Synology Cloud Sync can't sync to Dropbox after upgrade to Dropbox Team Space
Synology Cloud Sync breaks after a Dropbox Team Space upgrade on package version 2.6.2. Manually install 2.7.0 from the Download Centre to restore syncing.
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Unable to create PDFs from Office apps on Windows. Error log states: Aptos not found, using Courier.
Acrobat Distiller failing on Office PDFs with "Aptos not found, using Courier" is caused by the new default font. Untick Rely on system fonts only to fix it.
Read post →Fix Synology Universal Search (synoelasticd) with high CPU usage
Stop Synology Universal Search (synoelasticd) pinning the CPU on large NAS volumes by lowering max_search_hit_count in the SynoFinder settings and reloading.
Read post →Emails in Microsoft 365 landing in Inbox and then going to Deleted Items after a few seconds
Microsoft 365 emails landing in the Inbox then vanishing to Deleted Items are usually from a blocked iOS contact. Unblock the sender to stop the deletions.
Read post →Fix an issue with an Apple Silicon MacBook Pro with incorrect date and time
Fix an Apple Silicon MacBook Pro showing the wrong time despite automatic date and time by deleting the timed daemon plist and rebooting to reset the clock.
Read post →Dropbox is finally native on Apple Silicon
Dropbox now ships a native Apple Silicon build, but Macs may still run the Intel version. Download the Universal or Apple Silicon installer to update manually.
Read post →WireGuard macOS App without the App Store
The official WireGuard macOS app is App Store only, requiring an Apple ID. A vetted open-source build on GitHub installs WireGuard on macOS without the store.
Read post →Allow non-admin users to use WireGuard on Windows
Let non-admin Windows users run WireGuard by setting the LimitedOperatorUI registry value and adding them to the Network Configuration Operators group.
Read post →Fix Microsoft Forms that are locked as being identified for phishing
Microsoft Forms wrongly locked as phishing can be released by an admin via the AdminPhishingReviewPage URL with the form ID, restoring distribution.
Read post →Fix for "The Sent Items folder contains the maximum number of allowed items..." in Outlook
Outlook's "Sent Items folder contains the maximum number of allowed items" error means the PST is full. Raise the limit via the MaxFileSize registry key.
Read post →Force Synology Drive to re-index changes
Force Synology Drive to re-index after two-sided changes by running the cloud-control synotifyd-rescan command with the View ID over SSH or Task Scheduler.
Read post →Count Files
Bash script to recursively count files per subdirectory, useful for diagnosing Dropbox sync issues once a folder exceeds 300k to 400k files.
Read post →Veggie Bolognaise Sauce
Yes, I know this isn't tech related, but I need to write this down somewhere where I won't lose it. 3 medium/large carrots 2 large brown onions (or 3-4 small...
Read post →Microsoft Word for Mac unable to open files in Recent Files
I had a strange issue recently where Microsoft Word was unable to open files from the Recent Files screen. The files were there, e.g. sitting on the Desktop,...
Read post →Microsoft Word for Mac making files hidden when saving to an SMB Shared Folder.
I had an issue recently where a client was editing Word documents on a server and when they went to save them, they would save but they were hidden. You coul...
Read post →Adding a CalDAV Calendar account on macOS Ventura
macOS Ventura fails to add a CalDAV account when it can't infer the SSL port. Fix it by adding :443 explicitly to the server URL.
Read post →Microsoft teams up with Parallels to deliver Windows 11 on Apple Silicon
Microsoft and Parallels officially support Windows 11 on Apple Silicon Macs, with limits on virtualisation features, WSL and DirectX 12.
Read post →Assign the Application Impersonation role in Microsoft 365 via PowerShell
Assign the ApplicationImpersonation role in Microsoft 365 via PowerShell when the Exchange admin centre won't allow it yet, before a MigrationWiz migration.
Read post →Allowing nginx from MacPorts to run on macOS Ventura with SIP active
I've set up a couple of servers recently to host Munki and generally prefer to use nginx now that macOS doesn't ship with a built-in web server. Allowing ngi...
Read post →Set up nginx on macOS Ventura to host Munki Managed Software Centre
My web server of choice is nginx, so I've been using that to host on-premises Munki Managed Software Centre instances ever since macOS stopped shipping with...
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