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Steven Wright  "I woke up one morning, and all of my stuff had been stolen and replaced by exact duplicates."     1 - I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize.   2 - Borrow money from pessimists -- they don't expect it back.   3 - Half the people you know are below average.   4 - 99% of lawyers give the rest a bad name.   5 - 82.7% of all statistics are made up on the spot.   6 - A conscience is what hurts when all your other parts feel so good.   7 - A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.   8 - If you want the rainbow, you got to put up with the rain.   9 - All those who believe in psycho kinesis, raise my hand.   10 - The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.   11 - I almost had a psychic girlfriend, ...... But she left me before we met.   12 - OK, so what's the speed of dark?   13 - How do you tell when you're out of invisible ink?   14 - If everything ...
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Suppress thousands of 'Security' "Audit Success" entries in Windows 10 Event Log

If you find it annoying that your security event log is populated with literally thousands of entries telling you that the system has successfully done something, keep reading. Open 'Local Group Policy Editor' - you will need Administrative rights to make these changes .     - Start > Run > gpedit.msc (or secpol.msc which brings you directly to ' Security Settings ')      Or, navigate to Administrative Tools and open Local Security Policy from there. In Local Group Policy Editor, under Local Computer Policy, navigate to: Computer Configuration > Windows Settings > Security Settings > Advanced Audit Policy Configuration > System Audit Policies - Local Group Policy Object       For reference: Now, go to 'Account Management' and open 'Audit User Account Management' Open this setting and tic the box to 'Configure the following...' as well as 'Failure'. Click OK. While here, do the same for '...
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Add Linux/XFCE to Windows 10, then create a shortcut (.bat file) to start it up

No reason to reinvent the wheel. Begin by following the excellent instructions provided by solarianprogrammer.com 1. I nstall WSL  on Windows 10 2. I nstall and configure VcXsrv Now that you have the necessary setup you should save the config file for VcXsrv. Follow the instructions from step 2 above. Then, after the Extra Settings choose the option to save the configuration: Save the config file (config.xlaunch) somewhere easy to find. Now, create a .bat file on your Desktop. Right-click on Desktop, select New > Text Document. Save file as somename.bat Add the following to your new file: REM Point to saved config file for VcXsrv REM Use the path for your config file here C:\config.xlaunch REM Just giving it a moment to open two windows; 1 for CMD + 1 for VcXsrv TIMEOUT /t 3 REM change to directory to run bash.exe cd C:\Windows\system32\ REM taking another moment, mainly so you can watch what's happening in the CMD window TIMEOUT /t 3 REM now opening a...
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Installing AC1200 USB 3.0 adapter on Ubuntu 18.04 (or Windows / MAC)

Device used (graphic below, for reference) : https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07JQMNT8K/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 All drivers can be found here:  https://goo.gl/Wj8aQB 1. Windows 7 - the driver installed easily and the device was up and running quickly. Result - After testing it out a bit I have found that this adapter is only slightly better than my original g or n internal cards. The ac band works fine, which I did not have prior, and it is a little faster. But, even when right next to the AP downloads are only 70mbps max. On the LAN only it gets much faster, of course. 2. Ubuntu 18.04 - the install was horrifying, based on supplied drivers. There are drivers in the Ubuntu build, as well as on the disc (or online ). But, getting the proper driver loaded*, running and then connected took some time.  Result - The speed results were mostly the same as described for Windows. *in the end this driver package worked perfectly on Ubuntu 18.04 (b...
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Installing Acrobat Reader (9.5.5) on Ubuntu 18.04 (Bionic Beaver Linux)

To install Adobe Reader (9.5.5) follow these instructions , courtesy of LinuxConfig.org .  https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-adobe-acrobat-reader-on-ubuntu-18-04-bionic-beaver-linux Adding issues I ran into post-install. Possible issues post-install, when running app in terminal.  issues below did not stop 'acroread' from running, nor hinder its performance. if you execute 'acroread' in terminal you'll see issues like the below with ease. Otherwise, if using the shortcut, likely created under the 'Office' category, then you may need to refer to system logs to identify any errors. Murrine (or other theme) missing : sudo apt install --reinstall gtk2-engines-murrine:i386 ( even on 64-bit systems )         OR sudo apt install gtk2-engines-murrine:i386 ( even on 64-bit systems ) For these two errors install the modules listed below : Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "gail" Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "atk-brid...
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