This was from my Drafts folder Last edited 10 years ago. Published April '25. I don't use xTuple anymore. I have been using Simple Invoices to track invoices for James McDonald IT Services. The problem with Simple Invoices isn't that it's a bad program, it's just that...
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CakePHP 3 – How to select last X number of records but have them sorted ascending
Written circa 2019 published from Drafts April '25 I wanted to get the last 16 records in a table but I want the values returned ascending In CakePHP 2 you could do a find and sort descending and then array_reverse the result. But with CakePHP it returns an entity and...
Attempt to Improve Synology NAS Data Transfer Rates
You have a Synology NAS (Synology DS415+ running DSM 6.1-15047) You want to change the volume file system from ext4 to btrfs You have 4.1T of data You have to completely remove the data and then break and rebuild the volume to convert it You hook up an ethernet cable...
Format aws cli command out
A typical listing from aws s3 ls --human-readable --recursive s3://myBucket/Pictures will look like the following 2018-04-11 01:12:31 956.9 KiB Pictures/Personal Photos/images jan 09/feb 08/IMG_20080227_0114.JPG 2018-04-11 01:12:32 743.7 KiB Pictures/Personal...
Pentaho – Making sense of what program edits which file
Program: data-integration/spoon.sh Opens. .kjb, .ktr, .xml Program: report-designer/report-designer.sh Opens: .prpt
ITGlue Snippet
From Drafts post Feb 2019. Published April '25 So I have the following code: function Send-ToITGlue { [CmdletBinding()] param ( # Data Object to Send to ITglue [Parameter(ValueFromPipeline)] [object[]] $Data ) begin { $api__output_data = @() } process { $traits =...
ADSL to NBN
Post from 2019/04/29 at 11:16 am found in Drafts. Published April '25 NBN Comes to Ringwood East So the NBN cablers went down our street recently and connected the font two units in our unit complex via a catenary cable from the Cable TV cabling slung between the...
CakePHP passing data from beforeDelete to afterDelete callback
Old post found from 2019/06/15 at 7:55 pm in Drafts. Published April 2025 private $fileTemplateName = []; /** * @param $cascade */ public function beforeDelete($cascade = true) { $this->fileTemplateName = $this->findById($this->id); return true; } public function...
Azure Geographies/Regions/Availability Zones/Availability Sets
Putting this together with things I already know Geography = Australia For Geography I like to think of a Country Regions Australia East = BrisbaneAustralia Central = SydneyAustralia Central 2 = CanberraAustralia Southeast = Melbourne Within Azure I think that Regions...
Protecting your Confidentiality and Security
Use antivirus software on your computerEmploy a spyware-detection programInstall a firewallKeep all of the above continually updated, and install security updates for your applications and operating system.Beware of links or attachments in e-mail or instant messages,...