Archive sorted by the first-published date
Hosting
Hosting in general
- Domain transfer - to another registrar
- LowEndSpirit forum (LES) - why it's awesome!
- Web Hosting offer catches (fine print)
- Web hosting server Overselling vs Overloading
- Web hosting types - cloud, shared, VPS...
- What is a vCPU?
- What is Reseller Hosting?
- What is Shared Hosting?
Hosting server control panels
- 2022 cPanel price hike
- cPanel price rise - 2019, and 2021!
- DirectAdmin control panel setup - reseller account
- How to install and configure Blesta
- New cPanel price rise - 2021
Technical support
- Hosting providers' technical support - my thoughts and experience
- Hosting server and website problems
- Prejudice and technical support
- Questions and answers
- The Never-Ending Marathon: The Often Overlooked Downsides of Working in IT
- Web-hosting technical support improvement
- Why can't technical support be good?
Net technologies
In general
- .com price hike - where is the Internet going?
- BikeGremlin Deathnotes - My Zettelkasten System
- Who owns who?
- Your Support Keeps BikeGremlin Rolling!
- Zettelkasten - Death-notes 😈 - "Atomic Notes"
Montetization platforms
- Google AdSense experiment
- How to monetize a website
- How To Spot Fraudulent Offers?
- Mediavine review - my website monetization
- Patreon experience/review as a creator
- Setupad - AdSense alternative review
Navigation
- GPS, GSM, WiFi, Bluetooth, FM, Internet
- Mobile phone GPS navigation - basics
- OruxMaps installation and initial setup
Security and privacy
- 2 Factor (and multifactor) Authentication (2FA) explained
- Advertising vs Privacy?
- Asymmetric encryption explained
- Cloudflare Access Zero Trust tutorial
- E-mail security habits
- Free vs paid SSL/TLS certificates
- How to keep your browsing private?
- The Best Antivirus
- TOR network and Onion routing explained
Speed and CDN
Storage
- Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage setup
- Cloud storage options
- Hard Disks 101 - explained
- Hetzner Storage Box explained
- How to refresh stored data with Linux and Windows
- SMR Hard Drives: The Underachievers of the Storage World
OS & Software
Linux Installations
- How to install Kali Linux
- How to install TOR Browser in Linux
- Installation and setup of VirtualBox
- LAMP stack install on Linux Mint 19
- Linux Application Settings Export-Import
- Linux Mint Debian Edition: The OS You Didn’t Know You Needed (Or Did You?)
Linux Tweaking
- Altering mouse scroll speed in Linux
- BikeGremlin Linux command notes
- Fixing Yandex browser YouTube playing error in Linux
- Google Chrome not showing images on Linux
- How to update Google Chrome on Linux Mint?
- Linux - Windows dual boot patches
Software
- A Media Setup You Can't Refuse: Plex+Tailscale
- DaVinci Resolve (Studio): Best Export Settings for YouTube
- HexOS NAS: A New Hope or Vendor Lock-in 2.0?
- My AI Experiment
- Obsidian.md Installation and Configuration
Windows Tweaking
- KeePassXC won't run after the latest update (on Windows)
- Laragon 6 + PHP 8.4 install
- Preventing HP Elitebook laptop from going to sleep while playing music unattended - Windows 11
- WAMP install tutorial
Reviews
Control panel reviews
Domain registrar reviews
- ionos (1and1) domain registrar review
- Namecheap domain registrar review
- Porkbun domain registrar review
E-banking
- Banca Intesa e-banking experience
- E-banking in Serbia
- Komercijalna bank e-banking
- Raiffeisen Bank e-banking
Hardware
- Cache Memory: The Cheat Notes of Your Computer
- CPU IHS (Integrated Heat Spreader): Helmet For Your CPU
- DDR5 vs DDR4 RAM: Jump or Wait?
- Dell UltraSharp U2722D 27" monitor review
- Graphics Card vs. GPU: A Lesson in Tech Terminology (Or How Not to Sound Like a Tech Novice)
- Hard Disk Drives: The Sturdy Tortoises in a World of Hares
- Iphone SE 2020 vs the old SE
- M.2 Connectors: A Smorgasbord of Standards
- Nvidia 4000 Series Power Connectors: Burn Baby!
- PC Monitor Buying Guide
- PCIe 4.0 vs. PCIe 5.0: The Great Leap Forward or Just a Hop?
- RAM Latency and Timing: Dunk vs Travel
- RAM: Your Computer’s Overworked Coffee Shop
- Replacing batteries in my APC UPS with aftermarket ones
- SATA vs M.2: The Epic Battle of SSD Connection Standards
- SATA vs NVMe: A Tale of Two Protocols
- SSDs: The Flashy Speedsters of the Data World
- The CPU: Your Computer’s Overworked Brain
- The Curiously Warm Tale of AMD Ryzen 7000’s IHS: A Lesson in “Thermal Dynamics”
- The Ingenious Plot of Planned Obsolescence: How Your Computer Is Secretly Plotting Its Retirement
- The Motherboard: The Unsung Hero of Your Computer
- Understanding the Heat Challenge with Gen. 5 NVMe SSDs
- Why Laptops Cost an Arm And a Leg Nowadays?
