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How to properly format your USB drive with CMD or PowerShell

How to properly format your USB drive with CMD or PowerShell

If you’re seeing three dots instead of the name of your USB drive on your Windows, then you need to know how to properly format it with CMD or PowerShell.


How to force browser redirect insecure HTTP to secure HTTPS, on your website

This article’s purpose is to show you how to force the web browser redirect your insecure HTTP web site to secure HTTPS by using .htaccess.

  1. Generate your own free OpenSSL certificate for your website.
  2. Create a file called .htaccess and PASTE the following code into it (NOTE: the file must be created inside the root of your website; for example, inside the www/ or public_html/ folder of your website):
    RewriteEngine On
    RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
    RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]
  3. Test your work by typing inside a private window of your web browser, your domain but without the http or www. For example, type just yourdomain.com and check your browser’s return:
How to force browser redirect insecure HTTP to secure HTTPS, on your website
busy.network example

How to create a Fedora live USB drive

How to create a Fedora live USB drive

There are many ways to write an ISO of a Linux distribution. But when it comes for Fedora, Fedora Media Writer is the official tool for writing, creating a Fedora ISO to a USB drive. The tool is so user-friendly, it doesn’t even need a tutorial.


How to view/display installed Windows OS edition

How to view/display installed Windows OS edition

Knowing your operating system’s edition can prove quite useful for someone who’s just an IT enthuziast user or an IT system administrator.


Create a Windows MySQL server without installing MySQL

Create a Windows MySQL server without installing MySQL

There might be situations where you find yourself in need of creating, having a Windows MySQL server but you can’t actually install it. I found that it is better, more practical, efficient to have a portable Windows MySQL server version running on your hardware rather than one installed.