Adventures In Computing
Adventures In Computing: Closing Support Tickets
Background that is only relevant for setting the stage: I was having a technical issue so I used the companies support system to generate a ‘help ticket’. Details don’t matter, that’s not where the adventure was. No, that came after I realized that I didn’t need help, that I managed to solve my own problem (it had been a reading comprehension fail on my part). Continue reading AIC: Closing Support Tickets
Adventures In Computing: Christmas Present
I used MusicBee mixers last Christmas as a present. Without naming names, I know someone that really likes Christmas music by Bing Crosby. But they also like Christmas songs from other sources. Continue reading AIC: Christmas Present
Adventures in Computing: Zero Free Disk Space
Ever wonder what happens when you completely run out of disk space? I found out one day. Was a bit of a nuisance, but no harm done (at least as far as I can tell). Continue reading AIC: Zero Free Disk Space
Adventures In Computing: Bug in the Screen
It’s a common enough occurrence to hear about (or encounter) bugs in computers. Usually this refers to mistakes in the code, but every once in a while, it doesn’t. Case in point, twice now I have had literal bugs in my screens. Continue reading AIC: Bug in Screen
Adventures In Computing: Brother’s Address
For reasons, I found myself needing to know my brothers addresses. I knew where, in a physical sense, both of them lived, but not what to put on an actual letter to send through the postal system. While I could, and eventually did, ask them directly, I actually didn’t need to. I just wandered the street, virtually. Continue reading AIC: Brothers Address
Adventures In Computing: In Motion Blacklist
Computers are good (possible great?) when they do the tasks which they are assigned. They are terrible when they don’t do those tasks. And they are complicated when doing one task means failing at another task. Continue reading AIC: In Motion Blacklist
Adventures In Computing: Locked myself out of my Computer
A few years back I was having difficulties with remotely accessing my computer. The details of which are a different story altogether. What is relevant here, is that I was attempting to copy files from one computer to another over the network. In the process of trying to get this done, I removed my ability to log on to one computer. Continue reading AIC: Locked myself out of my Computer
Adventures In Computing: Using NoScript to repair website
One of the things I help people with is their websites. The exact details of that vary, but in this case I was being asked to help repair a website that had been compromised. It was a WordPress site, and the ‘hack’ had installed a bad plugin. In turn, that plugin hid itself, and much of the admin interface. Couldn’t see it, so couldn’t uninstall it. Continue reading AIC: Website Fix with NoScript