I'm putting this here so I can recall it for later The following snippet finds all files where the File's data was last modified more than 2 days ago and run the move command on each file to move them to the specified directory. find -mtime +2 -type f -print -exec mv...
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wxWidgets using wxPerl and wxGlade
When it comes to getting user input and performing an action in a Windows environment there are several convenient options: You can purchase a Microsoft development environment for several thousand dollars such as Visual Studio (or whatever is the latest name for it)....
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...
Thunderbird Address Book Synchronization using SyncKolab
I use Mozilla Thunderbird for accessing my home email from work, which I connect to using ssh tunneling. For Calendaring support I have the Thunderbird plugin Lightning. My email account is hosted on an IMAP server. My problem was how to keep my Thunderbird address...
Error: Missing Dependency: libc-client.so.2006 is needed by package php-imap
Error: Missing Dependency: libc-client.so.2006 is needed by package php-imap To fix it I did: # remove the package that is causing the complaint yum remove php-imap # do the update yum update # install php-imap it will then pull in the correct version of...
Enable Windows Remote Desktop Remotely
If you have ever installed a server, then gone offsite and tried to connect using "Remote Desktop Connection" (mstsc.exe) and found it not responding because you forgot to allow for Remote Connections... you may have had an arrrgggh moment. Here's how to enable it...
