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nas: Folder and file comparisons when moving and deleting
Well, one problem with all my data migrations is how to know what’s really in a folder. I want a kind of graphical indication of what is different and it should be a low-level check first with date and time and size and finally with a CRC. I’ve used GoodSync for this and you can…
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it: UniFi Switch turns off if DHCP IP conflict
OK, I returned home after a few weeks and discovered for whatever reason that the DHCP server in my UniFi DreamMachine Pro had shuffled all the addresses. This means that my three servers are now conflicting because of two problems: Solution: Set static IP addresses for the servers with DHCP Reservations One strange thing about…
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tvl: Google Voice for local calls over Airalo
Well, this actually works pretty well: To turn on Google Voice for local calling You have to go to the website voice.google.com and then: Turn on data roaming and enable Airalo If you have a global roaming plan like T-mobile, it only provides 256Kbps in the UK and Norway on their old Mobile One plan…
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tvl: The miracles of captive.apple.com for public WiFi
OK, I can’t believe I hadn’t learned this tip, but if you have trouble connecting your iPhone or Mac to a public WiFi captive portal. Many times, the phone seems to hang. The trick is to go to Safari and type in captive.apple.com This is the magic URL that will repoint you to whatever login…
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edc: Hobonichi every day really works
Well I ended up getting a complete Hobonichi a6 Techo planner ($37 Amazon) and I’m glad I did. I have a decent collection of fountain pens and no reason to use them. But going through our parents old stuff I realize how valuable artifacts like this are. Pen Chalet is a great local source and…
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nas: Synology Disk Not supported by this version of DSM
Argh, what a pain, I had thought I could just swap disks to different Synology machines, but it turns out my software on my flavors of Synology NAS (RP2423+, DS2413+ and DS1811) are all different enough that none of the SHR drives are compatible. And I get the dreaded. These each run different versions of…
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photo: Plustek OpticFilm 8200i with Silverfast 9 vs Vuescan 9 and ProPhoto and 10-bit HEIC rules
I’ve been using Vuescan forever and get the many quirks, but since my dear old Minolta Dimage 5400 died, I needed a new scanner and the Plustek OpticFilm 8200i is a reasonable replacement that is well-loved by PC Magazine, Photo Focus and 35mmc ($499 with SilverFast AI Studio 9). They market this as a $299…
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wp: Amazify is dead long live Auto Tagger for Amazon and Cookie handling
OK, I discovered my Amazon Affiliate application Amazonify died silently, and suddenly I am not covering even the modest $20/month hosting charge. That’s not a big deal, but I thought you all liked me 🙂 Turns out I was doing a lot of things wrong, that a quick search revealed: Cookie Consent Man, the legal…
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wp: Fail at WordPress on Cloudways vs Digital Ocean (and Bluehost)
OK, wow that was pretty easy, migrated to Cloudways with their migration tool and I was shocked at how simple this was, it ported with their plugin including the Cloudinary plugin and the various Redis servers. The big reasons for moving to Cloudways are: Net, net richtong.com is now the Digital Ocean site and tongfamily.com…
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gt: Wow Grace’s Dance was great!
Well Grace Tong continues to rock it. Back on March 30, 2024, Zoo! by Grace Yi-Li Tong happened at the Flushing City Hall to a really nice review. I’m biased of course and loved it too! Zoo!, which was immediately, as it’s description reads, a “fun and feral illumination of memory, charade and the unsaid.” Please read…
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