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Ford automatic door locking via Forscan (MK3 Focus)

Enable automatic door locking via Forscan on Ford vehicles

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Windows – Blinking taskbar and black screen

Rebooted a working Windows 10 system to be greeted with a blinking taskbar and black screen. Fix that worked for me As this fault appears to render the machine almost unusable this is an effective way to disable the Storage…

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Barcode processing PDF files

Use open source applications combined with PowerShell to process barcodes from PDF files.

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Repair, not replace – Herman Miller Aeron

I think the level of disposability in modern lifestyles is a genuinely sad thing. Driven on no doubt by globalisation and consumerism. Thankfully there are still a few areas where one can repair a product to further extend it’s useful…

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Dell U2413 Monitor turning off hardware fix

I think Dell make a great monitor; I’ve been buying Dell 24” monitors ever since the brilliant 16:10 aspect 2407wfp. However, the more recent Dell U2413 appears to have a rather serious issue where it will turn off after extended…

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Achieve full open NAT with port forwarding for Xbox live via Opnsense

How to achieve full open NAT status with Xbox Live with Opnsense without using UPnP

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Windows – Blinking taskbar and black screen

Rebooted a working Windows 10 system to be greeted with a blinking taskbar and black screen. Fix that worked for me As this fault appears to render the machine almost unusable this is an effective way to disable the Storage…

Continue reading…

Barcode processing PDF files

Use open source applications combined with PowerShell to process barcodes from PDF files.

Continue reading…

Repair, not replace – Herman Miller Aeron

I think the level of disposability in modern lifestyles is a genuinely sad thing. Driven on no doubt by globalisation and consumerism. Thankfully there are still a few areas where one can repair a product to further extend it’s useful…

Continue reading…

Dell U2413 Monitor turning off hardware fix

I think Dell make a great monitor; I’ve been buying Dell 24” monitors ever since the brilliant 16:10 aspect 2407wfp. However, the more recent Dell U2413 appears to have a rather serious issue where it will turn off after extended…

Continue reading…

Achieve full open NAT with port forwarding for Xbox live via Opnsense

How to achieve full open NAT status with Xbox Live with Opnsense without using UPnP

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