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Raspberry Pi zero W notes

Posted by jpluimers on 2018/07/06

Launch dates:

Now you only need a memory card and a camera module to make a nice “CCTV” system with plenty of choice. More details here:

Depending on what and when you record video, you might want to consider an IR capable camera. In Raspberry Pi land, they call them NOIR (which stands for No IR, meaning they leave out the IR filter which means they can record IR).

–jeroen

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Apple Extends Free Repairs of Anti-Reflective Coating on Select MacBook and MacBook Pro Models – Mac Rumors

Posted by jpluimers on 2018/07/02

I hear stories of people having their replacement screens stain as well, some of them get a renewed free repair. [WayBackApple Extends Free Repairs of Anti-Reflective Coating on Select MacBook and MacBook Pro Models – Mac Rumors.

Affected models for an initial repair:

  • MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2013)
  • MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2013)
  • MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2013)
  • MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2013)
  • MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2014)
  • MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2014)
  • MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2015)
  • MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2015)
  • MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016)
  • MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2016)
  • MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017)
  • MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2017)
  • MacBook (12-inch, Early 2015)
  • MacBook (12-inch, Early 2016)
  • MacBook (12-inch, Early 2017)

–jeroen

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Just in case I move away from Mikrotik

Posted by jpluimers on 2018/07/02

Mikrotik has great hardware, great firmware (if you have the right builds), but notoriously bad documentation and a not so great software release and testing process.

So I might consider switching away, so here are some threats that might lead to alternatives:

–jeroen

Vincent Parret commented at https://plus.google.com/+JeroenPluimers/posts/UWZiufmkdK1

 

I use ubnt edgerouters, great bang for buck. My ER Pro-8 has been up for 8 months (no reboots) and hasn’t missed a beat, rock solid ipsec vpn. I looked at microtik, but found the edgerouters slightly easier to configure.

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Acer B326HK – not finding a signal when the linux host wakes up out of sleep

Posted by jpluimers on 2018/07/02

Problem:

6 unlabeled buttons: I can not force the input to display port and monitor is searching other ports when host is sleeping. Getting no output when I wake up the host. 😞

Btw, this is for an Acer B326HK monitor. Other than issues with the UI, seems like a decent 4k monitor.

Solution:

my mistake was to use Display Port (Choice was DP or DVI) and the workaround is to disable power state changes on Display Port with something like “xset -dpms

Source: [WayBackThis could have been an April fool’s joke: telepathic monitor controls… – Grant Grundler – Google+

–jeroen

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VM disk sizes

Posted by jpluimers on 2018/06/29

I forgot to schedule the post below. It is still relevant if you create a machine with lots of Delphi versions on it.

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When you cannot RDP to a target because of “CredSSP-encryption Oracle remediation”: apply your target security patches.

Posted by jpluimers on 2018/06/29

If you get the below error, then your RDP target server needs to be patched.

You can choose to stay vulnerable and modify your policy or registry settings as explained in the first linked article below: that is a temporary “workaround” which I do not recommend. Please update your RDP target servers in stead.

English:

[Window Title]
Remote Desktop Connection

[Content]
An authentication error has occurred.
The function requested is not supported

Remote computer: rdp.example.org
This could be due to CredSSP-encryption Oracle remediation.
For more information, see https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=866660

[OK]

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Posted in Power User, Windows, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 9, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016 | Leave a Comment »

Wer kann mir erklären: Warum braucht ein Windows10-Update heute immer noch me…

Posted by jpluimers on 2018/06/29

Some historic perspective (although on Windows since quite a long time, you can rename files before replacing them: that works very well):

[WayBack] Wer kann mir erklären: Warum braucht ein Windows10-Update heute immer noch mehrere Reboots? – Kristian Köhntopp – Google+

Zu MS-DOS Zeiten gab es kein Netz und kein Multiprocessing. Als Netz und Fileshares dann dazu kamen, funktionierten viele Anwendungen nicht korrekt.

Zu dieser Zeit hat Microsoft die Entscheidung getroffen, vom Betriebssystem aus Mandatory File Locking für geöffnete Dateien zu implementieren, es sei denn, ein Prozeß stellt das von sich aus anders ein.

Mandatory File Locking heißt in diesem Fall, daß nix und niemand eine Datei anfassen kann, die offen ist, Ein laufendes Executeable, eine DLL oder ein Logfile sind aber immer offen.

Daher gibt es einen Reboot Hook, mit dem ein Updater Dateiersetzungen für einen System Neustart hinterlegen kann. Beim Reboot werden die Dateien dann schnell ausgetauscht bevor sie geöffnet werden.

–jeroen

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Solving “HHC6003: Error: The file Itircl.dll has not been registered correctly” – “Microsoft HTML Help Compiler 4.74.8702”

Posted by jpluimers on 2018/06/29

When generating the Spring4D documentation at https://spring4d.4delphi.com/ using Documentation Insight by DevJet, I got this error:

HHC6003: Error: The file Itircl.dll has not been registered correctly.
Microsoft HTML Help Compiler 4.74.8702

Solving it turned out easy:

regsvr32 "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Documentation Insight 3\Compilers\CHM\itcc.dll"

I got there via [WayBackHTML Help FAQ – Wiki.HelpMVP.com:

“HHC6003: The file itircl.dll has not been registered correctly”


This error effects only a small number of users. A HH component (c:\windows\system\itcc.dll) did not get installed or registered correctly. If not installed get the DLL from another PC containing Workshop. To register the DLL run
regsvr32 c:\windows\system\itcc.dll (this path may be different for your PC – eg. c:\winnnt\system32).

This fix was originally reported by MVP David Liske: [WayBackhttp://www.mvps.org/htmlhelpcenter/itircl.htm

–jeroen

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Use Software Restriction Policies to block viruses and malware | Branko Vucinec

Posted by jpluimers on 2018/06/25

Interesting: [Ardhive.isUse Software Restriction Policies to block viruses and malware | Branko Vucinec

via: [WayBackRansomware treft Tweede Kamer – Malware versleutelt overheidsbestanden – IT Pro – Nieuws – Tweakers

–jeroen

Posted in Microsoft Surface on Windows 7, Power User, Windows, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Vista, Windows XP | Leave a Comment »

An overview to find your way in the Logitech Webcams model forrest

Posted by jpluimers on 2018/06/22

If you are like me, you cannot find your way in the Logitech webcam model woods. This article likely helps: [WayBackAll Top Logitech Webcams Compared (Including the 4k PRO/Brio) – Pipe Blog

Logitech launched 7 consumer/business webcams since the initial C920. This table compares them all in terms of resolution, mic, etc. PDF version available.

–jeroen

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