From the Linusite team.
Field notes from running infrastructure, building products and shipping premium software. No SEO filler: only things we've actually shipped or fixed.
Cloud Computing: What It Is and Why Businesses Are Using It
5 Common Online Scams
Why your mobile app keeps forgetting who the customer is
A client's mobile app cart kept emptying itself between screens, with nothing wrong in the server logs. The real cause was an unexamined assumption: that the app could identify a returning visitor the same way a website does. Here's the general fix, and why it matters for any team building a second
How six abandoned build daemons took a server down four times in 27 hours
A shared server kept crashing and rebooting itself. The cause wasn't traffic or a bad deploy. It was five forgotten Gradle build daemons quietly eating memory in the background, with no swap to absorb the spike. Here is how we found it and the two fixes that stopped it for good.
Artificial Intelligence in Everyday Business: 5 Ways AI Is Changing the Workplace
Why Kotlin Became Google's Preferred Android Language
Is Your Business Ready for Digital Growth?
Why Website Backups Are Your Safety Net
Why Cheap Web Hosting Can Cost Your Business More
Why Your Business Needs a Website Maintenance Plan
What Happens When Your Website Goes Offline?
Why Your Website Is Slow?
A slow website quietly costs you visitors, Google rankings and sales. Here are the 6 most common reasons websites load slowly, and how to fix each one in under an hour.
Predictive auto-dialing is live in Mariacall
Mariacall now dials predictively: multiple lines in parallel, only answered calls reach the agent. Here is what changed, why it matters, and how to switch a campaign over.
Common website security mistakes small businesses make (and the 30-minute fixes)
Most hacked small-business websites we recover were broken by the same five mistakes. Here is the audit checklist and the fixes you can ship in an afternoon.
How AI gives you back the hours you already had
AI does not add hours to your week. It claws back the ones you already lose to copy-paste, follow-up emails and the same three reports nobody reads.
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Fixing the aaPanel "Please go to the [module] and click [one-key install]" error for Node.js projects
If aaPanel keeps telling you to one-key install a module that you've already installed, the fix is two lines in the project's package.json and a manual node_modules rebuild.
Locked out of WordPress? Change your admin password through phpMyAdmin
Lost admin email, broken SMTP, hacked account: when the WordPress reset link won't work, you can update your password directly in the database. Here's the safe way.
What "zero trust" actually means, and how to apply it without enterprise budgets
Zero trust isn't a product you buy, it's a posture: never trust, always verify. Here's how a small business applies the same idea Cloudflare and Google use.
Moving your website to Cloudflare without losing email, mail flow or sleep
Cloudflare's free plan gives your site a global CDN, free SSL, and a real WAF. The migration is 20 minutes, if you don't break MX records in the middle.
How to actually choose a web hosting provider (without falling for the $1.99 trap)
The headline price isn't the price. Here's the checklist we use to evaluate hosting for our customers, and the questions to ask before you commit.
Why a responsive website matters more in Namibia than anywhere else
70% of Namibian web traffic is mobile. A site that breaks on a Samsung A14 isn't a small bug: it's most of your audience. Here's what to fix first.
Restrict WordPress media library to each user's own uploads (no plugin)
By default every WordPress user sees every uploaded file. Two lines in functions.php restrict the media library so each user only sees their own.
Looking for a top WordPress expert in Namibia? Here's what "top" should actually mean
Anyone can call themselves a WordPress expert. Here's what to ask before you hire one, and the work that proves it.
How to find a web designer in Namibia who'll still answer the phone in 12 months
There are dozens of "Namibian web designers" online. Most disappear after launch. Here's how to spot the ones who stay.
Build your own social network: what it really takes (and when it's worth it)
Building a Facebook clone is technically easy. Making one people use is the hard part. Here's a practical roadmap to launching a niche social network.
Choosing a WooCommerce theme: what actually matters past page 1 of Google
Theme "best of" lists optimise for affiliate revenue, not your sales. Here's what to actually check before you buy a WooCommerce theme.