Archived 2013-10-26. I had just upgraded my PC to Windows 8.1. It seems that past me was somewhat impressed.
Category: Software
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Streaming Apps
There are lots of streaming apps for TV shows and films nowadays. I think that’s good, but it does have downsides: The Myriad Apps.
Redesigning the Notepad++ Logo
I have an attempt at redesigning the Notepad++ logo using the new style of icons presented by Microsoft for their Office suite. Here’s how it evolved.
Backing up to Backblaze with Rclone and Restic
I talk about how I switched from Backlaze personal to Backblaze B2 with restic and rclone, and draw some comparisons between them.
[A] Flame Fractals & Java
Archived 2012-10-31. This post shows off some playing around I did with a java program that renders fractals. Neat stuff.
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.
