Checking path to non-web port (80) site from MacOS, Unix or Linux terminal.
Use curl -v <ip address>:<port>
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Simple use of FFMpeg to convert webm
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Simple use of FFMpeg to convert webm
ffmpeg -i <source file.webm> <destination file.mp4>
That is it.
Quick Touch Command in DOS
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Quick UNIX touch command in DOS:
This is the command I’ve been using to update the date values of files, mostly those copied over the network with a future date.
copy /b filename.exe +,,
Quick way to list programs using ports is
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Quick way to list programs using IP ports on the local windows PC via command prompt is:
netstat -a -b
However, this can take a long time, using the netstat -abno method doesn't resolve names.
For GUI from the command prompt type resmon.exe and look at network tab under TCP connections.
Internet News Sites Pushing Videos Can Be Stopped
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Internet News Sites Pushing Videos Can Be Stopped
In Firefox go to about:config and search for media.autoplay.enabled; set this value to false.
Mac OSX terminal doesn’t use wget.
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Mac OSX terminal doesn’t use wget. You need to use curl instead and keep “source” -o “output file” in double quotes. Who knew?
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