Configuring the Pi Hole with Asus Routers (Merlin or John’s Fork)

Introduction This is a quick and easy tutorial for those that are struggling to get this to work. I started by reading the Pi Hole documentation: https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole#one-step-automated-install This is sadly not optimal for those of us that have the Asus Router (in my case I have the AC1900), but fortunately after breaking my internet a few… Continue reading Configuring the Pi Hole with Asus Routers (Merlin or John’s Fork)

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Porting out to Bell: “The number you requested cannot be transferred to Bell at this time. Please call 1 888 466-2453 for more information”

The issue If you check redflagdeals, there are a lot of Koodo deals from time to time. They also suggest “porting out” the number to Bell with a prepaid SIM. I tried that, but got interrupted in the middle of the process, and when I tried to continue, I got the error: “The number you… Continue reading Porting out to Bell: “The number you requested cannot be transferred to Bell at this time. Please call 1 888 466-2453 for more information”

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Enabling SSL on Azure App Services with custom SSL Certificate

The Issue Nowadays, it’s quite common to use SSL for everything. Currently, there is no easy way to generate a certificate request (CSR) directly from Azure Web apps, like you normally do from IIS or from Windows Certificate Snap In. So you’ll have a hard time with azure custom ssl support. The Solution – Generate… Continue reading Enabling SSL on Azure App Services with custom SSL Certificate

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How to fix “Warning: Use of undefined constant” error with WordPress after upgrading to PHP 7.2

The issue I recently upgraded my wordpress blog from PHP 7.1 to 7.2. After that, I started getting an error on the top of the pages: “Warning: Use of undefined constant”, pointing at what I  previously set on wp-config.php: DISABLE_WP_CRON I used this to disable the cron triggering with user access, instead I set up… Continue reading How to fix “Warning: Use of undefined constant” error with WordPress after upgrading to PHP 7.2

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