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Anatomy of an AI Scam: How I'm Fighting the Google Listing Voicemails (And How You Can, Too)

Anatomy of an AI Scam: How I'm Fighting the Google Listing Voicemails (And How You Can, Too)

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Tired of AI voicemails about your Google Listing? Learn how I identify this scam and use my step-by-step guide to block these calls on Twilio, VoIP, and mobile.

Jun 19, 2025

Solving the n8n Google Sheets Credential Headache

Solving the n8n Google Sheets Credential Headache

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Hitting a wall with n8n Google Sheets credential errors? Newer versions require two new OAuth2 URLs to fix failing authentication. Get the simple, step-by-step solution here.

Jun 5, 2025

How to delete all hidden files from macOS removal Media (SD Cards / USB keys / etc)

How to delete all hidden files from macOS removal Media (SD Cards / USB keys / etc)

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Two super duper easy command line commands to (a) disable Spotlight's indexing files and (b) delete all hidden files recursively

Jan 9, 2025

MacOS (& Linux) Fix Firebase TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'getTime') (Node v22)

MacOS (& Linux) Fix Firebase TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'getTime') (Node v22)

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Quick and easy fix for the TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'getTime') issue with Firebase and NodeJS v22

Nov 6, 2024

Fix ClickUp Slow, Not Loading Clips Menu, Not Loading Github (and other features)

Fix ClickUp Slow, Not Loading Clips Menu, Not Loading Github (and other features)

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Fix ClickUp slowness and menus for GitHub and Clips not loading.

May 16, 2024

Setup Tuya 4 Gang Light Switch with Home Assistant ZHA Integration (Zigbee) Blueprint

Setup Tuya 4 Gang Light Switch with Home Assistant ZHA Integration (Zigbee) Blueprint

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Home Assistant blueprint to get Tuya 4-gang Zigbee light switch working via the ZHA integration.

Apr 28, 2024

How to set Lifx Light Theme in HomeAssistant Manually & In Automations (2024)

How to set Lifx Light Theme in HomeAssistant Manually & In Automations (2024)

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Learn how to set Lifx lights themes in HomeAssistant manually and via automations with the latest 2024 changes.

Apr 28, 2024

Get Roomba Password & BLID Code & App (Plus code change)

Get Roomba Password & BLID Code & App (Plus code change)

public – 4 min read

Get the code fixes and instructions to run the Roomba980-Python script to get your iRobot Roomba device BLID & password locally.

Mar 30, 2024

Shopify + Zapier: How to itemize Order Line Item Properties

Shopify + Zapier: How to itemize Order Line Item Properties

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Create itemized (key value pair object) of Shopify Order Line Item Property data in Zapier JS Code Step.

Mar 8, 2024

Bulk Unlock PDFs on macOS: remove PDF password

Bulk Unlock PDFs on macOS: remove PDF password

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Unlocking (removing passwords from) many PDFs on macOS is sadly not a built-in thing, it can be done with a…

Jun 1, 2023

[Solved] AWS CloudFront + S3 Returns 403 Forbidden Error On Page Refresh With Static Hosting

[Solved] AWS CloudFront + S3 Returns 403 Forbidden Error On Page Refresh With Static Hosting

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CloudFront Distributions offer many tools to help host static (and dynamic) websites through it, though it doesn't auto-configure…

Apr 26, 2023

Install Docker Compose Plugin V2 On Synology DSM 7

Install Docker Compose Plugin V2 On Synology DSM 7

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If you install Docker on your Synology system, you will get two executables on the command line: docker, and docker-compose…

Apr 25, 2023

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