How to set up the Synology DNS Server package for forward and reverse lookups on your LAN, filling the gap left by UniFi USG DNS.
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Don't fly your new drone on day one, you'll wreck it. Learn throttle control indoors on a $25 quadcopter first. Here's the method I used.
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After a decade as VP/CIO, I joined ServiceNow as an Evangelist and moved my family to Silicon Valley. Why I made the leap and what comes next.
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ServiceNow reclaims idle developer instances. I pulled my keep-alive workaround and explain why an approval workflow is the better fix.
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The SmushBox SMS gateway lost its unlimited T-Mobile plan and Smush Mobile looks dead. How I revived mine with an AT&T GoPhone SIM.
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Invalid sys_class_name values can break CMDB list views in ServiceNow. How to find and fix the bad CIs with a background script.
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Keyspan's driver died under OS X 10.9 Mavericks. How to get PL2303 USB serial adapters like the ATEN UC232A working with an open source kext.
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How to get an email alert whenever an admin impersonates a user in ServiceNow, by logging the impersonation event and adding a notification.
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How to detect when a phone joins or leaves your home network using arp, a Python script, Lingon, and Hazel on OS X. Know when the kids get home.
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Bluetooth audio on OS X crackles and skips because Apple sets the bitpool quality low. One defaults write command fixes the sound.
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How to flash a Google Nexus 7 back to the stock Android ROM from OS X using the Android SDK, fastboot, and Google's factory images.
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How to root the Google Nexus 7 from OS X after the Jelly Bean 4.2.2 update, using the Android SDK, ClockworkMod Recovery, and SuperSU.
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How to auto-file PNC Virtual Wallet statements into Evernote with a Hazel rule and a shell script, since PNC blocks most fetch services.
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How to enable unattended upgrades on Ubuntu so security patches install themselves, with the apt config files and options explained.
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