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Where’d the Timer Go?

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So. System.Threading.Timer. Right. I'm really starting to miss the old System.Timers.Timer. Built like a tank. System.Threading.Timer is a bit more finicky, but is the only option in .Net Core. My fun of the day: It turns out, when the timer goes out of scope, it will be disposed of. Even if you'd told it to, for example, tick … Continue Reading ››
Mac OS

Lync 2011 Mac Keychain Error

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Today Lync 2011 decided it was not going to log in. Each time I tried I got an error about the oc_keycontainer and a request for my password. I tried just deleting all the oc_keycontainer entries from Keychain Access, but still no luck. It turns out it's necessary to also delete the OC_KeyContainer_[username] file from ~/Library/Keychains Re-launch Lync, … Continue Reading ››
pfSense

Fixing OpenVPN in pfSense After Static IP Change

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I recently moved (yay me) and with the move came a new static IP address. Unfortunately, changing the IP address in pfSense did not change it in the OpenVPN configuration as well. If this happens to you, here's the fix: Log into pfSense, go to Status->Services and stop the OpenVPN service. Next, SSH into the pfSense router with something … Continue Reading ››
Windows

Mysterious Blue Box

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I was helping someone set up their brand new (and stunningly beautiful) Dell XPS 15. When, lo and behold, a mysterious blue box appeared every time I moved a Window. Mysterious Blue BoxI Binged, and Binged, and Binged, but could not come up with what … Continue Reading ››
Winds of Paradise

Achievement Unlocked – Team Assembled

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I'm thrilled to announce that after our first Founders Meeting our team size is officially up to 4! Damien (Story & World), Jen (UI/UX), and Paul (Story & World) are already hard at work bringing the world of Continentia to life. The Li'i don't stand a chance!
Wordpress

WordPress Auto Update Soup-to-Nuts

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This took a couple days of Binging and hacking, but I finally got WordPress to auto-update on Centos 7 with SSL and without disabling SELinux. Update 1: I should note, this is for self-hosted WordPress users. (Anything in brackets [] is up to you to choose) WordPress 4.4 requires FTP access to the server in order to update … Continue Reading ››
Linux

SELinux ACLs with Apache

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A quick reminder to myself (and you if you've come across my little site) to change SELinux file ACLs when uploading new files to be served by Apache (httpd) on Centos. Yesterday I linked to some Radeon drivers in my http://www.shernet.com/windows/ati-radeon-mobility-x1400-on-windows-10/ post. However, the linked zip file was showing 'Access Denied' errors, despite the correct filesystem … Continue Reading ››
Windows

ATI Radeon Mobility X1400 on Windows 10

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I'm getting an old Dell Inspiron E1505 upgraded to Windows 10. Most things are going well, but there are definitely some driver difficulties, the 1st of which are the graphics. This comes via GreenReaper on the Microsoft forums, but I wanted to replicate it here just in case the post goes away: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-win_upgrade/no-windows-10-driver-for-amd-radeon-x1400/9e0afae5-e571-483d-b0e0-841ae6ae20c1?auth=1 (If you trust me, … Continue Reading ››
Windows Server

Some Fun With NFS and Windows

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I have some Linux servers that I'd like to talk to my Windows Server 2012R2 file server. Since I'd like daemons, rather than users, to be able to communicate with the server, I thought this would be a good candidate for NFS. Linux Side (1st round) (I'm using Centos, but the general concept will apply to Fedora, Ubuntu, … Continue Reading ››