31 July 2018

Brother HL-2170W Offline

Brother HL-2170W Offline

In 'Devices and Printers', right-click 'Brother HL-2170W', click 'See what's printing'.
Click 'Printer' in the menu.
Look at 'Use Printer Offline'. There is a tick mark against it.
Clear the tick mark.
Brother HL-2170W will become online.

24 July 2018

How to convert mp4 videos into flv ones with ffmpeg?

How to convert mp4 videos into flv ones with ffmpeg?

I'm late, but if this can help somebody, it's time well spent.
If I understand correctly, you want to convert MP4 to FLV using FFMPEG. Here are two command lines to help you do that; I'm currently using them myself (you can adjust them to your needs too) :
ffmpeg -i source.mp4 -c:v libx264 -crf 19 destinationfile.flv
and if the first one doesn't work :
ffmpeg -i source.mp4 -c:v libx264 -ar 22050 -crf 28 destinationfile.flv
Please note that -crf XX is the quality of the video you will create. It's between 0 and 51 (but between 17 and 23 is a reasonable range and the lower the number is, the better quality the video is going to be).
The -ar 22050 is for adjusting the audio sample range (audio quality). You can choose 11025, 22050 or 44100.
I suggest you read this Tutorial for FFMPEG . It's really complete and has many useful tips.
Hope this will help you or somebody in the same situation.

10 July 2018

Copy UNC network path (not drive letter) for paths on mapped drives from Windows Explorer

Copy UNC network path (not drive letter) for paths on mapped drives from Windows Explorer



  1. In Windows Explorer, hold the shift button down, r-click on the file, and select "Copy as path".
  2. Insert a Hyperlink in the email and paste in the address field of the Hyperlink dialogue box. (Shortcut: ctrl-K ctrl-V + OK). At this point, the link will display the mapped drive letter as the root (Q:\foo.doc).
  3. Now, r-click and select "Edit Hyperlink..." you will notice that the Address field has been translated back into the full UNC path (\\cartman\users\emueller\foo.doc). With your mouse in the Address field, hit ctrl-A and ctrl-C to copy the full path to your clipboard, then move your cursor to the top field ("Text to Display:") hit ctrl-A and ctrl-V to display it correctly in your email.