A little something about everything

One of the most annoying things about Windows 10 is random mouse lag/stutter. To clarify if you move your mouse in a constant circle and it pauses every few seconds this is the fix.

Disable Cortana!

Cortana is constantly recording and sending data to Microsoft, which causes system performance issues. This is most apparent on slower internet connections but can also be seen on all systems based on how much data Cortana is collecting and sending back to Microsoft.

Warning! Incorrectly editing your system registry can cause your system to stop functioning. Follow instructions accurately.

To disabled Cortana do the following:

• "Windows" Key + "R" Key to open the run command
• type in "regedit"
• Navigate to "Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows"
• Right click the "Windows" key folder and choose New > Key
• Name this new key "Windows Search"
• Now Right click the "Windows Search" key folder and choose New > DWORD (32-bit) Value
• Name this "AllowCortana"
• Close the registry editor and restart your computer.

That's it, your done. Mouse lag/stuttering should be fixed.

If you're wondering why you are receiving more spam then usual this could be part of the issue.

Seems amazon.com account emails were disclosed by mistake recently.

Here is the Notification:

Sender:

Amazon.com <no-reply@amazon.com>

Header Info:

Received-SPF: pass (hidden: domain of bounces.amazon.com designates 54.240.13.69 as permitted sender)
 client-ip=54.240.13.69
Received: from a13-69.smtp-out.amazonses.com ([54.240.13.69]) by hidden with
 ESMTPS (version=TLS1_2 cipher=TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA384_P521); Tue, 27 Nov 2018 14:43:50 -0600

Subject:

Important Information about your Amazon.com Account

Here is the message:

Hello, We’re contacting you to let you know that our website inadvertently disclosed your email address due to a technical error. The issue has been fixed. This is not a result of anything you have done, and there is no need for you to change your password or take any other action. Sincerely,Customer ServiceAmazonPlease note: this e-mail was sent from a notification-only address that cannot accept incoming e-mail. Please do not reply to this message.

To install Webmin on Debian Linux 9.5 you can follow these commands, (accept any prompts)

wget http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/webadmin/webmin_1.890_all.deb
apt-get install perl libnet-ssleay-perl openssl libauthen-pam-perl libpam-runtime libio-pty-perl apt-show-versions python
dpkg --install webmin_1.890_all.deb

That's it, basic setup is now complete.

You can now access your server using the default https:// {youIPaddressOrServerAddress} :10000

Be sure to properly secure your server before putting it into production.

TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio
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The task with the name "Back Up Database Task" and the creation name "Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.DatabaseMaintenance.DbMaintenanceBackupTask, Microsoft.SqlServer.MaintenancePlanTasks, Version=15.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=89845dcd8080cc91" is not registered for use on this computer.
Contact Information:
Back Up Database Task
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BUTTONS:
OK
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Since 2017 no longer attaches the corresponding ldf using the SQL management studio you can instead use a script to do the attach.

Here is the example:

USE [master]
GO
CREATE DATABASE [SomeDatabase] ON 
( FILENAME = N'Z:\Data\SomeDatabase.mdf' ),
( FILENAME = N'Z:\Logs\SomeDatabase.ldf' ),
 FOR ATTACH
GO