Mounting Network UNC Paths to Drive Letters in Windows CMD

There are two methods to mount a network UNC (Universal Naming Convention) path to a local drive letter in Windows Command Prompt. While pushd is commonly used, it has a significant limitation that may affect certain scenarios. ...

April 26, 2019 · 2 min · 237 words · rwv

Create a ZeroTier Moon Node with Docker in Two Commands

While creating a ZeroTier moon node isn’t overly complex, it does involve several steps. To simplify this process, I’ve created a Docker image that lets you set up a moon node with just two commands. ...

May 13, 2018 · 2 min · 232 words · rwv

Fixing Time Synchronization Issues Between Hackintosh and Windows

By default, macOS and Windows handle the system BIOS clock differently. macOS interprets the BIOS clock as UTC (Coordinated Universal Time), while Windows reads it as local time. For example, if the BIOS clock shows 00:00, Windows will display it as 00:00 local time. However, macOS will interpret this as 00:00 UTC and adjust it to show 08:00 for users in GMT+8 time zones (like Beijing time). This difference in interpretation causes the time to appear inconsistent between the two operating systems. ...

March 4, 2018 · 1 min · 158 words · rwv

Opening UTF-8 CSV Files with Microsoft Excel on macOS

Microsoft Excel on macOS doesn’t provide a direct way to set character encoding when opening files. This makes it challenging to properly open UTF-8 encoded CSV files. However, there’s a workaround using Excel’s Get External Data feature that allows you to successfully open UTF-8 CSV files. ...

January 26, 2018 · 1 min · 115 words · rwv