Perl CGI.pm and Unicode

Because I always forget how to handle Unicode input/output in Perl .. a few notes to help jog my memory for next time: Remember to use both CGI.pm and Encode.pm: use CGI qw(:standard); use Encode qw(decode encode); Handle webform input with Unicode characters: my $input = decode(‘utf8’, param(‘input’)); Prepare scalar variables to cope with Unicode … Read more

Basic CLI configuration for an Aerohive AP230

After complaining about crappy WiFi coverage in my apartment, a friend loaned me a fancy fancy Aerohive AP230 – the gotcha was that I wouldn’t have access to the usual online configuration tool (a.k.a. HiveManager), so I had to learn to drive it via the CLI. My needs are far more basic than the capabilities of this unit, but for … Read more