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Minimal AWS IAM Policy For Synology Hyper Backup To S3
So you want to use Synology’s Hyper Backup with S3, eh? And you’re looking for the specific AWS permissions required for it to work? While it would be just super if Synology documented the exact permissions required, unfortunately, they do not. Nor does the Hyper Backup application provide detailed error messages when required permissions are lacking. Instead, all you get is an ambiguous statement indicating that “some” permissions are missing. No kidding....
Using DNS-O-Matic DDNS On A Synology NAS
Clarifying DNS-O-Matic’s conflicting password requirements...
PowerShell Write-Host Word Wrap
Writing large blocks of text using Write-Host isn’t always pretty. Try Write-Paragraph instead...
Temporarily Prevent Windows From Sleeping
If you ever need to temporarily prevent Windows from going to sleep, you should try giving it some NoDoz...
ForwardMX.io: A Review
I gave ForwardMX.io a shot, but it proved to be an unreliable service with zero customer support. I later switched to Mailgun and came away convinced that email forwarding is fundamentally unreliable....
Two Wives
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Py-Curious
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How To Debug PowerShell Core Binary Cmdlets
Just a few minor tweaks is all it takes to get going with PowerShell Core cmdlets. I just wish it was documented better....