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Recovering a friend's photos from a failing drive with ddrescue
How ddrescue, a second FAT32 allocation table and PhotoRec helped recover photos from a failing 500 GB USB drive.
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I Bend Maximo
Let Maximo shell tools accept spaces between options and values
A small Bash adapter turns -m /tmp/file.xml into the attached argument a legacy Maximo tool expects, making path completion easier.
I Bend Maximo
Decrypt Maximo passwords with the IBM DO YOU? tool
Use the IBM DO YOU? password decrypter to inspect Maximo native-authentication values individually or in bulk.
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Fix BMXAA9394E: Unable to add attributes to an unknown MBO
Remove a stale e-audit table reference from Maximo metadata when UpdateDB cannot add attributes to an unknown MBO.
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Search Maximo CLOB fields with DB2 LOCATE
Use the DB2 LOCATE function to find text inside Maximo CLOB columns such as AUTOSCRIPT.SOURCE, understand its return value and avoid expensive searches.
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Making Windows feel more like Linux with GlazeWM
How I use GlazeWM, fixed workspaces, window rules and keyboard shortcuts to bring a Linux-style workflow to my Windows work laptop.
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Parent, child, task and follow-up work orders in Maximo
Understand the different ways Maximo connects work orders and choose the right relationship for the work you need to manage.
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Convert an OpenSSH private key to PEM format
Identify an OpenSSH private key and convert an RSA key to legacy PEM format for tools that cannot read the newer OpenSSH format.