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by Simon Sheppard
2021-Jul-25, 5:03 pm
Forum: Meta: Site Feedback / Forum Q&A
Topic: Extra smilies
Replies: 0
Views: 16991

Extra smilies

There is a smilies toolbar when logged in, but also a few extra smilies you can enter by typing in the BBcode. Type in the code on the left without any spaces to get the smilie on the right. For any post you can tick the Disable smilies button if you need to prevent them from messing up the display ...
by Simon Sheppard
2021-Jul-25, 2:48 pm
Forum: General Tech News, Notes and Queries
Topic: The Tragedy of systemd
Replies: 0
Views: 18882

The Tragedy of systemd

This is a really interesting talk about the history of systemd by Benno Rice, (37 minutes + questions). Even for people who don't work with linux there are some interesting comparisons with the way that Daemons and Services are handled in Windows NT and MacOS and also some discussion of implementing...
by Simon Sheppard
2021-Jul-24, 10:23 pm
Forum: Windows CMD Shell
Topic: Robocopy to ONLY copy changed files
Replies: 1
Views: 4213

Re: Robocopy to ONLY copy changed files

This is an old thread, but a common reason for robocopy repeatedly copying files on every run is if the source and destination have different filesystems which return the date modified to a slightly greater or lesser accuracy. If everything is running NTFS there should be much less of that happening.
by Simon Sheppard
2021-Jul-23, 2:46 pm
Forum: General Tech News, Notes and Queries
Topic: The FTC Votes Unanimously to Enforce Right to Repair
Replies: 1
Views: 17597

The FTC Votes Unanimously to Enforce Right to Repair

During an open commission meeting Wednesday, the Federal Trade Commission voted unanimously to enforce laws around the Right to Repair, thereby ensuring that US consumers will be able to repair their own electronic and automotive devices. The FTC’s endorsement of the rules is not a surprise outcome...
by Simon Sheppard
2021-Jul-19, 4:56 pm
Forum: Windows CMD Shell
Topic: Get Wifi Passwords
Replies: 1
Views: 1199

Re: Get Wifi Passwords

Hackoo's code runs an HTA application, which while it can still be run (in old versions of IE) is deprecated.
by Simon Sheppard
2021-Jul-17, 2:15 pm
Forum: Windows CMD Shell
Topic: How to automate user input/keystroke input when using pause command
Replies: 1
Views: 1183

Re: How to automate user input/keystroke input when using pause command

Another approach to this is to call the script with: START CMD /k yourscript.cmd That will run the script and the window will remain open for any further input. You don't actually need the START, thats just to open it in a fresh window so it's obvious what's happening, if creating a shortcut, you ca...
by Simon Sheppard
2021-Jul-14, 5:57 pm
Forum: Windows CMD Shell
Topic: issue with psexec not closing after execution
Replies: 1
Views: 1567

Re: issue with psexec not closing after execution

Im late to the party but you may just need to use psexec -accepteula to suppress the copyright message.
by Simon Sheppard
2021-Jul-11, 2:04 pm
Forum: Meta: Site Feedback / Forum Q&A
Topic: How to ask good questions - and get better answers.
Replies: 1
Views: 17228

How to ask good questions - and get better answers.

5 tips on how to ask questions in a way more likely to get you a satisfactory answer. 1) Before asking a question on the forum, do the following: Try to find an answer by searching the forum archives or via google Try to find an answer by searching the Web. Try to find an answer by reading SS64.com...