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Alternatives to Visio
Draw.io is good https://github.com/jgraph/drawio-desktop/releases On Linux I used dia http://dia-installer.de/ but it seems to not have had a new release and Draw.io has a Linux version.
Simple Script to Get Latest Cloudflare Proxy IP List and Reload Nginx
https://developers.cloudflare.com/support/troubleshooting/restoring-visitor-ips/restoring-original-visitor-ips A snippet to auto-download and reload nginx Checks for a valid conf and echo's success or failure #!/usr/bin/bash # get-cf-proxy-ips.sh ipv4=`curl -s...
Divi Email Message Pattern Example
Example of a message pattern for the Divi email contact form Name: %%First%% %%Last%% Email Address: %%Email%% Phone: %%Phone%% Message: %%Message%% Get the token names from the Contact Form Settings dialog
Firmware Upgrade Swann NHD-887F
Warning: Updating the firmware on these cams to V14.45.5.0_220713 causes the on screen text to disappear and not be viewable when the cam is connected to a third-party DVR or when directly connected to via the Swann PC app. If you want to maintain OSD of name and...
How to connect to an older Swann IP Camera
Update: It's easier to just use the Swann Security Windows App instead of installing an insecure years old version of Firefox or other browser. Go here => https://au.swann.com/download-apps/ Problem: Trying to connect to a Swann NHD-887F IP Camera with the latest...
Online Computer Equipment Sales 2025
Recently been using https://www.centrecom.com.au/ for buying a few things like Unifi WAP's and Synology kit. Pricing seems to be good and they have some good specials Also they have a superstore near me in Nunawading Also had a great experience with purchasing a...