Windows PowerShell – get a recursive list of directories
Like this: dir -Directory -Recurse | % { $_.FullName } > list.txt
SpiderOak Purge Historical versions
I don’t like the default for SpiderOak’s –purge-historical-versions command, which does this: This allows you to remove historical versions of files in your backup set according to the following schedule, which is to keep one version per hour for the last 24 hours, then one version per day for 30…
Gimp Plugin – fixed crop
This is a simple script to crop a plugin with fixed dimensions – I used it to crop out the window border from a VNC Client connected to an industrial touchscreen. (script-fu-register “script-fu-crop” ;func name “Screenshot Crop” ;menu label “Crops an image to a fixed size” ;description “Sandy Scott” ;author…
MusicBrainz Classical Style Guide – Quick Reference
Editing MusicBrainz data can be intimidating at the best of times, but Classical recordings can be particularly tricky, as the 4 different “Artist” fields can all be different. Hopefully this quick reference guide should avoid a few more mistakes in future. Alternatively, check out the full Classical Style Guide
Stop Windows 10 updates
On Windows 7: These are all in the Important section. They appear as “Update for Windows 7” KB 2952664 KB 3021917 KB 3035583
Tasty Thai Takeaway
I’m feeling generous today, so here’s a link to my local Thai Takeaway, who seem to be rather unloved by Google, and maybe a link to them will help. www.tastythaitakeaway.co.uk Real world address: Tasty Thai Takeaway 10 Wostenholm Road SHEFFIELD S7 1LJ Phone: 0114 327 0990 They’re closed on Tuesdays…
UniLogic functions
Int to Real D = A + B x 10 ^ (-C) Real to Int A = XXXXXX.YYYYYY C = XXXXXX D = Round 0.YYYYYY to B decimal places, then multiply by 10 ^ B At least I think this is what it’s supposed to do – it seems to…
Allen Bradley Micro810 LCD Characters
Updated, now that I’ve found out how to directly enter a character code Updated again. I’ve lost all the uploads to this site, so while the tables might still be useful, you’ll need to generate the characters youself if you want to see them. If you’re the curious type (quite…
Sysprep Notes
Sysprep With the OOBE and Generalise options, Will preserve user accounts Drivers will automatically re-install Remembers network keys Forgets network locations (Home/Work/Public) Updates remain installed Windows update need to complete an initial scan Microsoft update is turned off Action Centre items in default state Antivirus starts and works correctly
List all the files in a windows directory
Ever wanted to list all the files in a directory tree – I tend to find this useful when checking if there’s anything in a mass of automatically generated directories Use this command: dir /S /A:-D /B Here’s what the switches mean: /S Look in all subdirectories /A:-D Don’t show…