This script will count the files in the current directory and all the subdirectories - it's useful for checking if you have sync issues with Dropbox as Dropbox seems to flip out once you have more than around 300k –...
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Yes, I know this isn't tech related, but I need to write this down somewhere where I won't lose it. 3 medium/large carrots 2 large brown onions (or 3-4 small ones) 4 sticks of celery 2 regular tins tomatoes, or...
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I had a strange issue recently where Microsoft Word was unable to open files from the Recent Files screen. The files were there, e.g. sitting on the Desktop, and going to File > Open worked, as did double-clicking on the...
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I had an issue recently where a client was editing Word documents on a server and when they went to save them, they would save but they were hidden. You could drop into the Finder and unhide them by running...
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I had a very annoying problem recently when setting up a couple of new iMacs for a client. Although their email and calendars are hosted on Office 365, they also have a very specific shared calendar that is hosted on...
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Microsoft and Parallels have teamed up to deliver an officially supported solution to run Windows 11 on Apple Silicon Macs. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/options-for-using-windows-11-with-mac-computers-with-apple-m1-and-m2-chips-cd15fd62-9b34-4b78-b0bc-121baa3c568c Note that features in Windows that use virtualisation are not supported, including Windows Subsystem for Linux, Windows Subsystem for...
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I'm just putting a quick snippet here so I can find it later on. When you create a brand-new Microsoft 365 tenancy, it often takes a while before you can assign the ApplicationImpersonation role via the Exchange admin centre. Why...
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My web server of choice is nginx, so I've been using that to host on-premises Munki Managed Software Centre instances ever since macOS stopped shipping with Apache built-in. To install nginx and configure for Munki: Install the Xcode command-line tools:...
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I've set up a couple of servers recently to host Munki and generally prefer to use nginx now that macOS doesn't ship with a built-in web server. Allowing nginx to host files from anywhere on Macintosh HD is a bit...
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I've been using ChatGPT for more and more random things lately, and tonight I asked it to help me out with dinner. I wanted a vegetarian chilli with eggplant, and here's the recipe I came up with. The only changes...
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