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Category: Technology
Building a PC
I’ve been into computers for a fair while – pretty much all of my life. Yet I’ve never really been into the hardware, and haven’t ever built my own PC. With some recent struggles with my laptop I decided it was time to build a proper personal use desktop.
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.
[A] Some problems with Virgin Media
Archived 2013-08-01. The topic of this post deals with Virgin Media and some technical trouble I seemed to be having. I guess that’s still a thing that happens.
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.
Starlink: Good Night to the Sky as You Know It
Elon Musk’s latest “world changing” new invention might well be the first one to really change the world – and fast. Our night sky is at risk.
Internet Censorship and Age Verification
The UK government will enact a law that requires online providers of pornography to vet the age of their users. As I see it, this poses some very real problems.
[A] Damnit, Google+
Archived 2013-04-13. This post was a complaint of Google+, and is a nice insight into technology. Given recent events, the final sentence seems particularly amusing.
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.