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Tips & Tricks : Add Sublime Text to right-click menu in Windows

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To make using Sublime Text 3 more convenient, you can add this to right-click context menu.

It will simplify ability to open any file and/or folder with Sublime Text right from Windows Explorer.

@echo off
SET st2Path=C:\Program Files\Sublime Text 3\sublime_text.exe

rem add it for all file types
@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with Sublime Text 3"         /t REG_SZ /v "" /d "Open with Sublime Text 3"   /f
@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with Sublime Text 3"         /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /v "Icon" /d "%st2Path%,0" /f
@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with Sublime Text 3\command" /t REG_SZ /v "" /d "%st2Path% \"%%1\"" /f

rem add it for folders
@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\Open with Sublime Text 3"         /t REG_SZ /v "" /d "Open with Sublime Text 3"   /f
@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\Open with Sublime Text 3"         /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /v "Icon" /d "%st2Path%,0" /f
@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\Open with Sublime Text 3\command" /t REG_SZ /v "" /d "%st2Path% \"%%1\"" /f
pause
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How-to : Extend internal storage with SD Card on Android 6.0

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Many phones with Android 6.0 Marshmallow has disable ability to use SD card as extension of internal storage. That limits number of apps we can install on the phone.

However, there is quick fix which allows to enforce SD card to work as Internal Storage extension.

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Tips & Tricks : Elasticsearch and Java insufficient memory

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By default elasticsearch has 2GB of RAM set for JVM. In case you run it on VM with less memory you need to change:

  • Xms2g to –Xms512m
  • Xmx2g to –Xmx512m

in /etc/elasticsearch/jvm.options configuration file.

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Tips & Tricks : Disable Microsoft Compatibility Telemetry Service

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In case Microsoft Compatibility Telemetry process takes a lot of your processor, you can easily remove it:

  1. Run Command Prompt as Administrator.
  2. Execute following commands in Command Prompt:
  • sc delete DiagTrack
  • sc delete dmwappushservice
  • echo “” > C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Diagnosis\ETLLogs\AutoLogger\AutoLogger-Diagtrack-Listener.etl
  • reg add “HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DataCollection” /v AllowTelemetry /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
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How-to : Windows Event Collector: DNS Event Log Forwarding

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Tomasz Jagiello strikes back as guest writer 🙂 This time on Windows Event Collector configuration for DNS Event Log forwarding. Very good how-to with detailed configuration.

Design where via Group Policy a Domain Controller group will be configured to forward DNS Server events to a single collector.

To test and demonstrate Event Log Forwarding I built simple Lab environment:

  • 2x Domain Controllers (DC1, DC2)
  • 1x Event Collector (SRV1).

win-event-collector-dns-01

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