THE VESPER
“Three measures of Gordon’s, one of vodka, half a measure of Kina Lillet. Shake it very well until it’s ice-cold, then add a large thin slice of lemon peel. Got it?”
-James Bond
DELETED HORDE EMAILS STILL SHOW IN INBOX
When you delete email from the Horde webmail client, the email does not move to your trash, it still shows up in your inbox, with a strikethrough. This guide will show you how to delete it from your system
Within your Horde webmail client
Click the Gear icon at the Top Right
Select Preferences
Click Mail
Select the link for Deleting and Moving Messages
Place a checkmark next to:
Move deleted messages to your Trash mailbox instead of marking them as deleted in the current mailbox?
Click Save
Return to your Inbox, select your previously deleted emails, and delete them again. Now your messages will be moved to trash
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HOW TO BACKUP INSTAGRAM PHOTOS & STORIES IN 2021
If you want to back up your photos and your stories, you can do so by:
On your Computer
Open a web browser like Chrome
Navigate to https://instagram.com
Login
Click your Picture in the top right corner
Click Settings
Scroll down to Privacy and Security
Select Data Download
Click Request Download
Enter your password to confirm
Wait up to 48 hours for your data to be available
Once your data is available they will email you. You can go back to instagram, and download the zip files. It will contain all of your photos, stories, and videos.
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DISABLE LIGHTS ON GIGABYTE MOTHERBOARDS
Most of my systems are built on linux, and linux does not have the ability to install the RGB Fusion software. For me to disable the lights on the motherboard, I have to do that from the BIOS. Here are the steps I use on my Gigabyte Motherboards:
Boot the computer
Press DEL during the boot to enter the BIOS
Scroll over to the Peripherals tab
Select RGB Fusion
Click OFF
Save & Exit
Reboot and your lights are off
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ELF MADE STAMP STL FROM SANTA CLAUS THE MOVIE
So I was watching Santa Claus the Movie…you know, that old movie from the 80s:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089961/
In the movie, the Elves have this stamp that they stamp onto each of the toys they make…and in having little ones, I needed to get my hands on it.
Coincidently enough, I couldn’t find it online, as an STL….so I had one made, and want to give it to you as a Gift.
You can download it here:
https://tacticalware.com/downloads/Elf_Made.zip
Or directly from Thingiverse at:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4685864
Hardware that I used to print it:
Ender 3 Pro
Hotend
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Tubing
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eSun Black PLA+ (For the Handle)
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TPU (For the Stamp)
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And I have the following gear in place running Octoprint:
Raspberry Pi 4 (4gb)
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SanDisk 32GB Ultra microSDHC UHS-I Memory Card with Adapter
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CanaKit 3.5A Raspberry Pi 4 Power Supply (USB-C)
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CanaKit Raspberry Pi 4 Micro HDMI Cable – 6 Feet
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Western Digital 500GB WD_Black SN750 NVMe
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Plugable USB C to M.2 NVMe Tool-free Enclosure
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The most important thing is after you setup your system, before you print this stamp, is to calibrate your system for these filaments. You will need to do it for both the PLA+ and the TPU. For that, you can refer to these pages:
Configure your Extrusion Multiplier:
https://tacticalware.com/ender-3-pro-simplify3d-configuring-the-extrusion-multiplier/
Confirm your heat settings:
https://tacticalware.com/3d-printing-heat-tower/
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WORDPRESS ERROR USING W3 TOTAL CACHE
If you are running a wordpress site with the W3 Total Cache plugin, and you come across this error:
There has been a critical error on your website. Please check your site admin email inbox for instructions.
The way to fix it is to:
FTP to your server
Navigate to the wp-content folder
Rename the following (I put a -tacticalware at the end of each to know i removed it from being processed, and if all works well, I circle back to delete it afterwards):
– cache folder
– w3tc-config folder
– object-cache.php
– advanced-cache.php
– dbcache.php
After they are deleted, you can go back and add the W3 Total Cache plugin back to your site. Be careful making the changes because one of those changes, may result in the error again. So I would suggest making one change at a time, saving, and letting it run for a while before attempting another change.
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FIND WHERE A BITLY ADDRESS GOES
From time to time I still run into URL shorteners. I always wonder where it is going to send me, and if I can actually trust the link. This is especially worrisome when you run into URL shorteners on new sites. Well I found a way to note the actuall address of the site that it is trying to send you to.
All you have to do is copy the URL and put a plus at the end of it
Example:
Add the plus at the end of the URL
http://bit.ly/2HK6nTW+
Place it in your address bar, and it will bring you to the page, showing the full URL
Now you can see that
http://bit.ly/2HK6nTW+
goes to
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WORDPRESS DOUBLE DASH ISSUE 2021 [SOLVED]
The dreaded double dash issue is back in wordpress. This issue is where wordpress automatically reformats two dashes, into a single long dash. It needs to be removed in blogs like this ome, where many of the commands you see are infact double dashes. This is the quick fix for it.
Login into your site
Go to: Dashboard
Click Appearance
Select Theme Editor
Choose functions.php
Scroll to the bottom of the page and paste
add_filter( ‘run_wptexturize’, ‘__return_false’ );
Click Update
The issue is fixed
Make sure the ‘ symbol above is correct, if it is the apostrophe that slants forward it will not work. it has to the be the apostrophe character that is straight up/down
You will probably need to do this everytime you update your wordpress theme. So bookmark this page and come back when you need to fix it next time.
MICROSOFT TEAMS CALL QUALITY FEEDBACK
Have that annoying survey popup after every call. Asking you to rate the call, with stars, and you are just plain sick of seeing it.
Well do I have the solution for you.
When you are in Teams
Click on your Avatar in the top right of the screen
Select Settings
Click Privacy
Slide that Green button next to Survey from On, to Off
No more teams feedback ticklers
TURN OFF MAGEGEE KEYBOARD LIGHTS
Here is a quick and easy how-to on turning off the lights on the MageGee Keyboards.
To do this, it is a simple combination of keystrokes
Hold down the Fn key
Press Esc twice
Your keyboard should not have the rainbow backlight anymore and you should be all set
