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Volume control with a non-multimedia keyboard on linux Mint 17 Xfce

I used to have a nice multimedia keyboard with all the fancy volume buttons and even a calculator button. I never even noticed them being there until it grew too nasty to look at and I had to have it incinerated and I bought a new one. A normal, cheapish, office-grade keyboard. It dawned on me soon after. I'll have to change the volume by clicking on the tray icon and scrolling like a peasant in the middle ages. I decided to deal with it and soon found a viable solution …read more

Why the long options?

Nobody really needs a short answer when looking to understand something. When I'm writing a script (or a blog post), chances are somebody is going to (have to) look at it at some point. Whether a devoted reader or an unlucky colleague (or me) two years from now, long switches are like helpful little inline documentation …read more

Change Magento's contacts page url

In my Magento development workflow I strive to avoid any non-code changes and settings when creating the e-shop (and yes - it is possible). That' why I wrote an alternative to creating an unnecessary redirect for customizing the contact page url …read more