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Windows 10: Shortcut Apps to Settings
Windows OS

Windows 10: Shortcut Apps to Settings

This is a list of apps that if run via the run command, or used in a desktop shortcut, or that you want to include in automation software such as AutoHotkey, opens any specific Windows OS settings page. This does not make the change to the setting itself, just displays it to the user for them to make the choice.

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AutoHotkey: App GUI Listview to Rename Files
AutoHotkey

AutoHotkey: App GUI Listview to Rename Files

So this is the documentation for a snippet of code that will list files of a directory using an AutoHotkey GUI and display what it will name them. The app needs to rename files but append an incremented count if the name of a file already exists. The original file needs to keep its original name. What I have EDIT 0_00...

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COVID-19: Working from Home
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COVID-19: Working from Home

Ergonomic adjective "relating to or designed for efficiency and comfort in the working environment." So it's pretty important not to be slouching over the coffee table for hours or days on end. I was waiting to move house during 2020 but then a virus capable of locking down the world manifested itself. I thought this w...

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Zoho Deluge - Connect to Xero API
Zoho Deluge

Zoho Deluge - Connect to Xero API

This is an article to document a standalone function which generates an access token from within Zoho CRM so you can access your Xero instance. There are 3rd-party API libraries and SDKs out there but as usual with financial technologies (fintech), I don't trust them. Here's how to do it in pure Deluge with a Zoho CRM...

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