https://hackhour.io/ Small tech hacks that save you an hour. en Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://hackhour.io/ai-read-the-definition-not-the-name/ https://hackhour.io/ai-read-the-definition-not-the-name/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Kip Cronin AI tools AI assistants explain rules and checks from their names without reading their definitions. How it happened to me, what we changed, six questions to ask of your own checks, and an instruction to paste in. https://hackhour.io/ai-replies-in-plain-english/ https://hackhour.io/ai-replies-in-plain-english/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Kip Cronin AI tools Long chats with Claude or ChatGPT fill up with names and codes you made up. Why it happens, five habits that help, an instruction to paste in, and a Claude Code script that sends such replies back. https://hackhour.io/ubuntu-lid-closed-no-suspend/ https://hackhour.io/ubuntu-lid-closed-no-suspend/ Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Kip Cronin Homelab & self-hosting Stop Ubuntu suspending when the laptop lid closes: a logind.conf.d drop-in with all three HandleLidSwitch settings, proven by three lid-shut days in the logs. https://hackhour.io/linux-battery-charge-limit/ https://hackhour.io/linux-battery-charge-limit/ Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Kip Cronin Linux & terminal Limit a Linux laptop battery to 80% with charge_control_end_threshold and a systemd service that re-applies it at boot. Shown on a ThinkPad X1 Carbon. https://hackhour.io/systemd-user-service-without-login/ https://hackhour.io/systemd-user-service-without-login/ Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Kip Cronin Linux & terminal systemd user service not starting until you log in? loginctl enable-linger starts it at boot. The fix, proof from a real boot, and the network catch. https://hackhour.io/systemd-timer-persistent/ https://hackhour.io/systemd-timer-persistent/ Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Kip Cronin Linux & terminal Persistent=true makes a systemd timer run once at boot after missed runs while the machine was off. Tested on a real 2-hour power-off, with the catches. https://hackhour.io/old-laptop-ubuntu-server/ https://hackhour.io/old-laptop-ubuntu-server/ Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Kip Cronin Homelab & self-hosting Turn an old laptop into a 24/7 Ubuntu 24.04 server: lid closed, suspend masked, 80% battery cap, linger, catch-up timers, SSH. Checked against months of logs. https://hackhour.io/ubuntu-24-04-to-26-04/ https://hackhour.io/ubuntu-24-04-to-26-04/ Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Kip Cronin Linux & terminal Should you upgrade Ubuntu 24.04 to 26.04 LTS? Wayland-only session, sudo-rs, Rust coreutils, apt-key removed, who should wait, and support dates. https://hackhour.io/lets-encrypt-64-day-certificates/ https://hackhour.io/lets-encrypt-64-day-certificates/ Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Kip Cronin Homelab & self-hosting Let's Encrypt certificates drop from 90 to 64 days on 10 February 2027. Which certbot versions cope, a five-minute check, and three things that will bite. https://hackhour.io/faq-rich-results-removed/ https://hackhour.io/faq-rich-results-removed/ Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Kip Cronin Dev tools Google stopped showing FAQ rich results on 7 May 2026. What it means for your FAQPage structured data, Search Console, and what to do instead. https://hackhour.io/pinterest-bulk-publish-python/ https://hackhour.io/pinterest-bulk-publish-python/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Kip Cronin Dev tools Bulk-publish Pinterest pins from a CSV with Python and the v5 API: working code, dedup on utm_campaign, a per-day cap, rate limits and token expiry. 2026. https://hackhour.io/daily-pinning/ https://hackhour.io/daily-pinning/ Wed, 13 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT Kip Cronin Creator automation A daily Pinterest pinning routine for small accounts: a 90-minute Sunday batch, short weekday pinning, and a 15-minute Saturday board audit. No burnout weeks. https://hackhour.io/blog-traffic/ https://hackhour.io/blog-traffic/ Wed, 13 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT Kip Cronin Creator automation How to turn Pinterest pins into blog traffic: search-intent pin titles, specific landing pages, an offer on the first screen, on-page SEO and repurposing. https://hackhour.io/email/ https://hackhour.io/email/ Wed, 13 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT Kip Cronin Creator automation Start an email list with no website and no paid plan: a free sign-up form, a free download for Pinterest visitors, and four welcome emails. https://hackhour.io/etsy-seo/ https://hackhour.io/etsy-seo/ Wed, 13 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT Kip Cronin Creator automation How Etsy search ranks a small shop's listings, from what Etsy publishes: titles, all 13 tags as phrases, cover photos, renewals and Pinterest visitors. https://hackhour.io/pinterest/ https://hackhour.io/pinterest/ Tue, 12 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT Kip Cronin Creator automation How Pinterest accounts under 1,000 followers grow: tall 2:3 pins, titles that match what people search for, new pins over reposts, a 12-minute routine.