Another episode from the series "GExperts features that I didn't know about": It's possible to drag an entry from the GExperts Grep to any other Windows program, e.g. to the Explorer, which will copy that file to the directory it was dragged to, or to an editor which will open that file. I just now … Continue reading Drag and Drop from the GExperts Grep Results
Month: December 2021
User cannot change his Samba AD password from Windows
Note to self: If a user cannot change his password on a Samba AD Domain from a Windows (10) computer getting the following error message: Check that the user didn't already change the password on the same day because the default setting for minimum password age is 1 (day). To change that setting, use samba-tool: … Continue reading User cannot change his Samba AD password from Windows
Registration problems in Delphi Praxis solved
There was a technical problem with the software of the international Delphi Praxis forum which prevented many new user registrations. This has now been solved, so creating new user accounts should be possible again. Here is Daniel's announcement: We have solved a technical problem which was due to a misconfiguration of the software. Some - … Continue reading Registration problems in Delphi Praxis solved
Small improvements to GExperts
Some of the experts in GExperts have seen small improvements lately: The Goto expert now allows incremental search in the list by typing in the number field. This feature was contributed by Achim Kalwa. The Grep search expert now takes the name of the currently selected control on the form designer if it is opened … Continue reading Small improvements to GExperts
Remember: Windows 10 will automatically restart for updates
Note to self: If you have anything important running on your Windows 10 computer for a longer time (e.g. over night), make sure to prevent Windows Update to become active. It will force a restart of your computer if it fancies so, regardless of the programs that might still be active. Guess what happened last … Continue reading Remember: Windows 10 will automatically restart for updates