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Make an electrical junction box cap

This tutorial describes how I created a cap for an electrical junction box in Fusion360 by giving a step by step guide. The post Make an electrical junction box cap appeared first on Ask Sheldon Tech Blog .

Velociraptor Resonating Chamber Stand

This is how I created a resonating chamber stand for the resonating chamber of a velociraptor. Yes, I’m serious! :-D As some of you may know, I’m a die-hard fan of the Jurassic Park films. My girlfriend and I have watched these movies together so many times that we know them by heart. In the […] The post Velociraptor Resonating Chamber Stand appeared first on Ask Sheldon Tech Blog .

SQL: Query after GUID field

This tiny code snippet demonstrates how to query for GUID fields in SQL by using string values, contrasting it with the MySQL approach. The post SQL: Query after GUID field appeared first on Ask Sheldon Tech Blog .

Find and shorten file and folder names with a certain length

Recently, I restructured my Synology NAS and encrypted all backup shared folders using AES-256 encryption. Therefore I had to find and shorten all files and folders with a certain character length. In general the activation of shared folder encryption is straightforward: Once encrypted, your data will be protected. However, there is a limitation on the […] The post Find and shorten file and folder…

Flush DNS Cache for PowerShell and WSL

When using Windows 10+ in combination with WLS(2) (Window Subsystem for Linux), you probably will stumble over some DNS resolution issues. For example: when you’ve changed the A-record for an IP and you try to ping or dig the targeted domain. If you still get old IPs there, it could be caused by cached DNS […] The post Flush DNS Cache for PowerShell and WSL appeared first on Ask Sheldon Tech Blog…

Render PDF

If filename is the absolute path to pdf file: The post Render PDF appeared first on Ask Sheldon Tech Blog .

Run Gitlab behind ISPConfig

Before a while I had the idea to setup my own Gitlab instance to manage my git repositories on my own server. In order to install Gitlab, I ran into a few problems, because I’m already using ISPConfig as administration panel for my root server. Hence I am slightly going to migrate my whole hosting […] The post Run Gitlab behind ISPConfig appeared first on Ask Sheldon Tech Blog .

Override classes and constructor arguments

As for Magento 1 it is possible to override classes in Magento 2 as well. Don’t get me wrong. It is not recommended to override classes or methods. It should be the really last resort. Use a plugin or an observer whenever possible. But sometimes the code you’re working against isn’t suitable for one of […] The post Override classes and constructor arguments appeared first on Ask Sheldon Tech Blog…

Create Symlinks in Windows 10

This short tutorial shows how to create Symlinks in Windows 10 using the standard command prompt (cmd) or the Microsoft PowerShell as well. The post Create Symlinks in Windows 10 appeared first on Ask Sheldon Tech Blog .

Set static IP on LibreELEC

Today I stumbled upon the fact that my KODI based media box (Raspberry Pi 4) is still using a dynamic IPv4 address. Hence I want to connect via ssh regularly, I had to set a static IP on LibreElec (former OpenELEC) which my KODI mediacenter is running on. To achieve that, I had to connect […] The post Set static IP on LibreELEC appeared first on Ask Sheldon Tech Blog .