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		<title>TIFU: Windows Update Blocker</title>
		<link>https://drat.dannybassette.com/2023/07/tifu-windows-update-blocker/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2023 16:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Tools I Find Useful: Windows Update Blocker &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;A while back I pointed out how to prevent Windows 10 from updating itself. While that method does work, I&#8217;ve found a simpler one: Windows Update Blocker. &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;To use this, unzip and run. Select &#8216;Disable Updates&#8217; and &#8216;Apply Now&#8217;. Quick, simple, togglable, and as far as I can &#8230; <a href="https://drat.dannybassette.com/2023/07/tifu-windows-update-blocker/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">TIFU: Windows Update Blocker</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="https://dannybassette.com/pahc/piwik.php?idsite=3&amp;rec=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrat.dannybassette.com%2F2023%2F07%2Ftifu-windows-update-blocker%2F&amp;action_name=TIFU%3A+Windows+Update+Blocker&amp;urlref=https%3A%2F%2Fdrat.dannybassette.com%2Ffeed%2F" style="border:0;width:0;height:0" width="0" height="0" alt="" />]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Wheel</title>
		<link>https://drat.dannybassette.com/2022/05/the-wheel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2022 16:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Wheel &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Arguably the greatest piece of technology, ever. &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;I was recently reminded of the value of this &#8216;simple machine&#8216;. Long story short, having wheels made a difficult task much easier. Turned what would have otherwise been hours of back breaking work into&#8230; still a few hours of work, but without the same sort of &#8230; <a href="https://drat.dannybassette.com/2022/05/the-wheel/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">The Wheel</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="https://dannybassette.com/pahc/piwik.php?idsite=3&amp;rec=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrat.dannybassette.com%2F2022%2F05%2Fthe-wheel%2F&amp;action_name=The+Wheel&amp;urlref=https%3A%2F%2Fdrat.dannybassette.com%2Ffeed%2F" style="border:0;width:0;height:0" width="0" height="0" alt="" />]]></description>
		
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		<title>AIC: Christmas Present</title>
		<link>https://drat.dannybassette.com/2021/07/aic-christmas-present/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2021 20:07:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Adventures In Computing: Christmas Present &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;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. Except when they are too energetic. &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;In previous years, we would play the Bing CD until everyone had &#8230; <a href="https://drat.dannybassette.com/2021/07/aic-christmas-present/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">AIC: Christmas Present</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="https://dannybassette.com/pahc/piwik.php?idsite=3&amp;rec=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrat.dannybassette.com%2F2021%2F07%2Faic-christmas-present%2F&amp;action_name=AIC%3A+Christmas+Present&amp;urlref=https%3A%2F%2Fdrat.dannybassette.com%2Ffeed%2F" style="border:0;width:0;height:0" width="0" height="0" alt="" />]]></description>
		
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		<title>TIFU: MusicBee</title>
		<link>https://drat.dannybassette.com/2021/01/tifu-musicbee/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2021 18:15:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Tools I Find Useful: MusicBee &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;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&#8217;s I &#8230; <a href="https://drat.dannybassette.com/2021/01/tifu-musicbee/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">TIFU: MusicBee</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="https://dannybassette.com/pahc/piwik.php?idsite=3&amp;rec=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrat.dannybassette.com%2F2021%2F01%2Ftifu-musicbee%2F&amp;action_name=TIFU%3A+MusicBee&amp;urlref=https%3A%2F%2Fdrat.dannybassette.com%2Ffeed%2F" style="border:0;width:0;height:0" width="0" height="0" alt="" />]]></description>
		
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		<title>TIFU: Duplicate File Finder</title>
		<link>https://drat.dannybassette.com/2020/01/tifu-duplicate-file-finder/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2020 17:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Tools I Find Useful: Auslogics Duplicate File Finder &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;I&#8217;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. &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Over time, this adding and &#8230; <a href="https://drat.dannybassette.com/2020/01/tifu-duplicate-file-finder/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">TIFU: Duplicate File Finder</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="https://dannybassette.com/pahc/piwik.php?idsite=3&amp;rec=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrat.dannybassette.com%2F2020%2F01%2Ftifu-duplicate-file-finder%2F&amp;action_name=TIFU%3A+Duplicate+File+Finder&amp;urlref=https%3A%2F%2Fdrat.dannybassette.com%2Ffeed%2F" style="border:0;width:0;height:0" width="0" height="0" alt="" />]]></description>
		
