Speed up your Windows computer

Windows executes an application every day to check the compatibility of the programs on your computer. Microsoft Compatibility Appraiser runs randomly between 3 am and 5 am in the morning, and in the first 2 hours when you turn on your computer. It can use 30 – 50 % of the CPU slowing down other …

Transfer streets from maps to Cities: Skylines using transparent film

I have used this fun, but very time consuming “analog” method before discovering the Image Overlay 2 mod described in Transfer streets to your city in Cities: Skylines using a PNG image file Cities: Skylines is a great environment to build scale models of real cities. In this example, we will transfer the Pacific Electric …

Kovászos kenyér egyszerűen

Kevés munkával és mosogatással is készíthetünk jó házikenyeret. Persze, nem lesz annyira könnyű, mint az eredeti Szabadfi Szabolcs féle kenyér (Kovászos Kenyér Sütés Szabival), de így akár 1-2 naponta süthetünk finom házikenyeret. Szabi sütési lépéseit kicsit leegyszerűsítettem, hogy másra is jusson idő a kenyér készítése közben. Sütés után kenyerünk körülbelül 1200 g-os lesz. Hozzávalók 450 …

Failed to complete #converge action: [password is a required option]

The Chef Test Kitchen EC2 driver can connect to Windows instances two ways. Using a custom image with known admin account credentials When we use a custom built image which has a local administrator account with known username and password, specify it in the kitchen.yml file. Standard Amazon AMI with random password When we use …

Scan documents into password-protected ZIP files with iPhone

Follow these steps to scan documents into PDF format with your iPhone, transfer them to your computer, compress them to a password-protected ZIP file. Scanning Your iPhone can scan documents into PDF files Open the Notes app Tap the new document icon in the lower right corner to create a new note Tap the camera …

Search the Chef server

Use the knife search command to list nodes that match the provided criteria Find nodes with a specific cookbook in the run list (runlist) Find nodes with a specific recipe in the run list (runlist) List nodes with a specific OS All Linux nodes All nodes with Ubuntu OS The last time the node successfully …

Speed up the Windows 10 user interface

Windows 10 has pretty effects to fade in and out windows, animate the opening of menus and other objects. If you prefer a relaxed appearance, it is for you, but if you want to complete your tasks and view the result of your actions faster, here is the way to turn the effects off. Press …

Configure Epson WF-3520 scanning on Windows 11

Install the Epson WF-3520 scanner driver and scanning utility Connect to the Epson WF-3520 scanner To enable the Preview function In Windows 11 the Preview button is not visible by default. To make the Preview button visible on the Epson Scan page, we will need to press the Alt key on your keyboard. Scan with …

Generate the Chef cookbook dependency diagram

The Brew viz command reads the Berksfile.lock in the current Chef cookbook directory and saves the cookbook dependency diagram in the graph.png file. The command requires the graphviz utility Install graphviz In the terminal window execute Generate the cookbook dependency diagram and open it in Preview In the Chef cookbook directory execute If you get …

Install TeamCity agent remotely

To install the TeamCity agent on a remote computer in the TeamCity UI on the Agents page select the Agent Push tab. Make sure the remote computer is accessible by PSEXEC. See Configure the target server for PSEXEC If the remote server is in the domain, make sure you prefix your username with the domain …