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Tom Davis is a technical contributor at TechWombat. He enjoys writing on IT, open source, electronics, and other geeky arcana. Tom's always happy to reply to comments and corrections, so be nice and send him your thoughts at tomdavis@techwombat.com or in the comment section below.

You Can Now Type/Paste Markdown into WordPress Blocks

June 10, 2023October 27, 2023 Tom Davis
WordPress Markdown Support - Conversion

It’s not the newest of news, but self-hosted WordPress now lets you both write and copy-paste Markdown directly into the WordPress block editor (AKA Gutenberg editor), and it will automatically convert the Markdown into WordPress […]

Leave a commentSoftwaremarkdown, text editors, wordpress

5 Great Sites to Buy Computer Hardware on the Cheap

May 30, 2023October 23, 2023 Tom Davis
Best Sites to Buy Cheap Computer Hardware

Nowadays, there is an absolute abundance of online stores where you can buy cheap computer parts and peripherals, but not all of them are very good. In fact, some online computer retailers only appear cheap […]

Leave a commentComputingcomputer hardware, ecommerce, hardware

Solving the Fluctuating Volume Bug in the Boss RC-300 Loop Pedal

May 25, 2023December 10, 2024 Tom Davis
Boss RC-300 Volume Fluctuation Problems Solved

The Boss RC-300 is a fun three-track looper pedal that I bought several years ago to record and loop my guitar while playing at home. It’s a sophisticated, sturdy piece of audio equipment that retails […]

2 CommentsTech Newsaudio equipment, disassembly, electronics

How to Force Your Android Phone to 4G/5G Mode for Faster Internet Almost Anywhere

May 17, 2023September 20, 2023 Tom Davis
How to Force 4G or 5G on Android Almost Anywhere

When your Android phone has just enough network signal to start loading an app, webpage, song, or video, but the data connection is so slow it takes five minutes to show anything, it’s enough to […]

Leave a commentTutorialsandroid, android apps, apps, tips and tricks, tutorials

How to Install the MarkdownViewer++ Plugin in Notepad++

May 27, 2020October 9, 2023 Tom Davis
Install MarkdownViewer++ - Step 3

Notepad++ is a fantastic text editor, but there’s one thing it is missing by default: the ability to preview text written in Markdown format. Fortunately, there is a plugin called MarkdownViewer++ that enables you to […]

3 CommentsTutorialsmarkdown, text editors, tutorials, windows tutorials

6 Best Linux Certifications for Beginner Sysadmins

May 13, 2020February 2, 2024 Tom Davis
Best Linux Certs for Beginner Sysadmins - Linux Plus

It’s no secret that the IT industry has opportunities aplenty for those who know their way around Linux. From sprawling data centers to boutique developer studios, Linux system administrators — or “sysadmins” — form part […]

Leave a commentComputingit certifications, linux, system administration

10 Best RSS Readers to Stay on Top of Your Feeds

May 4, 2020July 7, 2023 Tom Davis
Best RSS Readers 2020

Struggling to keep up with the influx of daily news around the Web? Wish you had some kind of magical app that collects the latest articles from your favorite sites and blogs, and puts them […]

1 CommentSoftwarerss, software

How to Run a Shell Script in Ubuntu via the Terminal

April 26, 2020December 4, 2023 Tom Davis
How to Run Shell Scripts in Ubuntu Linux

In this tutorial, you will learn how to run a shell script in Ubuntu using the native command line terminal. If you’ve recently taken up the art of Bash scripting or you’re just trying to […]

2 CommentsTutorialsbash scripting, linux, shell scripting, system administration, tutorials

14 Basic Ubuntu Commands with Easy Examples

March 19, 2019July 7, 2023 Tom Davis
Basic Ubuntu Commands with Examples

You’ve just booted up your first Ubuntu server ever and you’re staring at the terminal screen. You’re excited yet nervous, your fingers ready to start dancing. But as your fingertips take up position on the […]

1 CommentTutorialslinux, linux sysadmin, server tutorials, tutorials, ubuntu, web hosting tutorials

How to Install Nextcloud 12 Server on Debian 9 with HTTPS

August 25, 2017July 7, 2023 Tom Davis
How to Install Nextcloud 12 Server - Debian 9

Nextcloud 12 Server is an open source cloud storage server app that can be run on Debian 9 with the help of a typical LAMP stack. Featuring an easy-to-use Web GUI, Nextcloud comes with File […]

3 CommentsTutorialsdebian, https, linux, nextcloud, vps tutorials, web hosting tutorials

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Review: Zero-K, the Free RTS That’s Still Cool a Decade Later

  • 6 Oct 2023

In this review, we're going to take an in-depth look at Zero-K, an open-source real-time strategy game for PC (Windows/Linux/Mac)....

WordPress Markdown Support - Conversion

You Can Now Type/Paste Markdown into WordPress Blocks

  • 10 Jun 2023

It's not the newest of news, but self-hosted WordPress now lets you both write and copy-paste Markdown directly into the...

Best Sites to Buy Cheap Computer Hardware

5 Great Sites to Buy Computer Hardware on the Cheap

  • 30 May 2023

Nowadays, there is an absolute abundance of online stores where you can buy cheap computer parts and peripherals, but not...

Boss RC-300 Volume Fluctuation Problems Solved

Solving the Fluctuating Volume Bug in the Boss RC-300 Loop Pedal

  • 25 May 2023

The Boss RC-300 is a fun three-track looper pedal that I bought several years ago to record and loop my...

How to Force 4G or 5G on Android Almost Anywhere

How to Force Your Android Phone to 4G/5G Mode for Faster Internet Almost Anywhere

  • 17 May 2023

When your Android phone has just enough network signal to start loading an app, webpage, song, or video, but the...

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