After some trial and error I have a startup batch file with a delay to map my network drives
For folders WITH NO spaces in the name use this format
net use m:\Server01\myfolder /USER:mynetwork\Administrator Mypassword /persistent:yesFor folders WITH spaces in the name use this format (notes the quotation marks " " either side of the path with spaces in the folder name
net use "m:\Server01\my folder" /USER:mynetwork\Administrator Mypassword /persistent:yesNeat little walkthrough here about how to get firestarter (and Kodi) onto your FireTV stick
Posting to your WP blog by email is cool and handy. Using the standard post by email setup isn’t, with the chance of ANYTHING sent to the designated email being automatically posted. Not cool. Here is how I sorted it with gmail….
Create a gmail address you want to use exclusively for posting content on your blog
Set up the filter to only accept email from a designated email address (See here about how to do this) This is truly clever.
Setup the Postie plugin in WordPress
Mail protocol – IMAP-SSL
Use TLS – NO
Port 993
Mail Server – imap.gmail.com
MailuserID – theaddressyoucreated@gmail.com
Mail password – whateveryousetaspassword
Delete mail after posting – YES
Daughter managed to disable her iPad. Could get into recovery mode but unable to restore due to repeated network errors (code 3259) ended up multiple times getting part of the 1.66Gb downloaded then it froze and reset. Finally solved by manually downloading the ipsw file from iOS 8.4 repository then following the instructions here with the critical bit of info being to hold down the SHIFT key (windows8) when clicking the restore option to get the popup box to point iTunes to the downloaded ipsw file 🙂
The other top tip is to use firefox to download the ipsw file as if it freezes you can rt click pause and the resume and it doesn’t reset the download back to the beginning 🙂
My Chromecast arrived today – up and running in five minutes! Great bit of kit. Using it with Plex media server and it works seamlessly.
There is a little reset routine to remove the toner low warning light on some Brother printers after replacing the toner cartridge
Reset brother 2250dn toner low warning
1. Power Unit off
2. Open front cover
3. Press and hold GO and turn power on
4. When all 3 lights lit release and press GO twice
5. All lights turn solid
6. With all solid, press GO 5 times
7. Ready light goes red
8. Close door
Windows 8 continues to frustrate. The update to 8.1 was a nightmare to do and ended up in a boot loop. Finally sorted it but still get annoyed with basic things like trying to shutdown and not using the win 8 apps which it defaults to. Roll on 8.1.1
Further details to follow but here is a little bit of advice on how to help a sick win8 install to boot
Boot from a Windows 8 Recovery Media…
Trouble Shoot -> Advanced Options -> Command Prompt
CMD> bootrec /scanos
CMD> bootrec /rebuildbcd
CMD> bootrec /fixmbr
CMD> bootrec /fixboot
Reboot.
Happy New 2014!
Spending the night in with the family, off work tomorrow so win, win 🙂
Looking forward to 2014….
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