Author: paulzag

  • Yealink IP Phone Factory Reset Howto

    Yealink IP Phone Factory Reset Howto

    Last updated on June 20th, 2023 at 05:16 pm If you know the admin password for your Yealink IP phone go to Menu > Settings > Advanced Settings > Reset If you’ve forgotten or never received your admin password? Press and hold the OK button it could take 6-30 seconds depending on the model. My…

  • Google Workspace We detected an unusual sign-in attempt

    Google Workspace We detected an unusual sign-in attempt

    There’s nothing more frustrating than trying to manage a former employee’s email and after changing their password in Google Workplace Admin receiving the dreaded message of protection. Otherwise known as the ‘Login Challenge’. We detected an unusual sign-in attempt. To make sure that someone else isn’t trying to access your account, your organization needs you…

  • My Online BBS History

    My Online BBS History

    I was curious about my early online history. The sort of stuff that predates “the Internet knows everything” and ages before “Google knows everything. There was once even a time when “it’s probably on Alta Vista” and “hopefully Yahoo can help” were common statements. I ran NetRunners, a dialup BBS (Bulletin Board System) that was…

  • iCalendar of NSW Public Holidays

    As a Producer, Line Producer and Production Manager in the film & TV industry I need to know about upcoming public holidays when pre-pre-pre-production planning. You’d be surprised how often a public holiday ruins a budget. Anyway, I have a mix of databases, spreadsheets, text files and industry specific software that helps me do my…

  • iCalendar of Easter Sunday

    iCalendar of Easter Sunday

    I looked around for an iCalendar listing of Easter dates for a project I was hacking together. I couldn’t find one so I threw it together. In my typical overkill I went all the way out to the year 2299. It’s available on GitHub and also I’ll host and update two calendars covering: Good Friday, Holy…

  • What’s a DVD?

    What’s a DVD?

    Reddit user Zy14rk gave the perfect answer to the question “What’s a DVD?” Comment byu/sabrecheeky from discussion inUbuntu I’m preparing to rip my DVD collection.

  • An Idea to Stop Vehicle Terrorism

    An Idea to Stop Vehicle Terrorism

    Last updated on December 31st, 2017 at 06:32 pm As I write this, news is coming in of another runaway vehicle mowing down pedestrians on a busy street. This time in Melbourne. No details yet other than the police have arrested the driver. If this is an act of terrorism or a tragic accident, there…

  • iTunes Match and Apple Music Breaks Play Count Edit

    iTunes Match and Apple Music Breaks Play Count Edit

    Last updated on June 20th, 2023 at 05:50 pm In 2010 I wrote a script for Windows’ iTunes users called Adjust Play Count. I though some people may be interested in it. It is the most popular post on my blog and it’s had more than 400 comments (although I’ve lost a lot of them…

  • WordPress There has been an error cropping your image

    WordPress There has been an error cropping your image

    I was updating my theme with the pretty amazing Twenty Seventeen from WordPress. Attempting to add a site icon it was just… failing. The blue select button in the Media Library would just go grey. When I tried a picture larger than 512×512 pixels I got a step further with the cropping dialogue, but then…