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Linux Hostname via Windows with a local VM

Linux Hostname via Windows with a local VM I’d much rather just reference the Linux machine using its hostname. This does not work initially, since Windows uses NetBIOS for its name service rather than TCP/IP host names. An easy way to get in on the NetBIOS action is to install Samba. While that may be […]

Miscellaneous

Astute Finance PPI

Astute Finance PPI Do not use Astute Finance… I used them to reclaim PPI and I ended up having to do all the leg work myself. Waste of time. 10 emails to info@astutefinancegroup.co.uk went unanswered. They are a shambles of a company.

Mac OSX

iMovie – Transition Timing Issue

iMovie – Transition Timing Issue So if you are having problems adjusting a transition within iMovie. Ensure you adjust the clip either side of the transition. These timings must be long enough for the transition to take place.

PHP SQL

2002 Cannot log in to the MySQL server – MAC

2002 Cannot log in to the MySQL server – MAC To fix In /etc/php.ini, replaced the three occurences of /var/mysql/mysql.sock with /tmp/mysql.sock prompt% sudo chmod u+w php.ini   <- had to give myself write permission to that file.. you may need to become root user to actually edit the file.. depends who owns php.ini Now edit […]

Miscellaneous

Data from a Pivot

see the example below: [vb] Sub PTTest() Dim SH As Worksheet ‘ the current worksheet from the colection of workbooks Dim PT As PivotTable ‘ the current pivot table from the current worksheet Dim PTC As Range ‘ the cell range of the current pivot table Dim Tmp AsString’ the buffer for concatenated cell values […]