter, parser and interpreter. The project itself is hosted on GitHub and has a clear README and cleanly presented repository....

Sure, technology empowers us to do so many incredible things. We can now get groceries without ever leaving home and save lives through the use of 3D-printed organs. But, as tech evolves, there’s one thing that’s increasingly difficult to do: unplug. Do We Really Need Another Screen? This week, Google announced the new Pixel tablet, which will be coming sometime in 2023. During the launch, the tech giant highlighted how the Pixel tablet will “reimagine how a tablet can actually be helpful all the time in your home....

Add a New User To add a new user to Windows Home Server (WHS), open the Home Server Console and select User Accounts. A screen will pop up advising you about user accounts, allow you to enable the Guest Account, and set a password policy. To stop it from popping up every time click the box next to Do not show this message again then click Ok. Now click on Add and an Add User Account screen comes up....

Microsoft announced many new features coming to its web browser today, most of which are aimed at use in corporate environments and other organizations. Edge Workspaces is the most exciting addition, which Microsoft describes as “a shared set of browser tabs where everyone can view the same websites and latest working files for a project in one place.” Play Video Here’s how it works: you can create a link to a workspace from the Edge browser, and then share it to anyone else with Edge....

Hard drive failures are one of the most common ways people lose important data from their computers. As more of our memories and important documents are stored digitally, a hard drive failure can mean the loss of years of work. Acronis Drive Monitor helps you avert these disasters by warning you at the first signs your hard drive may be having trouble. It monitors many indicators, including heat, read/write errors, total lifespan, and more....

Setup Once you have finished installing the extension the first thing that you will need to do is open the “Customize Toolbar Window” so that you can add the “post 2 del.icio.us Toolbar Button” to your browser. There is our wonderful new toolbar button waiting to be used! post 2 del.icio.us in Action For our example we decided to post a bookmark to Delicious for twirl.at (an URL shortening service)....

Of course the first thing you will need to do is buy a Zune card. You can find them for different amounts at most retail locations that sell Zune’s like Walmart, Best Buy…etc. When you purchase the card make sure the cashier activates it. Now open up your Zune desktop software and sign in if you aren’t already. Go into Settings \ Account and under Microsoft Points click on Redeem Code....

Note: There will be some webpages where this bookmarklet will not work because JavaScript is blocked/disabled from functioning (i.e. the official Google Chrome extensions website). Before Here are some common examples of very limited sharing power on webpages. Each of these examples only have a “special chosen few’” available for your use. Unless you were specifically wanting to use one of these limited offerings you are totally out of luck for easy sharing....

Machine learning is a huge industry, and it’s got a lot of support on AWS. We’ll discuss the best services for building, training, and running both custom and preconfigured machine learning models on the AWS platform. SageMaker SageMaker is AWS’s fully managed machine learning suite, designed to replace all the manual work involved with configuring servers for training and inference. From SageMaker, you can create and train models using datasets you provide, with all of your work saved in a “notebook....

Having tested many JBL products over the years, our team at How-To Geek (and our sister site, Review Geek) have become fans of the brand, with gadgets like the portable Clip 4 and comparable Live Pro 2 earbuds earning high scores in our official reviews. While we haven’t had a chance to check out the Tune 230NC true wireless earbuds for ourselves, JBL’s solid track record—bolstered by more than 1,000 4-star customer ratings—make this deal a great buy....

If your mouse was manufactured by one of the “premium” mouse manufacturers (Microsoft, Logitech, etc), it almost certain came with driver software to allow you to customize your mouse’s controls and take advantage of your mouse’s special features. Microsoft, for example, provides driver software called IntelliPoint (link below), while Logitech provides SetPoint. It’s possible that your mouse has some extra buttons but doesn’t come with its own driver software (the author is using a Microsoft Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000, which amazingly is not supported by the Microsoft IntelliPoint software!...

In The Matrix Reloaded, Agent Smith said: Purpose is key to productivity. It’s pretty powerful stuff. And the web is a pretty powerful place. Combine the two the right way and you can do some pretty powerful things. Define Your Purpose To make the best out of web surfing, you’ll need to start with some soul-searching. Otherwise, you’ll surf blindly and without reason. Answer the following questions: What’s your purpose in life?...