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2023-01 Old Files...
In ROBOCOPY help file: "/MINLAD:n :: MINimum Last Access Date - exclude files used since n. (If n
Now, I don't know about you, but, if I've got any files older than the Epoch Date, much less 1900, I've got some major issues in my system.
Posted on January 4th, 2023
2018-09 Set Up a Virtual Machine for Free
There are plenty of reasons to run a virtual machine. The first, and most compelling, is that you want to play: Maybe there are some other operating system you want to dabble with (cough Linux cough), but you don’t want to deal with installing another hard drive, partitioning your existing drive, or setting up your…
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Posted on September 11th, 2018
2018-08 Always Run Apps as Administrator on Windows
Running apps as an administrator in Windows gives them extra privileges. It lets them edit the registry change system files and access other folders that are usually restricted. Sometimes you need to run a program in administrator mode every time you use it. For example my music management software needs to run in administrator mode so it can automatically organize my files in real-time. If you have any apps you use every day that also require admin privileges you will know how annoying it can be to co...
Posted on August 29th, 2018
2018-03 5 Photo Management Mistakes
Whether youve been taking photos for one year or 10 years the chances are you have a huge unwieldy photo library that is in desperate need of attention. Thats just the nature of shooting digital. Cleaning up your existing photo library will be a chore but there are plenty of mistakes you can avoid when organizing new photos in order to maintain a neat and ordered collection.
1. You Leave Your Photos on Your SD Card
You spend the day taking photos you come home you're exhausted and you tell yourself...
Posted on March 14th, 2018
2018-02 3 Surprising Ways Wikipedia Can Help Improve Your Vocabulary
If Wikipedia were printed on paper, you’d need an aircraft hangar to contain it. The English Wikipedia alone is currently equivalent to 2,570 volumes of Encyclopedia Britannica. Wouldn’t it be great if you could use its 3.5 billion words to improve your vocabulary? 3 Ways Wikipedia Can Improve Your Vocabulary Instead of going to Wikipedia every day and rummaging through millions of pages, let’s look at three quick ways to get new words every day. Use IFTTT to get new words. Set up IFTTT with this applet ...
Posted on February 26th, 2018
2018-02 USB Over Ethernet: The Most Powerful System You Aren’t Using
The USB port on your computer is invaluable. It connects your computer to almost every other important device. The internet is also invaluable. It connects your computer to any other in the world. Combine the two and USB over Ethernet is an incredibly powerful system you haven’t been using. This isn’t the same as one of those USB-to-Ethernet adapters, by the way, which convert your USB ports into plugs for Ethernet cables. What Is USB Over Ethernet? USB over Ethernet (also called USB over Network or USB ...
Posted on February 19th, 2018
2018-02 Using the Web Without a Browser
You’re reading this article in a web browser. But what if you wanted to get online without using a browser at all? Is it even possible? And why would you even want to? Web browsers are incredibly popular, even appearing on Smart TVs. But did you know that you don’t need a browser to get online? While vital for browsing the web, browsers aren’t completely necessary. It really depends on what you plan to do online. After all, the internet existed before the World Wide Web. Many other tools and protocols ar...
Posted on February 1st, 2018