How to restore the classic Adobe Acrobat “Single Page” view feature

Adobe Reader and previous versions of Acrobat DC had a Single Page view feature in which the mousewheel and arrow keys turned the document page instead of scrolling.

To restore it in newer versions of the above, click the highlighted icon shown below at the bottom of the right side panel of the Adobe application window and ensure you have the same options checked:

Specifically, check Singe-page view and Fit height and uncheck Enable scrolling.

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How to view all the SharePoint files you have access to

SharePoint site URLs usually take the following format:

https://companyname.sharepoint.com/sites/SharePointSiteName/

To view all the files you have access to, add the following to the above URL:

Shared%20Documents/Forms/AllItems.aspx?

The final URL should look like this:

https://companyname.sharepoint.com/sites/SharePointSiteName/Shared%20Documents/Forms/AllItems.aspx?

Entering that URL into a web browser – Edge works best, for obvious reasons – should give you a listing of all the SharePoint files you have access to. From there you can add a shortcut to your OneDrive, which then makes all those files easily accessible from your OneDrive folder in File Explorer!

Note that this will work only for sites whose files you have permissions to view. If you don’t have said permissions, this method won’t work.

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How to install & enable OLED Color Scheme in Sublime Text

Here’s how to do the above:

1. Install Package Control
2. In Sublime Text, press Ctrl + Shift + p (or Cmd + Shift + p on macOS) to bring up the command palette
3. In the command palette, search for install
4. Highlight Package Control: Install Package
5. Press Enter
6. In the dialog that pops up, search for oled color scheme
7. Highlight the matching result
8. Press Enter. OLED Color Scheme is now installed! To enable it:
9. Go to Preferences -> Select Color Scheme...
10. Highlight OLED Color Scheme
11. Press Enter

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How to adjust camera settings for any Windows webcam without admin rights

Camera settings is missing from Microsoft’s New Teams client. Although 1st party camera apps (e.g. use LogiTune for Logitech webcams) offer access to their corresponding device settings, many enterprise users don’t have admin rights on their own PCs and so can’t install them.

Here’s how to get around that.

Step 1: Download ffmpeg

Download the latest ffmpeg *win64-gpl.zip release.

Step 2: Decompress the ffmpeg download

Extract the zip file to a location of your choosing.

Step 3: Find the name of the webcam whose settings you need to access

On Windows 10: Start -> Settings -> Devices. Look for a Cameras section in the left menu. If you don’t see one, click on Bluetooth & other devices. External webcams, which typically have a microphone, should be listed under Audio with a webcam icon beside them, as depicted below:

Note the name of the camera, which we’ll call Camera Name.

Step 4: Create a batch file that opens the camera settings

Open a text editor, and insert the following lines:

cd "Full\Path\to\ffmpeg\bin\folder"
.\ffmpeg -f dshow -show_video_device_dialog true -i video="Camera Name"

For example, if you extracted the ffmpeg archive to C:\Users\YourUsername\ffmpeg and your Camera Name is Logitech BRIO, the above lines would be:

cd "C:\Users\YourUsername\ffmpeg\bin"
.\ffmpeg -f dshow -show_video_device_dialog true -i video="Logitech BRIO"

Save the text file with a .bat extension and close the text editor.

Step 5: Open the camera settings

Find the batch file from Step 4 above and double-click it. The camera settings dialog, which looks like the below, should appear:

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Can’t find Process Explorer after installing it via winget? Do this

First of all, Process Explorer should be located at C:\Program Files\WinGet\Packages\Microsoft.Sysinternals.ProcessExplorer*. If it’s not there, that means it wasn’t installed in the right context.

To fix this:

Step 1

Uninstall Process Explorer.

Step 2

Reinstall Process Explorer with the Run as admin, Latest, x64, & Local machine options set. You can set these manually in WingetUI or you can run the following command in an elevated PowerShell prompt: winget install --id Microsoft.Sysinternals.ProcessExplorer --exact --accept-source-agreements --architecture x64 --scope machine --disable-interactivity --accept-source-agreements --force

Once that completes, Process Explorer should be available at the path in the 1st paragraph above.

