Archived 2012-10-31. This post shows off some playing around I did with a java program that renders fractals. Neat stuff.
Category: Software
Extending an Extension for Visual Studio Code
Last year, I was working on adding some new features to a Visual Studio Code Extension. I’ve decided to try and organise my thoughts on the matter.
Enabling Telnet & FTP on the Kobo H2O Edition 2
In this post I detail how I went about enabling telnet and FTP support on my e-reader, the Kobo Aura H2O Edition 2 Version 2. Yes, that is a mouthful.
Get ShareX to record animated PNG with correct extension
How to get ShareX to save APNG recordings with the “png” extension
Proposing a Night Mode API
I have recently seen some discussion about the use of night mode tech, and had the thought that developers ought to get together and standardise its use, seeing as how commonplace it has become.
DRM: Deliberately Risking Media
DRM, digital rights management, is the term used to describe attempts to control the use and ownership of digital media post-purchase. I think that this is a pretty poor practice, and will detail some reasons why.
Captcha Paranoia
In the wake of Data Collection getting some discussion in the media, and greater scrutiny by governmental bodies, I felt that there was perhaps too much focus on Facebook, and that something that Google has been doing has just skirted past everyone’s minds.
Mod Making Process
In the process of making a new mod for Vivaldi, I thought I might document some of the steps I went through, to show one way you can make a mod. I’ll follow how I made my “Site Security Info Favicon” mod.
Hiding the EV Owner in Vivaldi
Install the mod in this blog post to get rid of the EV site owner name in Vivaldi. It’s not quite as useful as you might initially think.
Optimising some Wi-Fi settings for Android Oreo
You may have different opinions on what exactly is the best phone charging strategy. I’m not a super heavy user of my phone, and I like to see just how long I can get my battery to last on a single charge. But in doing some experimenting, I found some things I consider a little odd in the latest version of Android (8.0.0).
