The new iPhone operating system includes a feature to send all unwanted calls directly to the voicemail. This eliminates the daily car warranty spam calls. If someone calls you from a number that is in your contact list, in your recent outgoing call list, or in a Siri suggestion, the call rings your phone, otherwise …
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Simultaneous screen sharing in Zoom
Zoom supports simultaneous screen sharing by multiple participants. It is ideal for remote meetings, design sessions, and pair programming. To enable it, configure your Zoom client to use multiple monitors. Open the Zoom preferences On the general tab check Use dual monitors During the meeting in the Share Screen icon select Multiple participants can share …
Is the Chef aws_s3_file resource idempotent?
Yes, it is idempotent. It means, when the target file on the local drive matches the source file in the S3 bucket, Chef Client does not download the file. In the past aws_s3_file was not idempotent, but now behind the scenes it calls remote_file which compares the files and skips the download when the files …
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Chef FATAL: IndexError: string not matched
Chef attributes are “Mash” type. From the Ruby Doc: “Mash allows you to create pseudo-objects that have method-like accessors for hash keys.” Mash is inherited from Hash. Attributes can hold any data type, but we need to make sure the type does not change as we create more attributes. In this example we change the …
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Get a refund for DMV vehicle registration renewal late payment penalty
If you have never received the vehicle registration renewal notice from the DMV and you have to pay a penalty First, you need to pay the full amount including the penalty Visit this link to get a refundhttps://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/customer-service/payments-refunds/ scroll down and follow the instructions in the sectionI did not receive vehicle/vessel registration renewal notice.
aws: command not found
When we want to execute AWS CLI commands to create tags, add AWS keys on AWS instances with the AWS Chef cookbook, first, we need to install the AWS CLI. On Linux the following lines complete the installation Make sure you use the -b /usr/bin option to instruct the installer to create a symbolic link …
Change or reset the user password if you cannot logon
I have found an interesting article by Raymond on how to reset the password of your Windows computer even if you cannot log in. Change Or Reset User Password If You Cannot Logon For the last method, you will need a bootable USB drive to start your computer. See my article Install Windows 10 from …
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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 …
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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 …