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Why you should not use WireGuard

I’ll keep this simple:

WireGuard doesn’t support private hostname resolution out of the box 🤯🥴🤡

Supporting it – if possible at all – is pretty involved if you already have a working Pi-hole DNS + DHCP setup.

What this means is WireGuard forces you to use IP addresses, e.g. 192.168.0.25 to reach machines on the network you’re VPNing into instead of being able to use the hostname, e.g. DellOptiPlex. This is a significant UX regression (vs. other solutions such as OpenVPN, which support private hostname resolution out of the box), as the entire point of hostnames is to avoid the need to remember IP addresses or keep track of which corresponds to which machine.

While I don’t doubt WireGuard’s value for P2P VPN setups, I strongly believe the above limitation makes it poorly suited for conventional centralized setups.

Unfortunately, this doesn’t seem to have dampened the spirits of WireGuard’s numerous self-anointed online evangelists who think it’s the 2nd coming of the remote access Messiah and recommend it for every VPN use case.

Unless your bandwidth requirements are super high, OpenVPN works just fine out of the box. WireGuard is one of the rare times I agree with the Unix graybeard wariness of technological shiny object syndrome.

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How to Migrate UniFi Controller from a Debian 11 on a Raspberry Pi 3B+ to Debian 12 on a 4B

Glossary:

• 4B = 4 Model B
• 3B+ = 3 Model B+

Step 1: Set up the Raspberry Pi 4B

Follow these instructions. I highly recommend doing as much preconfiguration in the Raspberry Pi Imager as you can.

Step 2: Install UniFi Controller

Follow these instructions.

Step 3: Export your UniFi Controller settings on the Raspberry Pi 3B+

Step 4: (If you have a Site set up) Export your Site(s) from UniFi Controller on the Raspberry Pi 3B+

Be sure to follow the onscreen instructions. Do NOT migrate your UniFi devices until they have imported correctly in the new UniFi Controller instance.

Step 5: (If you have a Site set up) enable multi-site in the new UniFi Controller instance

Step 6: Import the Site you exported in Step 4

Pointers.

Step 7: Migrate your existing UniFi devices to the new Controller instance

Repeat Step 4, but instead of exporting the site again, migrate your desired devices. Wait for the UniFi devices from your 3B+ instance to show up in the new instance.

Step 7: Import the settings you backed up in Step 3 into the new Controller instance

Step 8: Forget the migrated devices in the 3B+’s Controller instance

Repeat Step 4, by pass the site export and device migration, and then click Forget

Step 9: (For convenience) link your local UniFi credentials with your UniFi cloud SSO

Step 10: Connect the new instance to the mobile app

Use your cloud SSO credentials to login to the mobile app. Your new installation should show up there.

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How to set up Syncthing with a tray icon on a Windows PC you don’t have admin rights to

First things first: I do not recommend SyncTrayzor as it bundles the Syncthing binary. As such, it does not have the latest build of the latter. As a longtime user of various sync software, I absolutely assure you that you will always want to be running the latest build as the very nature of syncing makes it more vulnerable to bugs.

Step 1: Download Syncthing & Syncthing Tray

While downloading Syncthing should be straightforward (just choose the build matching your platform), Syncthing Tray is a bit trickier. Download the highest 86_64 version number without qt in the filename.

Neither app has a Windows installer in 2022(!!!) so you’ll have to extract the archives to your desired locations. I recommend C:\Users\YourUsername\Syncthing for Syncthing and C:\Users\YourUsername\Syncthing Tray for Syncthing Tray.

Step 2: Start and configure Syncthing

• Double-click on the corresponding executable from Step 1. A console window should open up and the web UI should open in your default browser
• Note the URL (should be http://127.0.0.1:8384) as you’ll have to use it later
• Click Actions
• Click Settings
• Click the GUI tab
• Enter your desired username in GUI Authentication User
• Enter your desired password in GUI Authentication Password
• Click Save

The browser will show a login dialog. Login using the username and password you just set.

