Author Archives: sinetek
How to Run a Command Periodically
Linux: there’s the watch command. FreeBSD: you will need the package gnu-watch.
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How to Convert Disk IMG to VMWare’s VMDK Format
First, make sure you have qemu. Then, you can convert the file: Lastly, you can move the file to its VM destination.
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How to Convert All HEIC Pictures in a Directory to JPEG Files
You will be left with a lot of picture files. Now all that is needed is a simple delete of all HEIC, after careful examination of the output.
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Anki reached 3000!
The other day, my Anki deck has finally reached 3000 cards. After some 500 days. Hurrah!
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MySQL Workbench Community: “org.freedesktop.secrets” Error
If you are running MySQL Workbench and a connection fails: The name org.freedesktop.secrets was not provided by any .service files.” Then you should install gnome-keyring.
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