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		<title>TIFU: RED</title>
		<link>https://drat.dannybassette.com/2019/08/tifu-red/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2019 16:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Tools I Find Useful: Remove Empty Directories &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Ever find an empty folder and wonder why it&#8217;s there? Realized you made a folder, but never got around to using it? Between backup tools, duplicate finders, and a habit of deleting files (not folders), I run into this sort of thing on a regular enough basis. No &#8230; <a href="https://drat.dannybassette.com/2019/08/tifu-red/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">TIFU: RED</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="https://dannybassette.com/pahc/piwik.php?idsite=3&amp;rec=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrat.dannybassette.com%2F2019%2F08%2Ftifu-red%2F&amp;action_name=TIFU%3A+RED&amp;urlref=https%3A%2F%2Fdrat.dannybassette.com%2Ffeed%2F" style="border:0;width:0;height:0" width="0" height="0" alt="" />]]></description>
		
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		<title>Recovering Dead Drives</title>
		<link>https://drat.dannybassette.com/2019/05/recovering-dead-drives/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2019 16:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Recovering Dead Drives &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Computer drives being what they are, it is inevitable that yours will fail. The question is what you do when that happens. Much of the answer to that depends on how much of a &#8216;crisis&#8217; that failure is. A good backup strategy mitigates the issue, but even then you might have data &#8230; <a href="https://drat.dannybassette.com/2019/05/recovering-dead-drives/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Recovering Dead Drives</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="https://dannybassette.com/pahc/piwik.php?idsite=3&amp;rec=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrat.dannybassette.com%2F2019%2F05%2Frecovering-dead-drives%2F&amp;action_name=Recovering+Dead+Drives&amp;urlref=https%3A%2F%2Fdrat.dannybassette.com%2Ffeed%2F" style="border:0;width:0;height:0" width="0" height="0" alt="" />]]></description>
		
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		<title>TIFU: Scanner</title>
		<link>https://drat.dannybassette.com/2019/03/tifu-scanner/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2019 16:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Tools I Find Useful: Scanner &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;First up, I have to say the name is terrible. While it is an accurate enough description of the program, as it scans your computer, &#8216;Scanner&#8216; itself is too broad of a term and searching for it will find a ton of other things before this program. &#8216;Scanner pie chart&#8216; &#8230; <a href="https://drat.dannybassette.com/2019/03/tifu-scanner/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">TIFU: Scanner</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="https://dannybassette.com/pahc/piwik.php?idsite=3&amp;rec=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrat.dannybassette.com%2F2019%2F03%2Ftifu-scanner%2F&amp;action_name=TIFU%3A+Scanner&amp;urlref=https%3A%2F%2Fdrat.dannybassette.com%2Ffeed%2F" style="border:0;width:0;height:0" width="0" height="0" alt="" />]]></description>
		
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		<title>AAR: Similarity</title>
		<link>https://drat.dannybassette.com/2019/03/aar-similarity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2019 17:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Almost A Review: Find Similar Audio Files &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Over the years, I&#8217;ve built up a collection of music files on my computer. I suspect most people have, to some degree. And while I have tried to keep things organized, with no duplication, I know there are doubles in my collection. &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Finding 100% identical files is easy, &#8230; <a href="https://drat.dannybassette.com/2019/03/aar-similarity/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">AAR: Similarity</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="https://dannybassette.com/pahc/piwik.php?idsite=3&amp;rec=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrat.dannybassette.com%2F2019%2F03%2Faar-similarity%2F&amp;action_name=AAR%3A+Similarity&amp;urlref=https%3A%2F%2Fdrat.dannybassette.com%2Ffeed%2F" style="border:0;width:0;height:0" width="0" height="0" alt="" />]]></description>
		
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