SoapUI is a smart and advanced open source tool to test APIs.
Notes and Resources
Generate Sample XML using a WSDL in SOAP UI: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btS84mlJeNo
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12222607/how-to-do-a-soap-wsdl-web-…
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R-Project can be used to parse, build and validate XML files. The xml2 R library is the latest xml parsing library and should be used instead of the outdated xml library.
Install dev version from github:
# install.packages("devtools")
devtools::install_github("r-lib/xml2")Links
Manual: https://rdrr.io/cran/xml2/man/
There are many tools and a lot of software out there to convert PDFs to Word.
Online tools like:
convertio.co
altoconvertpdftoword.com
readlink -e /proc/$(xprop -id $(xdotool getactivewindow) _NET_WM_PID | awk '{print $3}')/cwd
Inspired by: https://superuser.com/questions/1116636/open-a-terminal-from-any-direct…
This might be useful when your machine shuts down unexpectadly under heavy loads: https://github.com/FlyGoat/RyzenAdj
For me it only happens in Windows when the batery is charging too. I think charging thresholds are a must. In linux we have tlp: https://linrunner.de/tlp/ and https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/TLP and https://github.com/linrunner/TLP :-D
Recovering overwritten description (https://help.trello.com/article/783-recovering-the-description-of-a-car…):
https://trello.com/1/cards/[card ID]/actions?filter=updateCard:desc (replace [card ID]).
Info of entire board:
trello.com/boards/BOARD-ID/actions?filter=updateCard:desc
By Greg Nowak. Last updated 2026-07-27.
WP-CLI can make WordPress maintenance faster, but speed is only the immediate benefit. For business owners, operations leads, and agencies, its real value is consistency: recurring jobs become easier to document, review, delegate, and repeat across multiple sites.
By Greg Nowak. Last updated 2026-07-09.
A MySQL import that fails on '0000-00-00', '0000-00-00 00:00:00', or a date like '2012-00-00' is usually not just an import problem. It is a legacy data contract meeting a stricter database. That often appears during host moves, CMS upgrades, agency handovers, and staging restores where an old dump is being loaded onto a newer MySQL server.
Install latest version of R-studio
Install R-tools 35: https://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/Rtools/Rtools35.exe
Install R 3.6.3: https://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/base/old/3.6.3/
Install JRE 8 from https://www.java.com/en/download/ and add it to JAVA_HOME system variable name. For example system variable value: C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_281
In bash: R -e 'update.packages(checkBuilt = TRUE, ask = FALSE)'
Source: https://community.rstudio.com/t/reinstalling-packages-on-new-version-of…
I have an old external seagate ssd 2TB for backup called "BUP Slim BL". It was a challenge to enable the SMART capability on Ubuntu 20.10.
You might give this a go: sudo smartctl -d sat -T permissive --smart=on /dev/sda1
If that does not work, you might need:
echo options usb-storage quirks=$(lsusb | awk '/Seagate/ {print $6}'):u | sudo tee -a /etc/modprobe.d/ignore_uas.conf
sudo update-initramfs -u
If you run Ubuntu servers, it is easy to treat every dashboard and monitoring tool as the same buying decision. That usually leads to overlap, unclear ownership, and one more admin screen nobody checks consistently. Cockpit, Monit, ISPConfig, and Landscape can all improve operations, but they solve different problems.
By Greg Nowak. Last updated 2026-07-11.
If you are looking for browser-console JavaScript to bulk-delete Cloudflare DNS records, you probably have a cleanup problem rather than a JavaScript problem: an untidy import, a completed migration, or years of records left behind by former vendors.
By Greg Nowak. Last updated 2026-07-12.
Scraping and browser automation projects rarely fail because one selector changes. They fail because the team automates the wrong layer, overlooks operational details, or builds something nobody can diagnose after its original developer moves on.
For business owners, operations leads, and agencies, the important question is not which library is fashionable. It is how to complete the workflow reliably without creating unnecessary infrastructure and maintenance costs.
By Greg Nowak. Last updated 2026-07-17.
Drupal Commerce is a strong option when selling is only one part of a larger digital platform. It gives you Drupal’s content modelling, permissions, multilingual capabilities, and integration flexibility alongside a capable commerce framework. The trade-off is that important business decisions are yours to make: Drupal Commerce provides building blocks, not a pre-packaged operating model.
By Greg Nowak. Last updated 2026-07-20.
A Drupal 9 site still running in 2026 is not simply behind on updates. Drupal 9 has received no official releases since 1 November 2023, so the site should be treated as a managed business risk. That does not automatically justify a rushed rebuild, but it does rule out ordinary maintenance as a sensible long-term plan.
Only High Score is saved on the mobile phone and is not shared with anyone.
Fix with: pkill -U $USER pulseaudio
(https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-lib/+bug/1865499)
By Greg Nowak. Last updated 2026-07-10.
Installing Postfix is easy. Making sure password resets, contact-form notifications, invoices, and server alerts consistently reach people is the real job.
Notes to help others with tonsil stones and pain in the tonsils.
- A lot of sleep and rest
- Vegetable soup
- Ginger -> ginger tea etc
- Garlic
- Drink lime water
- Gurgle saltwater multiple times per day