Thursday, May 31, 2018

Beyond Compare: Insert spaces instead of tabs

To change the way Beyond Compare behaves when you enter a tab 
- Go to the menu \Tools\File Formats
- Select the "Everything Else" option that has a Misc tab
- Check the Insert spaces instead of tabs
- Change tab stops to 4 spaces





Saturday, May 19, 2018

How to setup Google Cloud Print

I spent several hours this morning trying to get a printer so that it would be available for other computers on my home network to print.

I have a desktop upstairs with a wireless connection. For whatever reason, it cannot connect consistently to my printer when set up through WiFi nor on the wired downstairs desktop when connected by USB. I have reproduced the problem when I sit next to the upstairs desktop using my laptop.

In short,
1 - Set up Google Cloud Print Service so that your printer will be available even if you are not logged into the computer that has your printer attached
  https://tools.google.com/dlpage/cloudprintservice
2 - Install Google Cloud Printer driver on the windows computers that you want to print from.
  https://tools.google.com/dlpage/cloudprintdriver
3 - Share the Google Cloud Printer with others you want to be able to print from a Chromebook.


For more detail, follow the video tutorial. It helped me get my printing up and running.
How to setup Google Cloud Print

You can get the Google Cloud Print Connector here

https://github.com/google/cloud-print-connector/wiki/Windows-MSI-Installation

https://github.com/google/cloud-print-connector/releases





Google Cloud Print Service
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/cloudprintservice


I also tried installing "Cloud Print for Windows". http://www.swdevs.com/cps.htm

It seems to do what the Google Cloud Print Service already does. But with some windows apps to configure it.

I also tried installing Google Cloud Printer driver.
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/cloudprintdriver

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