Posted by jpluimers on 2019/12/02
If you get this error:
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RunDLL
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There was a problem starting C:\ProgramThe specified module could not be found.
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OK
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Then it is likely a process trying to run an unquoted path like this:
"C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe" C:\Program Files (x86)\ThinkPad\Utilities\PWMTR64V.DLL,PwrMgrBkGndMonitor
Searching did not reveal anything unusual, nor did [WayBack] ProcExp (there were no parent processes), or [WayBack] AutoRuns:
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Posted by jpluimers on 2019/12/02
Because fewer and fewer people have used them in real life: this is how geeks communicated even before the internet era.
Below a series of videos with modem sounds. One as recent?! as 2008 when dial-up was still possible in many places. Now it’s a not just a thing from the past, but an area where mankind learned a lot about signal processing, for which the knowledge is still in use today.
Related blog posts:
Edit 20250318 added [Wayback/Archive] Dial Up Modem Sounds: Telebit Trailblazer Packetized Ensemble Protocol (PEP) – YouTube plus Wayback/Archive links where appropriate.
--jeroen
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Posted by jpluimers on 2019/12/02
When safe mode is a good thing: [WayBack] Windows XP Pro won’t boot, safe mode boot hangs at agp440.sys – Microsoft Community
During the regular boot, after a minute or so on SSD, a legacy Windows XP SP3 machine didn’t reboot.
During safe mode, it hung after loading agp440.sys. Apparently this is a Good Thing ™ as it means that chkdsk is running in the background as the post above explains.
Nice to know!
–jeroen
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Posted by jpluimers on 2019/11/29
Endlich eine Sinnvolle Definition der 3 Leistungsarten: Wirk-, Blind- und Scheinleistung auch für Nicht-Elektroniker
[WayBack] leistungen.gif (746×746)
Source [WayBack] MTM-Mess- & Stromversorgungstechnik e.U.: Bibliothek – Elektro Humor
Via [WayBack] Erich K – Google+
–jeroen
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Posted by jpluimers on 2019/11/29
[WayBack] ‘No’ your way to trust workshop slide deck:
Published on
via: [WayBack] Facilitated my ‘No’ your way to trust workshop today at Agile and Beyond #aab18 Happy that it was well received by the audience of … mostly speakers … – Marjan Venema – Google+
–jeroen
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Posted by jpluimers on 2019/11/29
Learn how to make a grill that you can carry in your pocket! Perfect for camping or hiking trips!
Source: [WayBack] How to make a pocket grill | DIY projects for everyone!
Via: [WayBack] There are lots of portable grills out there for camping and other outdoor adventures, but we’ve discovered that ‘portable’ usually means ‘luggable’. But… – The Owner-Builder Network – Google+
–jeroen
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Posted by jpluimers on 2019/11/27
If you have Chrome 78 before version 78.0.3904.108, there is a high chance you cannot access (some of) your saved passwords.
This has been fixed in 78.0.3904.108: [WayBack] Chrome 78 update has removed all saved passwords for over 50 users – Google Chrome Enterprise Help
Google is aware of an issue causing saved passwords not to appear after upgrading to Chrome 78. Even though the passwords are not showing up in the UI, they haven’t been lost or deleted.
…
The fix is included in version 78.0.3904.108 which is now pushing at 25% for Mac/Win/Android and 100% for Linux (and will ramp over the next few days based on the field issues and feedback).
–jeroen
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Posted by jpluimers on 2019/11/26
Hopefully I’ve been able to integrate some of the ideas in the links below in github.com/jpluimers/btrfs-du/blob/master/btrfs-du
One of the features I wanted there was to be able to add optional switches like --raw, --iec or --si to it similar to what as the btrfs qgroup show subcommand has.
It seems possible with bash, but it is not trivial, at least not for me as a non-frequent bash user, so here are some links to get me started:
In retrospect, other languages than bash might have been a better choice for a script like that (:
–jeroen
PS, some btrfs references:
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Posted by jpluimers on 2019/11/25
Could only find one reference using “the user might login in another computer” – Google Search, who also could not find out why this error happened:
When trying to log in on FortiClient, I get an error message that says, “the user might login in another computer” I assume that could mean that I’m logged in on another machine elsewhere? I could not find any information confirming that.
[WayBack] Error Message | Fortinet Technical Discussion Forums
So I reached out to Fortinet, the makers of Forticlient:
[WayBack] Jeroen Pluimers on Twitter: “@Fortinet what could cause this? Searching for the message “The user might login in another computer” did not get me any further: https://t.co/Bl4KoWJ7IB FortiClient 6.6.1.723 on MacOS High Sierra.…”
–jeroen
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Posted by jpluimers on 2019/11/25
Nice landing page to check various aspects of IP addresses: [WayBack] ipvoid.com:
We offer a vast range of IP address tools to discover details about IP addresses. IP smtp blacklist check, whois lookup, dns lookup, ping, and more!
I irregularly use them to check out blacklist issues (yes, sometimes 8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4 and even 9.9.9.9 appear on blacklists).
–jeroen
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