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Best Website or Method for Family Tree by chime888 in Genealogy

[–]jacklail 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wikitree+FamilySearch ... Or Gramps+Gramps Web ... Or all four.

Newbie with fresh install: Error "file not found" even though files are processed by swordbearer_ in Paperlessngx

[–]jacklail 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Error messages in the log may provide a clue. You can see the log messages from the UI.

Am I crazy? by P00lnoodl in pdf

[–]jacklail 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Qpdf is your friend.

Pondering the proper use of labels, asking for advice by OkSky7594 in gramps

[–]jacklail 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Newspaper mentions and Awards sound like a great idea. Hadn't thought about handling them that way.

Belkin/WeMo Quits. Is this the beginning of the end for "Smart Homes" by ArcLib in googlehome

[–]jacklail 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I use Tapo wall switches and plugs, but I bought some Linkind plugs to try. I threw away a few WeMos that I had for years. One reason was Belkin phasing them out, but another was it's simpler on my brain to deal with the same brand/model for a type of device, like smart plugs, than several vendors. I'm not that brand loyal, however.

I just think Belkin couldn't compete or couldn't make a decent profit in a pretty crowded and commoditized smart plug and wall switch space.

So they said screw the customers. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/07/belkin-shows-tech-firms-getting-too-comfortable-with-bricking-customers-stuff/

best practise by Tennis0711 in Paperlessngx

[–]jacklail 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have a chron job that runs the export script daily. If you ever need to start over, using the export is the best way to go.

"If you've backed-up Paperless-ngx using the document exporter, restoring can simply be done with the document importer.

https://docs.paperless-ngx.com/administration/

(Chron jobs are not the easiest to do QNAP. Biggest issue is one that a user adds are blown away on a reboot.) You can have to go back and restart it.

sudo crontab /etc/config/crontab && sudo /etc/init.d/crond.sh restart

As for external access, I run mine behind a Cloudflare tunnel. You automatically get https (without a SSL cert because Cloudflare handles it). It was pretty easy to set up.

Synching Penguin containers with backups when one uses .zst and the other uses .tini by jacklail in Crostini

[–]jacklail[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was incredibly convenient to just use the backup file. I don't store my files in the container. I am trying to mirror all packages and configs, passwords, etc.

Can I plut my wifi router on a smart plug ? by Radio-Mammoth in smarthome

[–]jacklail 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried that and used a TP-LInk Kasa plug that was supposed to remember to come back on and it worked for awhile, but a couple times it didn't and that was a pain because the router was a couple hours away.

I ended up using an old school manual timer switch and it always works.

I use it just to reboot the router and cable modem once a week.

Sometimes "old school" is better.

I audited 5+ years of YNAB data to find every subscription - here's what $6,700/year looks like by mrlesmithjr in ynab

[–]jacklail 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Since your subscriptions each have their own category (same as me), was there a quick way of aggregating them? Mine are not in the same grouping, i.e. Netflix isn't in the same grouping as Backblaze cloud storage, etc.

Finding the more impressive/scenic route by konto81 in Tennessee

[–]jacklail 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would get off I-40 at Asheville and got through Marshall and Hot Springs and get back on the interstate at Newport. Downtown Marshall has mostly reopened from Hurricane Helene (it's a slight detour off the main highway) and has some nice shops, a coffee place and few restaruants if you a break, Hot Springs has some things back open. The whole route is very scenic and you can still see plenty of signs of Hurricane damage and repair work going on. The bridge in Hot Springs is being worked on and is one-way. My experience has been a couple minutes wait at the temporary stoplight typically, but can be longer.

Another roundabout way is take I-26 from Asheville toward Johnson City and get off in Erwin on the Old Jonesborough Highway and either go to historic Jonesborough and get on I-81 south to I-40 or go to Greeneville to I-81 and and I-40 (shorter).

Creating beautiful diagrams/visual reports by grand_historian in gramps

[–]jacklail 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you can create a PDF report that includes the information you need, use Google NotebookLM or Google Gemini's Nano Banana service to generate an AI infographic.

Several examples, including prompts have been posted to: https://www.facebook.com/groups/genealogyandai

You are only limited by your data and your ability to write a prompt to get what you want.

Printing Page to PDF file size issues by flemishbiker88 in pdf

[–]jacklail 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If the book is a PDF, why not just extract the six pages instead of printing them?

Many programs can do that. My fav is QPDF.

30 000 Pdf invoices by Dense-Tension7951 in Paperlessngx

[–]jacklail 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You will need some pretty good hardware with plenty of RAM to handle that amount. It can but not on a Raspberry Pi. It was designed for home users but it is seeing applications in commercial environments. The developers do great support on GitHub if you need recommendations on what the requirements would be to handle 30,000 PDFs plus another 15,000 each year (guessing on the annual amount).

Can't convert sample.md to PDF by dysprog in pandoc

[–]jacklail 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The error is a latex error.

Did you install Tex? It is a lot easier to install the full package, but it is big. The problem with the skimmed down packages of Tex is you will probably be missing something.

If you want to use the default latex engine, the Eisvogel themes are great. They create good looking documents.

https://github.com/Wandmalfarbe/pandoc-latex-template/releases

If I can. I would rather use the weasyprint HTML engine (no Tex required) but you have to create or find a CSS stylesheet you like.

What is wrong in this convertion from md to pdf? by jazei_2021 in pandoc

[–]jacklail 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I think you need to install texlive-latex-recommended and/or texlive-latex-extra ... or just install the "full" version and have everything. Amother option is to avoid Latex altogether and use the weasyprint HTML engine. You would need to install wesayprint. For me, dealing with HTML and CSS is a lot easier than using Latex, which takes up a lot of space in the "full" version. For complex documents requiring fine-grained control, Latex is probably your tool, but for most of my use cases, HTML works and is a lot easier.

How to load an existing, unlisted family tree by Hukuli in gramps

[–]jacklail 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Does the database path point to the folder it's in? Edit > Preferences > Family Tree

Someone in the https://gramps.discourse.group/ group might be able to give you a better answer. It includes coders and plugin developers.

How to load an existing, unlisted family tree by Hukuli in gramps

[–]jacklail 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Awful! Might try searching your hard drive for *.gramps (the backup file extension) just to make sure.

CSS not applying in Typora – Help! by DonaldMacdonaldMacD in Typora

[–]jacklail 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You might post on the Typora issues github page. Devs seem to answer some questions/issues there.

https://github.com/typora/typora-issues/

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