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Just wanna share rules I did do make a Tasmota switch behave differently depending how you press it more »

Templating Mqtt sensor - how to load attributes DigitalLoggers Integration Digital Loggers Web Power Switch Outdoor Motion Detector more »

Can I have an IF block in DOS batch file? more »

How to use Raspberry Pi Zero W without any attached devices more »

Hardware fix on CSI to mitigate HDMI backpowering for AIMOS KVM's more »

How can I auto-elevate my batch file, so that it requests from UAC administrator rights if required? more »

View->Autosize->Stretch guest in Fullscreen Mode (checken in Workstation 8) more »

When Using an Elytra to Explore New Chunks... Server issue: "username moved too quickly!" more »

How to create and configure network bridge using nmcli (static & dhcp) more »

robocopy c:\folder d:\folder transfer_this.txt more »

Raspberry Pi 2B+ no longer boots after latest kernel update more »

Lithium Polymer Etiquette: a Comprehensive Guide to Working With LiPo more »

At some point I need to address the olive trees in the front yard....  See the linked site for details on how to properly prune olive trees. more »

This impacts the Raspberry Pi Zero and Zero W. There will be no future updates to the repository but it has been mirrored so additional packages can be installed: /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist Server = http://alaa.ad24.app/repos/2022/02/06/$arch/$repo See… more »

After some more trouble with email, I decided to set up DMARC / DKIM to help prevent major email servers from rejecting email from strav.net How To Install and Configure DKIM with Postfix on Debian Wheezy Setup OpenDKIM docker-dmarc-report more »

RPi Touchscreen / TouchUI installation guide more »

The linked article details how to recover the GRUB 2 Bootloader in Centos 8 (and likely other similar distros) more »

Small Engine Electric Starter For A Drill (How To Build) more »

How do I make Sublime Text 3 my default text editor on Windows 10? more »

Here are some useful Kindle sites: 10 Useful Kindle Sites You Should Know About Popular Freebies more »

Multibutton addressable LED panel with ESPHome/Tasmota 3 Button ESP Controller W/ RGB LED Multi-Button-WS2812-RGB-esp8266-Decora more »

Use this app from the play store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ray.samsungbandselection more »

rclone is a cross platform file copy/sync utility similar to rsync more »

This is a list of 3D models I want to keep track of Snappy Mounting Bracket (customizable *.f3d) Small storage system Assortment Boxes Lab Power Supply Modular Drawer Organizer PiKVM R4C3R PCIe bracket mount for RPi Zero W Customizable Harbor Freight… more »

Probably 'lsblk' is the easiest way to do this. How To List Disks on Linux more »

How to copy a building from one Minecraft World to Another EASILY WITHOUT Structure Blocks (2020) WorldEdit 7.2 Documentation more »

One thing I haven't been able to get working on OPNsense is automatic name registration between DHCP and Bind.  Here are some reference links. DHCP registration with subzones for multi subnets Bind and dhcp (rndc) more »

Multi Sensor Best multi-sensor? DIY and finished product PIR Motion Sensor Switches Combo Speed Fan Controller/Dimmer with Tasmota - How to Flash Shelly devices with NO wires! The Treatlife Esmlfe Tasmota Fan Controller more »

4 Ways to Back Up Your Entire Hard Drive on Linux How to make disk image with dd on Linux or Unix more »

MHDD is the most popular freeware program for low-level HDD diagnostics more »

Paho JavaScript - MQTT Client Library Encyclopedia more »

Append output of an external command more »

Right-angle brace gives you a corner on clamping tasks more »

How to Easily Remove Soft Subtitles from a Video Without Re-encoding | Remove Subtitles From Video more »

Install Java 17 (OpenJDK 17) on Rocky Linux 8|CentOS 8/7 Install Java 17 (OpenJDK 17) on Fedora 35/34/33/32 Installing and using OpenJDK 11 for Windows more »

Links to various knots Animated Knots - Arborist Knots Alpine Butterfly Loop more »

Z-Stick Gen5+ user guide more »

Chrome Cleaner and Rust Remover more »

This article explains how to pull a stump with a bush jack (as well as how to build it) more »

a Twitter user who goes by the name Miss Odessa has just posted a thread, explaining how Americans can make money off of spam callers. Woman Reveals How She Makes Spam Callers Pay Her Money In This Viral Thread missodessa Twitter Feed Example Of Demand… more »

