i was recently asked about the security of cloud storage such as Dropbox, Google Drive, SkyDrive, etc… and came across an open source project written by Stefan Küng called CryptSync.
check if UAC is enabled via command line
if you need to check if UAC is enabled on a workstation via command line you can do the following:
in a command prompt, run
REG QUERY HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\ /v EnableLUA
if you receive
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
EnableLUA REG_DWORD 0×1
then UAC is enabled. if you receive
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
EnableLUA REG_DWORD 0×0
then it is disabled.
Tagged: command line, command prompt, UAC, windows
Raspberry Pi Arcade
i’ve had my raspberry pi for awhile now and mainly bought it to use with xbmc, but since i have a few other devices doing the same thing, i thought i’d re-purpose my pi for something more… fun.
Tagged: emulation, raspberry pi, raspbian, retro arch, retro pie
howto: install restricted drivers via command line
i was recently setting up a ubuntu based system without using gnome, unity, kde, etc… and i needed to install the graphics drivers using ubuntu’s additional drivers program (called jockey) but via command line.
i found that it was easier than i thought since jockey comes with a text based version.
howto: install postgrey greylisting on ubuntu
if you run your own mail server you know that spam filtering sucks. i’ve been using a method called greylisting for years and have had pretty good results with it.
greylisting will temporary block an unknown mail server from delivering a message to your server by sending a “try later” response. since most spam servers are presummed to not be setup correctly, it is thought that they will not try again. when a properly setup mailserver resends the message, it will then be delivered.
the best crock pot bbq pulled pork ever
and cheap to make too!
i’ve been using this recipe for awhile and i have to say it is probably one of my favorites; along with everyone who has tried it. the recipe is super easy to follow and is great for parties or family get togethers.
bbq pulled pork ingredients and cost
the program can’t start because %hs is missing
ever get this error on a Windows pc before?
last week i had a client call and saw that his computer was in a boot loop. it would boot to Windows 7 and then reboot, over and over again. i brought the computer back to the shop and disabled automatic restart and found the dreaded “The program can’t start because %hs is missing.”
Tagged: %hs, bluescreen, windowsfinally moved it!
i finally got all posts moved to the new sites/domain. it took longer than i thought, due to person life and my PS3.
if you noticed that there are no comments on the site, that is because i manually moved everything instead of using a word press plugin that backups up the entire database. my reasoning for this is that i wanted to pick and choose which posts were moved. some posts i just didnt want any more and some i split into multiple posts, etc..\
anyways, with all that said and done, welcome to re.trogress.me!
howto: change xibo layout designer resolution
quite a few people have been asking how to increase the resolution or size of the layout designer in xibo, which has a default size of 800×450 (16:9 resolution. media is scaled to the correct res on your display).
the accepted way of changing the designer resolution is to go to Management > Resolutions from within the xibo web interface and edit the resolution that you want. when i tried this, for some reason, it did not work for me. an alternate way of changing the resolution is to edit the database which i will show you how to do below. i assume in this howto that you already have phpmyadmin installed and working.
one thing to note is that this method will only work for new layouts that you create, all pre-existing layouts will use the old 800×450 editor size. you can manually change the size on each of the old layouts, but if you do, then you’ll have to redo the position and size of your content again. i will not go over that part at this time, but can later if people show enough interest.
Tagged: designer, layout, Xibohowto: add media types in xibo
some people over at the xibo launchpad page have been asking how to use different media types, or audio/video/image extensions, with their digital signage setup. since this is a pretty easy task, i thought i’d give everyone a quick howto.
caveat: before i go into details, i should mention that you’ll need to test the default programs that xibo uses to show the files types that you are adding. for instance; if you are adding the ability to upload mp4 files using the windows client, you should first attempt to play the file with windows media player to ensure that you have the proper codecs installed and everything is working correctly. the same goes for ubuntu and the python client.
there are basically 2 ways to do this; through mysql’s command line interface or by using a tool like phpmyadmin. for simplicity, i’ll be showing you how to do this in phpmyadmin. (learn how to install it here)
Tagged: media types, Xibo
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