Software & Services
- BikeGremlin’s Black Friday recommendations
- Fallout TV series review - and games overview
- Grammarly Premium review
- Is BikeGremlin a reliable source of information?
- Lifetime offers worth buying
- My ProWritingAid experience (review)
- Scrivener - a rant, more than a review
- The Best Computer Game Buying Tip: Wait!
- Windscribe VPN review - my experience
Web Hosting reviews
- BikeGremlin Web Hosting reviews FAQ
- Brixly UK hosting review
- HostMantis Enterprise Reseller Hosting review
- HostMantis hosting review - experience
- HostXnow reseller hosting review
- Justhost hosting experience
- MDDHosting Elastic Reseller hosting review
- MDDHosting Plaid hosting review
- MDDHosting review
- MyW hosting review
- Porkbun Easy WordPress hosting review
- VeeroTech hosting review
- VeeroTech reseller hosting review
- WordPress.com is NOT WordPress (.org)
- Zume (former Gnu Host) review
Web sites
Backup
- Backups 101 - explained
- cPanel reseller hosting backup automation
- DirectAdmin reseller hosting backup automation
- Full vs Differential vs Incremental Backups
- JetBackup auto full account backups setup
- WordPress website backup
Design
- Cloudflare DNS setup explained
- Google AMP case study
- PhpMyAdmin database creation and user privileges
- Website and brand redesign
- xenForo 2.3 specifics (and upgrade)
- XenForo forum installation, securing, and configuring
E-mails
- "Mail Baby" by Interserver service (p)review
- E-mail setup in cPanel and DNS
- Gmail integration with website e-mail
- Hosted email service pros and cons
- MXroute domain email solution
- SendGrid setup
- SMTP mail sending with WordPress
- WordPress mailing list creation
Maintenance
- Adding Google Analytics to a website
- Google Search Console setup
- Website migration from cPanel to DirectAdmin
- WordPress website migration
Security
SEO
- Bicycle Repair Shop SEO
- Google demands the impossible
- How to add favicon link to the WordPress header?
- How to add/edit WordPress image alt descriptions
- How to make a good website
- Is Google In Trouble?
- Is It Google - Or Your Website Sucks?
- Microsoft Bing - site gone from SERP overnight!
- SEO Affiliate Shills: The Digital Pied Pipers of Profit
- SEO backlinks and links explained
- SEO Content Writing: The Literal Prostitution (pun intended)
- SEO, LLMs, and the Death of the Open Web?
- Website SEO - How NOT to do it
Speed and Optimization
- Caching and compressing - Website optimization [03]
- DNS and redirects - Website optimization [02]
- Hosting server location impact on website speed
- Images/pictures - Website optimization [05]
- Measuring "performance" - Website optimization [01]
- Permalink change - Website optimization [07]
- SEO - Website optimization [06]
- WordPress plugins: speed and stability - Website optimization [04]
WordPress
In general
- Google AdSense to WordPress how-to?
- Gutenberg and WordPress 5.x
- How I built this WordPress website?
- How much does a WordPress website cost?
- How to add Google Programmable Search to WordPress?
- How to add WooCommerce categories to main menu
- How to change WordPress media page slug (URL)
- Initial WordPress configuration
- Softaculous WordPress staging and management
- Stopping WordPress comment and search spam with CloudFlare
- Stopping WordPress Comment SPAM
- Will the WordPress war affect regular users?
Plugins
- Booking Calendar plugin and caching
- My TOC generating plugin
- The SEO Framework (TSF) Pro review
- The SEO Framework (TSF) review
- The SEO Framework vs Yoast SEO
- Widget (and footer) translation with free Polylang
Security - WP
Speed & Optimisation
- AMP and WordPress implementation
- Caching a WordPress website
- Cloudflare Cache Rules (for WordPress)
- Cloudflare Pro and WordPress APO review
- How to configure Cloudflare for WordPress
- How to configure LiteSpeed WordPress cache?
- Website testing methods
- WordPress 6.1 adds WebP image format by default
- WordPress 6.6.x RAM usage
- WordPress database optimisation
- WordPress hosting resource requirements
Themes
- Article scroll progress bar at the top
- How to change Wordpress "html lang=" tag, without changing the frontend language
- OceanWP Pro review/tutorial
- The Best WordPress Theme
- WordPress child themes
Troubleshooting
- Google AdSense problem with ads not showing
- Google Analytics WordPress LiteSpeed problem
- Strange WordPress PHP 8.0 error
Workshop
- Advanced WordPress.COM tutorial - WP workshop [03]
- All-in-One WP Migration - website migration
- DNS - Making a WordPress site [04]
- Domain registration and nameservers - Making a WordPress site [02]
- E-mails - Making a WordPress site [01]
- Hosting - Making a WordPress site [03]
- Hosting setup and SSL - Making a WordPress site [05]
- HTML and CSS explained - WP workshop [05]
- Staging and development - Making a WordPress site [06]
- Visual and functional design - Making a WordPress site [07]
- WordPress introduction - WP workshop [01]
- WordPress Local by Flywheel installation tutorial - WP workshop [04]
- WordPress website initial setup
- WordPress.COM basics - WP workshop [02]