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Accessing Two Different Windows Shares With Different Credentials...
Perhaps I was aware of this restriction a long time ago, when I used a Windows system as my primary desktop, but I completely forgot this. Windows does not permit accessing two different shares that...
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Moving an iTunes Library from OS X to Windows
This was done using OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard), Windows 7 Professional, and iTunes 10 on both systems. It may work just fine on different versions of the operating systems and iTunes, but I don’t know...
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Foscam Wireless/Wired IP Camera (FI8918W)
In September of last year I decided to remove an X10 camera that underperformed beyond my expectations (the same can be said of the software that came with it). I replaced it with a Foscam IP Camera...
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Upgrading an ASUS EeeBox PC EB1006 Hard Drive (and Copying Partitions)
I still had about 70 GBs of free space on the ASUS. However, I needed more free space to add movies, or more likely, add my wife’s music to its iTunes library. Rather then spend money on a new hard...
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Waking Wireless Speakers from Standby for Audio Output (Windows 7)
I recently purchased a set of wireless speakers, which I’ve connected to my ASUS EeeBox PC. They work well but I have encountered a problem that is common to wireless speakers – they go into a standby...
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Using a Foscam Wireless/Wired IP Camera (FI8918W) with Vitamin D Video
Occasionally, in the process of setting up a new piece of equipment, I’ll tinker with configuration options if I can’t get something to work right. Later on I may forget the extra steps I made, which...
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mControl v3 Upgrade
Embedded Automation has officially released version 3 of mControl. There are several changes including new modules that can be purchased individually to additional features. Based on what I’ve seen it...
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Moving from mControl 3 (Windows) to Indigo 6 (OS X) for Home Automation
The Short Version: I moved VPN, home automation control, and video recording from an ASUS eeeBox PC (Windows) to my iMac (OS X Mountain Lion). VPN was changed from PPTP to L2TP using iVPN to control...
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OS X Mavericks (10.9) Breaks VPN Server
Updated 12/10/2013: Jon Stacey has identified a fix, which involves restoring a copy of racoon from Mountain Lion. I followed his advice and was able to successfully establish an L2TP VPN connection...
View ArticleSolving a VPN Connection Problem with VPN Enabler on macOS Mojave
This solution probably applies only to systems that were previously running macOS Server to provide VPN services. The system I’ve been using to run Indigo for home automation has been stuck on High...
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