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Adding an Insert Picture from File Button to the Standard Toolbar in OpenOffice
I create a few how-to and step by step manuals for my users at work which include multiple screen shots. I do this using OpenOffice which has a handy export to PDF feature. However when trying to insert screen shots into a document it becomes very laborious to do...
How to extract Icons from Windows executeables in Linux
I have installed a small app using Wine under Ubuntu 8.04 however the desktop launcher icon isn't the correct one for the application. Windows frequently stores application icons in the programs exe file. So to fix my launcher icon I need to extract the icon from the...
Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager Port 1812 Error
When installing SEPM it complains of port 1812 being in use and the word Enforcer. If you check c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\services you will find port 1812 is the Radius port. The Microsoft term for a Radius Server is Internet Authentication Service (IAS)....
ClamAV 1 – Symantec Endpoint Protection 0
Just noticed a zip file in my email which SEP hasn't picked up. Considering that clamav has been finding this for several days it's a bit of a worry when the purchased product doesn't.
Saying “I Love You” Remotely with Festival
It's simple: Login remotely to your Linux based home computer via ssh. Create a text file with the contents you want to say in it. vi ilu.txt Lisa, I love you. :wq Then run festival with the following arguments festival --tts ilu.txt If all runs well your computer...
Blogging about Chickens
So today we bought 30kg of Layer Pellets from Furneys. I'm not sure if it's too early because you are supposed to feed them "Pullet Grower" pellets until they start to lay, then switch to Layer Pellets. However I'm reasoning that they shouldn't be too far away from...