Conky changed between Linux Mint v17.1 and v18. While the transition requires mostly copy/paste the top part of your .conkyrc file and leaving the bottom part as is, certain things no longer work. For example, reporting the status of certain important background tasks, SSH & Apache2, stopped working. Here is how I fixed it.
Category: Technical
VirtualBox using image from SSD
How I copied the SSD successfully to a VirtualBox image file that actually worked:
Disable Hibernate in Windows 10
To disable Hibernate in Windows 10, open an elevated command terminal (START > All Apps > Windows System > right click Command Prompt > More Run as administrator) and type “powercfg -h off”
Upgrade Building Fluorescents to LED Lights
My quick research showed cost about $7.50 per LED tube with same form factor as the obsolete fluorescent tubes. Here is one web site that shows how to upgrade your lights using their parts.
SSDs in Mint v18
You might find these articles useful. How to optimize your Solid State Drive for Linux Mint 18, Ubuntu 16.04 and Debian And for a larger assortment of articles look at this site Easy Linux tips for beginners and for advanced users Advanced (Linux Mint and Ubuntu) 1. Give the Grub menu a holiday picture for background…