Tech Tips

Short, practical tech tips: security, disk cleanup, encryption, passwords and everyday Windows and Linux fixes.

How to and info guides

   Normal Tech Tips. Blog about interesting questions and requests I get 

• average-athlete.com — running a personal cycling data site on self-hosted Django
• 1pdf combine pdf's and jpg's into one file
• Docker not showing containers or starting new ones to fix
• pi-enviro with Enviro+ hat for raspberry pi
• fleet-track.org — real-time & historical GPS fleet tracking
• Help with COVID-19 with your compute power
• quick-time-management.com
• hash-check.com Third Party Crypto Hash Bank
• review-done.com — automate your employee performance reviews
• quietdeep.app — binaural beats & isochronic tones synthesized in your browser
• How to Backup with System Image in Windows 10
• WPA, WEP and Open Wifi. Good, bad and ugly
• Once you go SSD you never go back
• Google gives you unlimited photo storage
• Your Screen. Fluro to Halogen with f.lux®
• Onsite backup
• 1 Security setting fix! for windows in 10 Seconds
• How fast is your internet?
• Your Hard Drive will Fail
• FIX! Storage Spaces, Can’t Add new drive, error 0x00000032
• Fix: Fatal error: Call to undefined function wp_cache_get()
• Passwords and password managers
• Traveling and Security
• VPN: Virtual Private Network & TOR: The Onion Router Basics
• Privacy In devices. What devices do you use? And how secure are they?
• How to encrypt Windows with BitLocker
• How to enable bitlocker without a tpm
• Best free protection for kids online with OpenDNS
• Has your account been leaked? Search and find out
• How to Setup LassPass Quickly
• How to Setup Private Internet Access VPN quickly
• Windows Disk Space Low? How to Quickly Cleanup
• Donate to Charity with your Computer or Phone Power
• Encryption
• Multifactor Authentication

   Powershell Tips 

• Powershell | Ping Log
• Powershell | using Send-MailMessage to send email
• PowerShell | Get-EventLog
• Powershell | Rick Roll ASCII style
• Your new PowerShell ISE is Visual Studio Code
• PowerShell | Virus Scanning with Defender
• PowerShell script cannot be loaded because the execution of scripts is disabled on this system
• PowerShell | Set Windows Update Automatic Restart, Straight!
• PowerShell | Scheduled Task Template
• PowerShell | Network Connection Testing
• PowerShell | Storing Secure Passwords with PSCredential
• PowerShell | Windows Backup with email notifications
• PowerShell | Base64 encoding / decoding
• PowerShell | Offline backup, script to turn your hard drive off and on to backup to stay safe
• PowerShell | Start PowerShell Script via Run.bat

  Python Tips

• Python | Start Python Script via Run.bat
• Django unit tests & functional tests in docker! No luck with Jenkins for me

 Django Tips