Note that if you don’t set a username and password for Syncthing, any account on the host machine will be able to access the web UI.

Step 3: Exit Syncthing

• Close the web UI browser tab
• Close the console window

Step 4: Start and configure Syncthing Tray

• Double-click on the corresponding executable from Step 1
• Right-click the corresponding system tray icon
• Click Settings
• Click Startup
• In the Autostart tab, check the Start the tray icon when the desktop environment launches box
• In the Syncthing launcher tab, check the Launch Syncthing when starting the tray icon box
• In the Syncthing executable field, enter C:\Users\YourUsername\Syncthing
• Click Apply
• Click Tray
• Enter the URL from Step 2 in the Syncthing URL field
• Check the Authentication box
• Enter the username from Step 2 in the User field
• Enter the password from Step 2 in the Password field
• Click Insert values from local Syncthing configuration to populate the API key field
• Ensure the Connect automatically on startup box is checked

Step 5: Exit Syncthing Tray

• Right-click on the tray icon
• Click Close

Step 6: Start Syncthing Tray

Start Syncthing Tray as before. The icon should turn green shortly.

Step 7: Set up a 2nd PC

Repeat Steps 1 to 6. We’ll call this PC2 and the 1st machine PC1.

Step 8: Connect PC1 and PC2

Follow these instructions. To share a folder that resides outside the default folder (C:\Users\YourUsername\Sync):

• On PC1, right-click the Syncthing Tray tray icon
• Click Open Syncthing
• In the ensuing web UI, click Add Folder
• Enter a folder label under Folder Label
• Enter your desired path under Folder Path
• Click the Sharing tab
• Check the box next to the hostname of the machine you want to share this folder with
• Click Save
• On PC2, right-click the Syncthing Tray tray icon
• Click Open Syncthing
• Click Add in the folder notification at the top of the page
• Set the desired folder label and path as above
• Click the Sharing tab
• Ensure the box for PC1 is selected
• Click Save

Your folders should now sync.

The above instructions should be very useful for limited privilege users in corporate/enterprise environments. A couple things to remember:

1. Syncthing is P2P and does not use cloud resources. As such, it’s good for data that’s not allowed to be in the cloud. This is especially the case for VPN overlay environments such as Zscaler, etc: as peer devices are always on the same network, transmitted data never “exits” the organization.
2. Because Syncthing is P2P, all data exists on the peer devices themselves. People who travel – especially internationally – with client devices should be very mindful and aware of statutory and regulatory data location restrictions.

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How to Afford the Latest New Apple Products

TL,DR: Apple gift cards

If you think the iPad, iPhone, MacBook, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, Mac Studio, iMac, Mac Mini, and Mac Pro are all too expensive and/or poor values for money relative to their competition, you’re not alone. It certainly doesn’t help that Apple’s own 0% interest financing tops out at 12 months for Macs.

But what if you still want one of the above? How do you do so affordably?

The overarching answer to this problem is to use Apple gift cards to prepay for Apple products over time at your own pace.

This works because Apple keeps their prices for a particular product the same for as long as they said product, giving you a static savings target. It also works best if you live in the US or have a US based credit card and can shop at US based retailers.

Step 0: Identify your desired product

This not only tells you how much in gift cards you have to buy, it tells you the maximum you should spend per month on gift cards if you want to pay less than what Apple charges. To find that latter number, click the Buy link for any product and look at the financing monthly payment.

Step 1: Get all of the following credit cards

These cards give you 5% cash back or instant discount on purchases from their retailers:

1. Best Buy Visa (5% store credit rewards on non-payment plan Best Buy purchases)
2. Target RedCard Mastercard (instant 5% off all Target purchases)
3. Amazon Prime Card (5% store credit on all non-payment plan Best Buy purchases)
4. A rewards credit card – called RewardsCreditCard for ease of reference going forward – that allows those rewards to be redeemed on Apple gift cards on sale. An example is Chase Freedom Ultimate

If you buy more than 20 x [Amazon Prime Annual Membership Fee] from Amazon per year, the Prime card will pay for itself. Not to mention you also get Prime Video included for free.

