Divide symbol keyboard ASCII key
To get this symbol ÷ to show up in Word, Excel or other Windows software, use ALT+0247 key sequence.
Enable Copy Paste in vSphere client for VMware ESXi 4.1 and later
Ever tried to copy-paste from your computer to a VMWare virtual machine through the vSphere Client? Not working? Well, that’s normal according to VMWare. Starting with vSphere 4.1, copy-paste is disabled by default. See here for reference on VMWare website. Here is an easy way to enable it for all VMs at once. Log into the service […]
Access VMWare ESXi v4.1 and later SSH service console
VMWare service console is not hidden anymore (starting with 4.1), here is how to enable its remote (SSH) access. 1- In vSphere Client, click on the ESXi host and go to Configuration tab and then on Security Profile. 2- Click on Properties (upper right) and then select Remote Tech Support (SSH) and click Options. 3- […]
This website
What you will find here are mostly solutions to problems I experienced in my day-to-day tasks. I do developement and administration on Windows and Linux systems so expect some stuff around those areas.
Can’t live without utility: linux sed and awk
Linux is less user friendly (or at least has a steeper learning curve) but for website administration and server maintenance, its the holy grail. Here are two small utilities that a webmaster or web admin can’t live without. sed: used for search and replace on multiple files awk: used for data extraction and manipulation on structured text […]
Solution: Printer works but only prints one copy
I came accross an interesting problem the other day where a HP 4000N printer was working properly excepted that it would not print multiple copies. It would however print multiple pages. Changing the print driver to HP LaserJet 4, HP LaserJet 4100 PCL 5 or HP LaserJet 4100 PCL 6 did not fix the problem. […]
Windows Server: How to add or remove a pre-logon welcome message
So you want to add a warning message to be displayed before a user logs on to the computer? No? Better, you want to remove it. Good, its all done in a few easy steps. Locate the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon Add or empty the following values: Name Data Type Value LegalNoticeCaption REG_SZ This is […]
Excel: How to make a drop down list from a dynamic range (ordered, unique)
http://www.get-digital-help.com/2009/05/25/create-a-drop-down-list-containing-only-unique-distinct-alphabetically-sorted-text-values-using-excel-array-formula/
Linux: find files with specific rights
find . -perm /o+x,g+x -type f -perm /o+x,g+x = other users excutable OR group executable -perm -o+x,g+x = other users excutable AND group executable -perm -011 = other users excutable AND group executable -type f = files, don’t show directories r w x r 4 6 5 w 6 2 3 x 5 3 1 Plus, of course, 777 for […]
Windows 7 integration and automation links
Windows 7 Toolkit: http://windows7toolkit.49.forumer.com/viewforum.php?f=3 http://www.wincert.net/forum/index.php?/forum/179-windows-7-toolkit/ http://www.wincert.net/forum/index.php?/forum/180-w7-toolkit-addons/ http://www.wincert.net/forum/index.php?/topic/7803-windows-7-toolkit-06032/ Description: Tool to integrate updates and addons into Windows 7 disc and much more. RockersTeam silent installers (from the team responsible for Windows Seven Black) RockersTeam website DISM Tool (by Je Jin) : Description DISM Tool can mount .wim images, slipstream updates, and many other usefull things…. DISM […]