Category Archives: #Geek

Code snippits : perl date stamp for adding to file

#!/usr/local/bin/perl

my @lt = localtime(time);
my $dte = sprintf “%04d%02d%02d%02d%02d%02d”, $lt[+5]+1900, $lt[4]+1, @lt[3,2,1,0];
my $path=”/var/logs”;

$file=”$path/file-$dte”;
print “$file \n”;

Tech Support in the Caribbean

Ohhh you think the warranty is your ally….
You merely purchased a support contract…..
I trained to resist calling tech support… was molded by it…
I didn’t get a tier-3 tech until the recognized I wasn’t in Latin American region…..
And by then I was l33t !!!

The manufacturers betray you, because the technology belongs to me !!!

A nice internet speed test tool for IT professionals

This is a great tool for folks who know how to interpret the data.  Be warned, if you use this and on’t know what it it means, you are the same folks that will go on WebMD and then tell your doctor what prescription you need.

http://speedof.me/

Command line to disable Windows 10 update

Put this in a batch file

rem Take ownership
takeown /f C:\Windows\System32\GWX /r /d y

rem Set Permission
icacls C:\Windows\System32\GWX\* /grant %USERNAME%:F

Rem Kill process
taskkill /f /im gwx.exe
taskkill /f /im GWX.exe

Rem Remove Folder
rd /S /q C:\Windows\System32\GWX

 

Daemon

In multitasking computer operating systems, a daemon (/ˈdiːmən/ or /ˈdeɪmən/)[1] is a computer program that runs as a background process, rather than being under the direct control of an interactive user.