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Git Credential Manager Setup

Goto https://github.com/git-ecosystem/git-credential-manager/releases/tag/v2.6.0 and download latest release I did this on linux or WSL to allow doing a git clone of a private repo using the https:// URL # get the latest gcm wget...

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Just tried Qubes OS for a few days

https://www.qubes-os.org Love the concept Installed Windows 11 in a cube but had to bypass Windows 11 checks for TPM to get it installed Found Windows 11 networking with the default settings was non-performant (my 100/40 internet service was running at 30/<30 in...

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Check for Valid PDF on Linux Command Line

Just become a first time user of PDFgear and found it exiting with a .NET Runtime Event ID 1026 error when opening a PDF. The PDF I was trying to load and edit was generated by a web application that in turn generated PDF's using GLabels. So I needed a way to see if...

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PDFgear an Adobe PDF Pro Alternative

Adobe PDF Pro is getting close to $30AUD a month and at almost $350 per user / per year that is a big spend. The other problems is the constant nag to push you into the Adobe Cloud and then the continued account drain to have something available that you might only...

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