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
WordPress Hack Attempts
Running a website, both this one and others I am involved with, grants a different view on the ‘hacking’ that is often reported in the news. For one thing, attacks are more or less constant. An unfortunate part of having an internet accessible computer, someone is bound to poke at it. So I do what I can to defend against those attacks. Continue reading WordPress Hack Attempts
Tools I Find Useful: Auslogics Duplicate File Finder
I’ve got an every changing pile of files on my computer. Add some, for various reasons. Remove some, usually because their reason is now past. From what I can tell, most people do the same, even as the details vary between people.
Over time, this adding and removing of files will lead to duplicates. Downloaded twice, without realizing it. Accidentally held down control while dragging. Copied some images for a project, then forgot to delete them. Whatever the reason, unless care is taken, duplicates will slip into the pile of files. Continue reading TIFU: Duplicate File Finder
Pointless Computer Tricks: Phone for Haircut
The other day I decided my hair had gotten long enough that it was time for a haircut. So I got myself together, went outside, was all but ready, when I realized… I had forgotten my phone. Continue reading PCT: Phone for Haircut
Pseudo Anonymous Hit Counter: Review of 2019
Unlike last year, there was no excitement in viewers over the past year. Increase in total numbers, but not massively so. The numbers from China were unexpected, but not that large. In the end, this should be a rather boring review. Continue reading PAHC: Review of 2019