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Protecting your Confidentiality and Security
Use antivirus software on your computerEmploy a spyware-detection programInstall a firewallKeep all of the above continually updated, and install security updates for your applications and operating system.Beware of links or attachments in e-mail or instant messages,...
CakePHP 4 Events
Found in my Drafts folder last modified 2020/08/21 at 11:20 am. Published April '25 Until yesterday I hadn't used the CakePHP Event system with the exception of putting some code in default Event callbacks such as Model.beforeSave, Model.afterSave or...
Changing Mac to Windows Compatible Filenames in S3
I did a heap of aws s3 sync ./Documents s3://myBucket/Documents commands on a MacBook to upload files to S3. When I went to download the S3 files to Windows. I found that there were many characters that the Macbook and S3 would happily accept but windows wouldn't...
diskpart Attrib:
Found in Drafts and posted April '25. Not sure what this is about but posting just-in-case it is useful in future. Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info ---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- -------- Volume 0 D DVD-ROM 0 B No Media...
Configuring a printer for certificate authenticated relay with Microsoft 365
This is how to get a HP printer to authenticate via a self signed certificate with Office 365 certificate authenticated connector. Why? The self-signed certificates created by the printer have a common name based on the Host Name so if the printer host name is...
Install MeisterTask with Intune
Old post found in Drafts posted April '25 So I packaged MeisterTask 2.0.8 with intune MeisterTask 2.0.8 Package Settings Install InstallMeisterTask.exe /SP- /VERYSILENT /SUPRESSMSGBOXES /LOG="meister-task-install.log" /NORESTART /NORESTARTAPPLICATIONS...