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View Repository svn ls svn://{server}/projects Import New Folders in to Repository svn import {folder} svn://{server}/projects/{folder} -m “{comment}” Checkout Folder/Files from Repository svn co svn://{server}/projects/{folder} View Status of Files in Folder svn status Checkin Changed Files … Continue reading
Excel: Expand multi-line rows
How to end up with one row per entry in a spreadsheet when some cells contain multiple entries. This example will expand the data below in to multiple rows using a VB. Noting here for my reference. The following code … Continue reading
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Creating an Alexa Skill to work with your Synology
I found this excellent article on creating a basic Alexa skill. Follow this tutorial to get a basic skill and use the php code below instead of the shell script in the tutorial as the Synology does not like non-PHP … Continue reading
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Broadlink RM IR control via Python
Christmas I received the Broadlink RM device for controlling IR devices with the intention of using it with Amazon Alexa. It turns out that the service is not available in the UK so the only way to control the device … Continue reading
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Synology Certificates and Alexa Skills
If you want to host Alexa skills on your Synology you will need to use Let’s Encrypt certificates as the default one will not authenticate for the skill. To check if your certificate is okay use SSLChecker to validate the certificate from … Continue reading
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Installing Screen on Synology
Home page for screen To install on synology you need to have ipkg installed. Mine is located in /opt/bin. sudo /opt/bin/ipkg install screen If you just run /opt/bin/screen you will get a terminal error as you may not have a … Continue reading
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