Torrents Missing
As a followup to a previous post about torrenting, I have been asked about ‘missing’ torrents. That is to say, torrents that never make any progress in downloading.
Simple answer: It’s not making progress because it’s not available. Continue reading Torrents Missing
Support As A Business: Writing
While I have a variety of hobbies and other time sinks, professionally I work with computers. In a variety of ways, which is irrelevant here. What is relevant is how much writing I have to do. Continue reading SAAB: Writing
Pointless Computer Tricks: Weekly Alarms
This is one of those things that I really should have noticed long before I did. But I managed without it for so long, I never thought about checking the options again. I can set weekly alarms on my phone.
That’s it, right there. Continue reading PCT: Weekly Alarms
Tools I Find Useful: MusicBee
Over the years I have amassed a decent sized collection of audio files. Mostly music, but there is the occasional speech or similar in the mix. Organizing this collection has become a larger problem as it has grown. Was easy enough when it was just the 5 music CD’s I have. Remember back when music was a physical object? How times have changed. Continue reading TIFU: MusicBee
Support As A Business: Ignored Scams
Generally speaking, when people have work for me it is to accomplish a partial task. Build this website, recover this data, teach this skill, etc. Often enough, in the process of doing what I’ve been asked, other things come to my attention. At which point I’ll bring them to the attention of the client, offer my opinion, and let them decide on a course of action. Continue reading SAAB: Ignored Scams
So apparently there are people out there that will, instead of sleep, scroll through depressing ‘news’ on their phones. To such an extent, this practice has a name: doomscroll
I was a bit shocked and amazed when I heard of this. In retrospect, shouldn’t have been, but I was. It’s a fallen world, such stupidity should be expected. Continue reading CFE: Doomscrolling
Pointless Computer Tricks: Keyboards for Phones
If you are like me, you find sending text messages on your phone annoying. The on screen keyboard works well enough for a word or three, but three words does not a coherent sentence make. Sure, there are tricks to make it easier, but that doesn’t change that my fingers are too fat and the letters are too tiny.
Enter the OTG cable. Continue reading PCT: Keyboards for Phones
Not a Review: Avengers Endgame
All things considered, Avengers Endgame was a pretty good movie. Not that I will be talking about that. No, my focus here is time travel and how it is used.
Fair warning: While I won’t be going into too much detail on the movies events, I will be spoiling some of them. So bear that in mind if you choose to continue. Continue reading NAR: Endgame
How to Update a Website, HTML based
Creating a website is different from updating one that already exists. Both are doable, but updating is simpler. In this post I’ll go over how to update a site that doesn’t use a CMS. Just standard HTML (although PHP would be fine too). Continue reading How to Update a Website, HTML based
File Organization/Management: File Name Dates
Today is 2020-03-13.
On a computer, there is only one ‘correct’ format for entering that date. Year-Month-Day. Year done as four digits, month and day as two digits, with a minus sign linking them together. Continue reading FOM: File Name Dates