Avoid Android File Transfer starting automatically in Mac OS X after Android device plugin to USB port

“Android File Transfer” application starts automatically in Mac OS X when you plug your Android device to the USB port. Even if you only want to charge it.

MongoDB: Recover Data after an Unexpected Shutdown in Ubuntu

If you try to run mongod but it fails to start and have this error in the log file (/var/log/mongodb/mongodb.log) you'll have to repair your db.

************** 
Unclean shutdown detected.
Please…

Using screen to leave processes running in a terminal

If you are using an SSH connection and run a command that takes very long to process you can use nohup to prevent that process to be terminated when you logout from the SSH session:

$ nohup command > /dev/null…

Fix locale problems in Raspbian

If you get errors like this while running commands on your Raspbian:

perl: warning: Setting locale failed.
perl: warning: Please check that your locale settings:
        LANGUAGE = (unset),
        LC_ALL = (unset),
        LC_TIME = "es_ES.utf-8"…

Fix “macports checking for Tcl configuration… configure: error: Can’t find Tcl configuration definitions” when selfupdating Macports in Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks

Make Raspbian run from an external USB hard drive or USB memory stick

Raspberry Pi can ONLY boot from the SD Card. If you want to use your Raspberry Pi from an external USB hard drive or memory stick, either way you have to install Raspbian in an SD Card an boot from it. You can…