Posts tagged with 'Tech'

Viewing files on a Samba share that seem to be invisible from Windows

I just spent the past four hours trying to work this one out so posting here to hopefully save me time when I have the same issue in 6 months time. I've got a bunch of files on my unRAID server. For reasons then unknown, all of the files in one of the folders weren't showing up when viewed in Windows through the Samba…

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Force your Raspberry Pi to mount an external USB drive every time it starts up

I spent a while figuring this out about a month ago with a Linux expert colleague (hi, Caz!) but didn't write any of it down because it was going to be “fixed in the next release of Raspbmc”. I'm still getting the issue with the latest release so thought I'd best document the steps for when I inevitably have to do…

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Two step authentication in Facebook – go do this now

Do you have anything on Facebook that you wouldn't want anyone hacking into – photos, private messages, your endless list of Paolo Nutini likes? If you're nodding your head vigorously just now, it’s time to ramp up the security of your Facebook login. Two step authentication Two step authentication is a mechanism…

How to Circumvent Orange’s Disabling of Android Wi-Fi Hotspot

One of the really useful features of Android is the ability to share the phone’s 3G connection as a Wi-Fi hotspot. So, if you're travelling or whatever then you can get online using the data package you're already paying for. Certain devices like the Nexus One can be turned into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot that can be…

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