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IT related tech tips since 2006Don’t Buy USB Keys, SD Cards from Malaysian Street Vendors!
So while in Kuala Lumpur I bought a couple of 512GB USB Keys a 128GB USB/Mini-USB key and a 64GB micro SD card. At 10MR each they were less than a third of what you would pay in Australia for a 8GB USB key from Verbatim or Toshiba. After attempting to use them on both...
Ping Expired in Transit
You get this: C:\Users\lisa>ping www.2test.com Pinging 2test.com [63.95.218.111] with 32 bytes of data: Reply from 63.95.218.254: TTL expired in transit. Reply from 63.95.218.254: TTL expired in transit. Reply from 63.95.218.254: TTL expired in transit. Reply from...
Specifying custom page size with Ghostscript
you can't do the following because the custom page size won't exist on the system ps2ps -sPAPERSIZE=A4 input.ps output.ps This will work (this is 100x200 converted to points) ps2ps -dDEVICEWIDTHPOINTS=283.46 -dDEVICEHEIGHTPOINTS=567 test.ps output.ps Never mind this...
Export Mailboxes in Exchange 2010 Corrupted Items Work-a-round
# You get the mailbox sizes Get-MailboxStatistics -Server MYSBS2011SERVER | where {$_.ObjectClass –eq “Mailbox”} | Sort-Object TotalItemSize –Descending | ft @{label=”User”;expression={$_.DisplayName}},@{label=”Total Size...
PDFCreator – Changing the Page Size
I use PDFCreator as a way of testing printing without creating a paper storm At $DAYJOB we use Formtrap to take input from our ERP system and output nice Invoices, PO's, Labels & Barcodes. Formtrap IMO is an excellent product. You can pump Structured Text, XML,...
Mounting your encrypted Dropbox and Google Drive Folders at Login Gnome 3 ( Fedora 21 )
After the Edward Snowden Revelations it's probably a bad idea to store your documents unencrypted in the cloud. Unless of course you have nothing to hide, no desire for privacy, and store nothing financially sensitive, and believe the US government is unswervingly...
exfat – “You art not known to me by default” says Fedora 21
While in Kuala Lumpur on a one day layover before flying back to Sydney. I went a little bit nuts buying Kingston 512GB USB sticks from street vendors for 10MR( Malaysian Ringits) (About 3$ Australian). The USB Keys you can buy in Australia are generally from 4 -...
Cambodia – Last day in Siem Reap
So I haven't been able to regularly post anything because my phone has absolutely terrible battery life. But as I sit here with my phone plugged into the wall I will attempt a summation of the last several days. Our hotel is the Angkor Heritage Boutique Hotel. And it...
Siem Reap
So just arrived in Siem Real after taking a 7 hour bus trip to cover 316kms. The roads between Phnom Penh and Siem Real were a mix of tar and dirt. I think in another few years the trip will take a lot less time once the roads are sealed. Our accommodation is lovely...