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Solved: Stuttering Audio Streaming To Apple TV Via AirPlay – The Spotify Community

Posted by jpluimers on 2020/02/17

[WayBack] Solved: Stuttering Audio Streaming To Apple TV Via AirPlay – The Spotify Community:

Try to disable Wifi multimedia (WMM) from your router’s WLAN settings

For my Tomato USB it was easy as described by [WayBack] Installing AirPlay on Tomato – 2017 Edition [StartupCTO]:

disabling WMM in Tomato. (Advanced Settings → Wireless).

–jeroen

Posted in ASUS RT-N66U, Internet, Network-and-equipment, Power User, routers, TomatoUSB, WiFi | Leave a Comment »

When monitoring Windows service memory consumption from Zabbix and you get zeros

Posted by jpluimers on 2020/02/17

This is a small reminder to myself that when monitoring Windows service memory consumption from Zabbix and you get zeros, it means you need to monitor the Windows process instead of the service. The process will give you actual memory usage.

–jeroen

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Use Preview to combine PDFs on your Mac – Apple Support

Posted by jpluimers on 2020/02/14

From [WayBack] Use Preview to combine PDFs on your Mac – Apple Support :Learn how to combine PDFs and reorder, rotate, and delete pages.

Before editing your files: ensure you have a backup!

Combine two PDFs

  1. Open a PDF in Preview.
  2. Choose View > Thumbnails to show page thumbnails in the sidebar.
    (keyboard shortcut: AltCommand2)
  3. To indicate where to insert the other document, select a page thumbnail.
  4. Choose Edit > Insert > Page from File.
  5. Select the PDF that you want to add, then click Open.
  6. To save, choose File > Export.

You can also drag/drop from one thumbnail to the other, but this is tricky as you can easily modify the wrong file.

–jeroen

Posted in Apple, iMac, Mac, Mac OS X / OS X / MacOS, MacBook, MacBook Retina, MacBook-Air, MacBook-Pro, MacMini, Power User | Leave a Comment »

Michael Stapelberg: This soldering reference card from @adafruit is the most to-the-point explanation of good soldering practices I have ever seen

Posted by jpluimers on 2020/02/12

Via [WayBack] Michael Stapelberg on Twitter: This soldering reference card from @adafruit is the most to-the-point explanation of good soldering practices I have ever seen:

Adafruit has some cool reference cards published as PDF files:

I like these the most:

–jeroen

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Why you should not use localised operaring system versions

Posted by jpluimers on 2020/02/10

Using localised operating system versions means you have a really hard time finding the cause of an error.

In my case, a net share command gave me a Dutch “Systeemfout 1332.” “Er is geen toewijzing uitgevoerd tussen accountnamen en beveiligings-id’s.”.

Obviously searching for “net share” “Systeemfout 1332.” and “net share” “Er is geen toewijzing uitgevoerd tussen accountnamen en beveiligings-id’s.” delivered nothing, as a did shorter “net share” “Er is geen toewijzing uitgevoerd” only found [WayBack] Welkom bij ronald.repareert.com ….. sites door vrienden en kennissen which got me the error code 1332:

[WayBack] Error code 1332: No mapping between account names and security IDs was done.

This allowed me to search for “net share” “No mapping between account names and security IDs was done.” which did return some meaningful results:

The command I used was this:

mkdir D:\tmp$
net share tmp$=D:\tmp /unlimited /grant:everyone,full

The adding factor was that this was done on a machine inside a domain.

Since there was no group everyone inside the domain, it could not be bound to a SID.

Replacing the last command with net share vincent$=D:\Vincent$ /unlimited /grant:.\everyone,full or  net share vincent$=D:\Vincent$ /unlimited /grant:.\users,full dit get the same error.

But this succeeded, as gebruikers is the Dutch translation for users:

net share vincent$=D:\Vincent$ /unlimited /grant:.\gebruikers,full

So in the end:

  • use localised group names
  • be careful with group names not existing in the domain

If you wonder why I started with everyone in the first place: [WayBack] The Difference Between Everyone and Authenticated Users

In this case, the group .\everyone did not exist, not even in a translated fashion iedereen. The command net localgroup gives you an overview of existing local groups on the machine:

C:\WINDOWS\system32>net localgroup

Aliassen voor \\MYPCINDOMAIN

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Administrators
*Apparaateigenaars
*Back-upoperators
*Cryptografie-operators
*DCOM-gebruikers
*Externe bureaubladgebruikers
*Gasten
*Gebruikers
*Gebruikers van extern beheer
*Hoofdgebruikers
*Hyper-V-administrators
*IIS_IUSRS
*Lezers van gebeurtenislogboeken
*Netwerkconfiguratieoperators
*Ondersteuningsoperators voor toegangsbeheer
*Prestatielogboekgebruikers
*Prestatiemetergebruikers
*Replicatie
*System Managed Accounts Group
De opdracht is voltooid.

I am still not sure why group iedereen does not exist, as I expected that to be there: [WayBack] Windows Built-in Users and Default Groups – Windows CMD – SS64.com.

It might have to do with newer Windows versions not supporting it (this machine was Windows 10, and it looks like Windows Server 2012 also has a problem: [WayBack] An error occurs while sharing folder on WS 2012 with net share command).

–jeroen

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A Map Of Wireless Passwords From Airports And Lounges Around The World (Updated Regularly) – foXnoMad

Posted by jpluimers on 2020/02/10

Way more details at [WayBackA Map Of Wireless Passwords From Airports And Lounges Around The World (Updated Regularly) – foXnoMad.

Short list:

–jeroen

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GitHub – synack/knockknock: Who’s there?

Posted by jpluimers on 2020/02/10

[WayBack] GitHub – synack/knockknock: Who’s there?:

KnockKnock displays persistent items (scripts, commands, binaries, etc.), that are set to execute automatically on OS X. For a comprehensive presentation on OS X malware, persistence, and KnockKnock, see the following slides [WayBack].

Via:

–jeroen

Posted in Apple, Mac, Mac OS X / OS X / MacOS, MacBook, MacBook Retina, macOS 10.12 Sierra, macOS 10.13 High Sierra, Power User | Leave a Comment »

ICY DOCK SATA/SAS Hot Swap Wechselrahmen für 16x: AmazonSmile: Computer & Zubehör

Posted by jpluimers on 2020/02/07

Want: [Archive.isICY DOCK SATA/SAS Hot Swap Wechselrahmen für 16x: AmazonSmile: Computer & Zubehör.

Reasons:

  • 80 mm fan
  • 16 slots for SSD
  • 4x SFF-8643 MiniSAS connector to minimise cabling

 

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Wasemkap op ventilatiesysteem? – Installatie.nl

Posted by jpluimers on 2020/02/07

Voor mijn link archief: [WayBackWasemkap op ventilatiesysteem? – Installatie.nl

Ofwel: wat als je een WTW of warmeterugwininstallatie hebt en een afzuigkap zonder motor?

En wat voor filters heb  je er voor nodig?

En welke in de WTW?

Die laatste heb ik gevonden: Artikelnummer Stork: 006040085

–jeroen

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How to remove a 3M Adhesive Pad Dash-Cam or Helmet-Cam Mount – YouTube

Posted by jpluimers on 2020/02/07

The trick from Techmoan: saw with dental floss.

Be sure to watch his Dash Cam category.

–jeroen

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