mongodb is a document type database aka NoSQL. The power of NoSQL DBs are its flexibility of unfixed schemas unlike in mysql/oracle SQL based database. A schema enforces fixed columns; thus columns will need to be defined before the database can be used. NoSQL type on the other hand allows key:value type of definition in […]

general JA2 is you have yet heard is Jagged Alliance. Its a game done in the 90s which lead the genre of realtime tactical play. JA2 (https://ja2-stracciatella.github.io/) is a multiplatform recode of the original game which is 1.12 aka vanilla. There is a 1.13 however it is very much different. You can now install it […]

Basic security Antivirus, phishing, rootkits and more, have waned over the past few years. Every now and then, a big data leak happens and most normally due to a vulnerability in the server itself caused by oversight in architectural design. A typical home machine, for example your everyday laptop, functions just like a server these […]

Taovilla.org was born on the 8th December 2009. It was on a Monday morning and there was not a cloud in the sky. The initial goal for this blog was for it to become a place of information on oriental cultures with a touch on Zen Buddhism. A simple message for taovilla.org (defunct), which is: […]

If you are running out of diskspace constantly on your mac, it might be interesting to know that on high sierra, it automates backing-up timemachine files on your local mac; that is if your external drive is not connected. Mac will copy and delete those files, the next time when you connect your timemachine designated […]

Have you ever been frustrated when you are adding printers on your mac and it does not seem to be able to scan. Most modern printers offer AirPrint, Google cloud print, or you can install it on your network and it will be available via bonjour network. When I was re-setting up my old epson xp-205, […]

  If you are on Mac OS, most likely at some point, you will be using terminal. For developers, frequent access to terminal i.e. iterm2, means that every second of load time is quite critical.   When terminal loads, it frequently checks the following folder for last login:Its safe to remove the *.asl files after […]

Website design development is now a full fledged service for all businesses small to large; from micro business, SMEs (Small Medium Enterprises) to large corporations. Every company in business will need a website to establish his or her own company goals. Website gives extra credential and confidence to the business seeing that the owner has […]

Online data breaches are common nowadays. Information stored in unhashed (unencrypted) databased is a common site for sloppy backend developers. This means your password is stored as “mysecretpassword123noonewillknow” rather than a generated password that is encrypted with a secret key that will be as this – “v6Mut91BqCw5EPZ74”. Hackers (maybe a 16 year old in a […]

Installing virtualbox on debian amd64. If you are running a mac, you might want to use debian amd64 – stretch. Load into your installed debian (MATE interface) and run commandline terminal via Applications > System Tools > MATE Terminal . If you are using other UIs of debian, just find the appropriate terminal for use. […]