Step 2: Check for discounted Apple git cards at each RewardsCreditCard statement

These should be located in RewardsCreditCard’s online account. Some such credit cards rotate which gift cards are discounted monthly, so stock up on rewards points until the Apple gift cards are discounted. For example, Chase Freedom Rewards gift card sales are 10% off. This means that you can turn 1.5% cash back rewards into 1.65% Apple gift card rewards.

Once you have received any gift card, redeem (Apple instructions) it immediately, otherwise the number may be compromised and the funds drained.

Step 3: Create a Slickdeals alert for Apple gift cards

I use the following settings:

• Keyword: apple gift card
• Target Forum: Freebies, Rebates, Hot Deals, Coupons, Free Magazines, Contests & Sweepstakes, Drugstore/Grocery B&M Deals + Discussion, Black Friday Deals, Local Deals, Free Digital Goods, Cyber Monday Deals, Circulars Deals

Step 4: Watch your Slickdeals alerts

You’ll want to look for deals that offer at least 10% off or 10% in rewards for Apple gift cards. Typical deals are:

• Best Buy: $10 reward certificate with >=$100 Apple gift card
• Target: $10 gift card with >=$100 Apple gift card
• Amazon: Varies, but don’t buy anything that gives less than 10% rewards

Step 5: Buy Apple gift card from Slickdeals alert

Complete each transaction with the corresponding store card so you get the extra 5% off.

For the Amazon Prime Card specifically, you might want to choose the 0% interest or equal payments plan (in that order) if your purchase total is eligible, as this can lower your monthly cash outflow. However, doing so removes the 5% rewards on the purchase.

For Best Buy Visa you’ll want to combine the gift card purchase with enough other items to qualify for 1 of their 0% interest payment plans.

Target doesn’t do payment plans, but unlike Best Buy and Amazon the 5% discount is applied at the point of sale, so you save money instantly. As with the Apple gift card, redeem the included Target gift card immediately. You can do so by adding it to your Target account from any web browser.

As mentioned before, redeem the Apple gift card immediately.

Step 6: Set up a Rakuten account

This can give you cash back on some Apple purchases.

Step 7: Buy your Mac with your account balance

Due to Apple’s artificially short product update support periods, choose a current generation Mac only. Previous gen Macs at Apple retail prices are poor values for money for this reason.

Be sure to activate your Rakuten savings before checking out!

Check Apple’s Certified Refurbished Products first. My experience with refurbished machines is they’re just as reliable as brand new machines.

If you can’t find a refurb you like, wait for Apple’s Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals. Typically (it varies) these include a discount on the product + a gift card with the purchase. As before, you’ll want to apply the gift card immediately.

Step 8: Repeat Steps 0 to 7

Because of the short product support periods, all Apple products – especially Macs – have dates beyond which they are insecure for use. As such, you’ll want to start preparing for your replacement product as soon as you get your new one. If this sounds like a hardware subscription without a name, congratulations, you’ve discovered Apple’s business model.

Step 8: Keep the product box and packaging

That’s right, you’re not done yet! A major aspect of Apple hardware is their resale value¹ as well as the Apple Trade In program.

By using this method you’ll eventually you’ll have enough of an Apple account balance + trade in/swappa sale value to afford the latest Apple device when Apple drops support for the one you currently have.

You should also save anywhere from 10 to 20% overall on the purchase via the cumulative discounts.

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How to restore the People Pane in Outlook 365

Microsoft has retired the People Pane, but you can still get it back … albeit not in the Outlook desktop app itself.

1. Log in to the corresponding Outlook web app. You can find this via File -> Info -> Account Information -> Account Settings -> below Access this account on the web. If you do not have a corresponding Outlook web app, this method will not work
2. In the Outlook web app, find the message you want to see people details for
3. Mouseover the name of the person of interest in the email header
4. To the right of the Call icon, mouseover the V icon

The ensuing dropdown menu provides much of the People Pane’s functionality, including finding previous emails, attachments, and more.

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