Category Archives: IT

Download photos from Google Album.

Posted on February 15, 2020 by geoff

A brief tutorial on downloading images from google galleries. Continue reading →

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Fixing the IP of an ethernet printer on a Sagecom F@ST™ 3864AC Router

Posted on July 24, 2017 by geoff

I discovered that rebooting the F@ST™ 3864AC router supplied by Optus with my NBN transition stopped my wired ethernet printer working because the printer’s IP had changed. To prevent having to reconfigure the printer’s IP port at each reboot I … Continue reading →

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Migrating several standalone WP domains to WP Multisite

Posted on August 11, 2016 by Geoff Shaw

I decided to merge a number of existing standalone WP installs into one multisite installation, so that I would have less maintenance to keep things updated and free of security holes. Whilst there are a number of excellent guides out … Continue reading →

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Prevent Windows changing drive letter for a USB drive

Posted on March 6, 2016 by geoff

A common problem with Windows is that when you plug in a USB drive it may acquire a new drive letter. Usually this is no problem, but if you use the drive with a program that wants the data to be on the same drive each time it is inserted, you need to force Windows to use the same drive letter. Doing so is not hard. Here I will illustrate using Windows 7. Continue reading →

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Word Tips: Formatting numbers in numbered lists

Posted on January 11, 2016 by geoff

One of my pet irritations is making a numbered list and discovering that the numbers seem to arbitrarily change font. eg 1. This is point 1 2. this is point 2 3. this is point 3 Easy Solution: …

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Creating pretty drawings in powerpoint

Posted on October 11, 2015 by geoff

If you want to create drawings like the one to the right using a program you already know how to use, I have written a tutorial that may help you. Powerpoint is not ideal for this sort of drawing, but … Continue reading →

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Photoshop’s content aware fill

Posted on November 5, 2014 by geoff

Just had a little play with Photoshop with a picture with converging verticals. here is the image taken looking upwards so the verticals converge I used the perspective crop tool to correct the convergence, leaving a blank wedge at the … Continue reading →

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Kangaroos are upside down, down under!

Posted on April 8, 2014 by geoff

Interviewed by Mx newspaper… Apparently a celebrity comedian made some “rood” comments about kangaroo genitals … they called me to check the facts! click image for readable format

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Gnu now 30 years old

Posted on September 28, 2013 by geoff

GNU is now 30 years old today. GNU is a collection of free software that sits on top of the Linux kernel to provide the operating system and applications.

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Parabolic reflector to boost 3G phone/dongle signal in remote areas

Posted on April 25, 2013 by geoff

I work in remote areas sometimes, where 3G internet and phone connections are too weak to use. My solution was a simple, DIY, parabolic reflector. By pointing the reflector towards the nearest tower there is a significant boost in signal … Continue reading →