If you need command line use from a windows store app, don’t even bother trying, just download the regular app.
Category: Software
MP3Tag Review – Great Music Metadata Manager
I’ve been using MP3Tag for many years and I’ve realised I never wrote up a review, which I really need to do, because it is an excellent piece of software.
Archiving the old SWFs
I was looking through some old folders on my PC and found some old files with the suffix SWF. I used flashpoint to restore and archive them.
Converting comics from PDF into CBZ format
In which I learn how to use tools to convert some comics between PDF and CBZ file formats.
The Pains of Qualitative Analysis with NVivo
NVivo is a software that aims to make it easier to do analysis by coding on qualitative data. For example, you have some text, and you want to know what […]
Open Source Note Taking Apps
I try to find a good open-source replacement for the big closed source, online-only services like OneNote, Evernote and Simplenote.
Photo Editing & Organising Software
A review of all of the different photo editing and organisation applications I have used, and how they fit in with my photography.
Adventures in Windows Firewall Whitelisting
Why I’m banning all unknown connections out of my PC, and some of the tools that help: the Windows Firewall Notifier and Windows Firewall Control.
Computer Gripes: 2020 Edition
2 Decades after the millennium and we still have yet to perfect the art of the computer operating system user experience. Here’s some of the problems I’ve faced this year. Some of them are problems that have existed for as long as the computers themselves, and some are new that I’ve only experienced recently. All of them are a nuisance.
Credentials & other woes with Windows 2004
I recently upgraded to Windows 10 version 2004. I will detail all of the problems I found, including workarounds for some of them.
Time for Client Certificate Logins
I can log in to a server over SSH without a password, just by using certificates. Why can’t I do this on websites?