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[Tech Solutions]

Useful SSL Certificate Creation and Management Tool

After years of mastering many OpenSSL commands to create and convert SSL certificate some one has made a nice wrapper around OpenSSL

[Tech Solutions]

CSR Harmony Wireless Software Stack Cinolink BT403 Bluetooth Drivers

As they only provide the drivers on a mini CD I had to get someone with a CD drive to copy the files for me.

[Music]

Custom Fit Keyboard Dust Covers UK

I had such a hard time finding a dust cover to cover my Akai MPK249

[Tech Solutions]

How to Deauthorize Adobe Digital Editions

To deauthorize press CTRL + Shift + D Then authorize it again via the Help menu

[Personal Tech Solutions]

Testing Anti-Virus Application Interoperability with DFS Replication – Best practices to follow for antivirus on DFS replicas

https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/filecab/2006/05/01/testing-anti-virus-application-interoperability-with-dfs-replication/

[Tech Solutions]

Exporting Active Directory Users Into CSV

It took far too long to find this very very useful command online so I thought I’d repost to help others find it.

[Linux Tech Solutions]

Cheat Sheet: How to run sequential linux commands

Run sequential linux commands and more cheat sheet:

[Linux Tech Solutions Ubuntu]

Solution: libpam-radius-auth: Sends out 127.0.0.1 as NAS-IP-Address

Symptom When authentication linux to radius using libpam-radius-auth: Sends out 127.

[Linux Tech Solutions]

Remove comments and empty lines with grep

Remove comments and empty lines with grep grep -v -e ^# -e ^$ filename

[Android Technology Technology]

OnePlus X vs. OnePlus One vs OnePlus 2 Specification Comparision

For full Google Sheet version go here OnePlus X vs.

[Tips]

Exporting your Google Stars to CSV or KML

I’m part of the Google Local Guides and a question came up amongst our cohort about being able to export your Stars from Google maps into something useful you can then import elsewhere.

[Lifehacks]

How I Coloured My Life with Live Music

Some years ago now I used to live in suburbia and work in the city, 1.

[Microsoft Tech Solutions Windows]

Powershell Script to Check if a Website is Up and if Not Restart a service

The below PowerShell script check the website is responding AND doesn’t returns a certain string, if either test is failed then a Windows service is restarted, forcefully if necessary after a grace period.

[How To Microsoft Tech Solutions Tips Windows]

Solution: Wacom Intuos Pen and Touch Pressure Sensitivity in Photoshop

So in order to use pressure sensitivity in Photoshop you MUST have Use Windows Ink enabled.

[Personal Tech Solutions]

Microsoft Disable IPv6 or Modify it’s behaviours

Handy little collection of patch files and advice on tweaking ipv6 configuration

[internet Personal Technology]

Google+ For the Win!

Last month Google+ introduced Collections https://plus.google.com/collections/welcome A devilishly simple way to group your posts by topic.

[How To Music Tech Solutions Tips Video Weekend Project]

Weekend Project: Battery Powered Sonos Play:1

Following this video guide and the step up booster converter from ebay below I’m going to make a Sonos Play:1 battery powered so I can enjoy some lovely music on the balcony over the summer.

[Technology Technology Web Web Design websites]

HTTP/2 Explained

Explaining the methodologies implemented within HTTP/2, this is a must read for IT staff O’Reilly Book Chapter 12 HTTP/2

[Security Technology]

Turning the Human Firewall On – The Analogies Project

Interesting course as part of Infosec 2015. http://www.infosecurityeurope.com/en/education/training/Analogies-Project/

[Productivity Tech Solutions Tips]

Google Sheets Alternate Row Colour

You can use conditional formatting and either, or both of these Custom Formulas to colour alternate rows:

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