Docker high image disk utilization: Why is my Docker image/disk getting full Docker FAQ Issues with either Unraid or Docker... This will clean up existing logs and lower image size dramatically: truncate -s 0 /var/lib/docker/containers/*/*-json.log The… more »

Here are a number of articles about actionable notifications in Home Assistant. Home Assistant Actionable Notifications on iOS AND Android Actionable Notifications in Home Assistant Automations Actionable Notifications more »

This article explains how to migrate from Centos 7 to Rocky Linux 8.  Note that I experienced numerous issues doing this and there is NO official way to perform this migration.  The 'proper' way to do this is to install Rocky Linux 8 from scratch. more »

This article explains how to connect to a vPro computer via http to remotely manage it more »

Microsoft Surface Book Battery Replacement Microsoft Surface Book Teardown Review! more »

Use pv to get a running progress bar. more »

How can I have different backgrounds on different computers? more »

Here's how to bypass Windows 11's TPM and CPU requirements more »

This explains how to find out what files from a windows filesystem are located on bad blocks using linux (for example ddrescue). more »

How to add an app to the Start menu's All apps list Use the Windows key + R keyboard shortcut to open the Run command. Type the following path and click OK:%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs Using the Windows key + Right arrow keyboard… more »

Fix for distorted sound in Windows XP running under VMware more »

client remote my-server 1194 proto udp dev tun persist-key persist-tun resolv-retry infinite nobind #ca ca.crt #cert client.crt #key client.key comp-lzo verb 3 <ca> -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- ***Paste CA Cert Text Here*** -----END… more »

nip.io is a site that provides dynamic wildcard DNS for any IP address. more »

Unraid 6.9.2 added an automatic lock if incorrect passwords were attempted after 3 tries (for the WebUI at least): Failed Login Restrictions For webGUI login you now get 3 login attempts per IP address before a 15-minute cool off is enforced. Further,… more »

I've had issues with VM networking access - in particular but not limited to VMWare Guests on Windows Hosts.  Here is a solution that worked for me: -- Be sure your vm is stopped. -- Run the VMWare Virtual Network Editor (click start and search for… more »

I'm not certain if I will be able to repair the engine in the LeMans.  I was talking to someone about this and they brought up S&J Engines which sells complete Pontiac engines (rebuilt) for a very reasonable price. more »

With my current low carb diet, I sometimes run into situations where I don't have much in the way of options for meals.  I found this article on cooking ground beef in the microwave and was quite impress with how well it turned out.  Essentially, the… more »

Occasionally, I forget to record passwords for items I connect to in SecureCRT.  This lets me view the (hidden/encrypted) passwords so I can record it and log in via other means. Reveal password encrypted by SecureCRT more »

Go to Preferences -> Settings-User and add there: “update_check”: false Note there should be a ',' after that line UNLESS it is the final line in the block. more »

The Fedora 22 bug is: KDE root apps fail to render using X w/o root rights To run Beyond Compare as root on Fedora 22 without the screen blanking, run the following commands in a terminal: su export QT_GRAPHICSSYSTEM=native bcompare more »

Python library to implement a well-behaved Unix daemon process How do I set up a daemon with python-daemon? more »

Resources on Producer/Consumer multithreading in Python MULTITHREADING - PRODUCER AND CONSUMER WITH QUEUE more »

You could copy the relevant prefs.js items manually. mail.account.* mail.accountmanager.* mail.identity.* mail.server.* mail.smtpserver.* mail.smtpservers For example: egrep 'user_pref\("mail\.(account(manager)?|identity|(smtp)?servers?)[."]' \ <… more »

I've been working on a device that I can add to a car which will connect to Home Assistant / MQTT and allow me to determine whether a vehicle is at home/away as well as allow me to monitor the charge level of the battery.  Since we have a few cars, some… more »

Here is a link to an article explaining how to enable the Admin shares (C$, D$, etc.) on Windows systems. How to enable $Admin Shares in Windows 7, 8 or 10 more »

I tried setting up an advanced Hackintosh VM with dedicated GPU and largely succeeded but networking was an issue I never quite sorted out.  So, I decided to take a different route - I had some old PC hardware sitting around so I installed MacOS… more »