How to tell if a port is open given an IP address in macOS April 7, 2026 | No Comments | command, information, internet, macos, port the command is: hostname is a string as ‘www.google.com’ or ‘abcd’
be able to ping one’s own PC/server (from internet) April 6, 2026 | No Comments | command, configuration, information, internet, linux, Linux Ubuntu Server, macos, server, windows By default, in the router’s “firewall” settings, option “Block Anonymous Internet Requests” is enabled and blocks ping You need to disable it and save it […]
docker April 1, 2026 | No Comments | docker, information, linux, macos, server I’ve used Docker multiple times in the past and I wasn’t very clear on how it worked. The program’s image (drawing) is: I have macOS […]
Install an AI on macOS and talk to it (text only) March 23, 2026 | No Comments | ai, information, llama3, macos, ollama For AI, depending on your purpose, you will need a model A model is a compressed data file containing statistical “knowledge.” It is not a […]
force the Java version using a Gradle command January 28, 2026 | No Comments | console, gradle, gradlew, information, java, macos Visual Studio (the IDE) recognizes Java 25, but you want 21, for example (on macOS).