Well, so have I. And I HATE it.

A while back I tried using Vivaldi, a chromium-based browser that boasts "unrivaled customization options" simply because it would allow me to remove the annoying, easily clicked X-to-close button.

However, as with all chromium-based browsers, I inevitably got sick of the instability and gluttonous resource usage, and so I reverted to Firefox, AGAIN.

With this came back the same issue, the damn X-to-close button that I accidentally hit 10 times a day.

BUT, after some digging, I found that removing the X-to-close button in Firefox is entirely possible, and not too hard either!

So, here I am, sharing the love and showing you how to do that. Let's get started:

1. Type about:support into your address bar and press Enter

2. Locate the Profile Folder option and click Open Folder

3. Create a new folder called chrome (this is case-sensitive)

4. Now, go to userChrome.org and click Generate CSS file

5. After downloading the file, open it in a text editor and remove everything

6. Now, paste the following into the file and save it as userChrome.css

/*** Hide Tab Close buttons ***/ 
.tabbrowser-tab .tab-close-button {
 visibility: hidden !important; 
}

7. Copy the userChrome.css file into the chrome directory you created in step 3

8. Restart Firefox and voila, no more X-to-close button

If you try to open an HEVC file on Windows 10/11 you are pushed by Microsoft to this app: https://apps.microsoft.com/store/detail/hevc-video-extensions/9NMZLZ57R3T7

It seems insane to pay $1 for a basic function, something that 1 legend in the comments also felt:

Using chad's link, ms-windows-store://pdp/?ProductId=9n4wgh0z6vhq , you will be redirected to a free version of this extension.

Simply install the extension and boom, you can now open HEVC files on Windows 10 / 11!

It even works in MS Word ‼

Let's take a moment to salute this legend, thank you chad 🙏

Now, whenever you need the path to a file or directory, just right-click > CopyPath (see what we did there 😉)

👀 Examples

🔳 Copy current directory - Right click whitespace:

📂 Copy selected directory path

📄 Copy selected file path

⬇ Download CopyPath

Head over to GitHub to download CopyPath

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A packet with illegal or unsupported version was received.

Here is a quick tip on how to solve it!

Why the error ❌

This is a TLS / encryption related error message.

The solution 🚀

Simply prefix your FTP host / server url with sftp:// , thus your host / URL goes from mydomain.com ➡ sftp://mydomain.com

Alternatively, keep your host the same, but ensure you change the port to 22. Once you hit connect FileZilla will remove the port number and automatically prefix your host / URL with sftp://

📦 Illegal Packet ❗

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WP basics: How to Use FileZilla (FTP Tutorial)

PowerCert Animated Videos: FTP (File Transfer Protocol), SFTP, TFTP Explained.

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PowerShell has a vast command inventory and learning it all in one post…impossible. But, for so many techs in the field PowerShell is an alien concept with which they have little to no experience. So today, we’ll have a look at the basics you need to know to get started with PowerShell.

Why should I learn PowerShell?

PowerShell is at the forefront of Windows automation and being able to utilize it will make you a force to be reckoned with. Additionally, it allows you to tap into previously unusable resources and functions to solve technical issues and implement changes.

The PowerShell environment 🏴

The PowerShell environment is sectioned into multiple versions and tools for various scenarios.

We have the PowerShell CLI or command line, used to run commands on demand, like CMD:

We also have the ISE or ‘Integrated Scripting Environment’, which aids in writing PowerShell scripts (.ps1 scripts) and allows for easy testing and debugging:

The environment offers a x86 / 32 bit alternative for every application/tool as well:

Objects 📜

In PowerShell, data is contained and transported in 'Objects'. Objects can contain a lot of data pieces/nuggets. This 'data collection' can be filtered or queried in line to access specific pieces of data from the collection to either process, display or pass as input to the next command.

Objects can be assigned to variables, allowing re-use or more complex processing.

Read more on objects here 👉 Microsoft Docs: about_Objects

The Pipeline operator ( | )

PowerShell allows you to chain commands and actions, passing the output from one into the input of the next. This allows you to write automation scripts, as commands can now "talk" to each other and execute commands reactively based on the output of a previous command:

Get-Process notepad | Stop-Process

Here we get a process object with notepad in the name. We 'pipe' the out (the process object) into the next command which uses the information in the object to terminate it.

Note that you can chain multiple commands, one after the other with each new command accepting the output of the preceding command as it's input.

Read more on pipelines here 👉 Microsoft Docs: about_Pipelines

Variables 📦

Variables are used to store information to be referenced and used by the system in subsequent commands. Variables (var(s)) mutable, meaning their values can be changed as commands execute and outputs are generated.

In PowerShell, variables are marked by a dollar sign ($) prefix.

The pipeline variable ($_)

The pipeline variable's value is equal to the output of the preceding command and can be used in the subsequent command to allow filtering and querying of objects.

The pipeline variable can only be used with a command spread of 1, this means that referencing $_ in command 3 will be equal to the output of command 2, not 1.

The pipeline variable is always denoted by $_ and object properties can be referenced with the format $_.propertyname :

Get-ChildItem C: | where { $_.PsIsContainer -eq $false } | Format-List

The traditional variable

You can declare a traditional variable in PowerShell by prefixing a text string with the dollar sign ($)

in a live session

or in a script

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