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The author discusses a common issue with Synology NAS devices where file transfers over Tailscale slow down and eventually stall. After experiencing this problem, the author found a solution that involves configuring Tailscale set...
Gmail's recent update requires users to use quotes in the 'from:' filter to accurately search for specific email addresses, affecting established workflows.
A workaround for Windows 10 allows users to include images from subfolders for desktop backgrounds by using a specific search command.
After a distribution upgrade to Debian 10, the rsyslog log files were logging new lines to the .log.1 file instead of the .log file, causing issues with fail2ban and Grafana visualisation. The problem was found to be in the logrot...
0Downloading a Google Takeout file with curl
2024-10-01 •
The author shares their experience of trying to download a large Google Takeout file and the frustration they faced. They tried to download the file twice in the browser, but it vanished from their disk drive. They also found that...
0The Mysteries of Remote Desktop
2024-09-11 •
The text discusses the challenges of using Remote Desktop, particularly with Google Credential Provider for Windows (GCPW) and XFA forms. The author explores various solutions, including using Remote Desktop app for Android/Chrome...
The author shares their experience of trying to recover information from a PGP Virtual Disk created with PGP Desktop v8. They discuss the changes in ownership of the software and the challenges faced in obtaining the installer. Th...
0Understanding AWS Cost Explorer usage records
2024-06-13 •
The text discusses the AWS Cost Explorer tool, which allows users to understand their AWS service costs and offers hourly granularity for more detailed monitoring. The author expresses frustration with the lack of clear informatio...
0URL Click Interceptors for Windows
2023-06-06 •
The text is about Dave's professional and personal projects in the Internet software world, including Explorate, Transaction Loan Cover, Single Invoice Cover, Words from Tomorrow, cpaste, WPUpcheck, and wpgpg.
0A Random Solution to 100% CPU Usage in Windows
2023-05-23 •
The author shares a solution to 100% CPU usage in Windows, which was caused by a setting related to USB in the Power Options. The problem had plagued the author for over a year, and the solution fixed it.
The text discusses the AWS Transfer Family, a product by Amazon for SFTP workflows. It highlights some weird behavior related to directories when using AWS Transfer Family, such as the automatic creation of 'virtual subdirectories...
0\d vs [0-9] in JavaScript/node.js regex
2023-03-18 •
The author was trying to debug a regular expression in JavaScript that was failing to catch expressions going to an API endpoint. The regex was working fine in regex101.com’s simulator but not under node.js. After much websearchin...
0SEO? More like SE-NO!
2023-02-16 •
The text discusses the history and current state of search engine optimization (SEO) and the challenges it presents. It explains the complexities of SEO, the risks of hiring SEO services, and the potential benefits of search engin...