Year: 2019

How to tell Twitch which game you’re streaming

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I was wondering how Twitch.tv knew which game people were streaming. I had seen such an option in YouTube, and when I broadcast something from my PS4 console the game gets set automatically – but when I use OBS, I’m in total control of the meta data. Would Twitch figure this out automatically? That would … Read more

How to use your Windows Laptop as a second display

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Windows 10 is full of surprises – one of which is its built-in capability to extend a monitor onto a second Windows device via WiFi. It’s called Windows Screen Projection I believe, a technology that also allows us to use remote displays like projectors without using any wires.

It’s basically like Apple’s AirPlay technology, or Avatron’s Air-Display, which works from Windows or macOS to an iOS device, or Duet Display, which works with a wired connection to an iOS device – except that it’s built right into Windows 10.

Here’s how to set it up.

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How to install the British Spell Checker in Firefox

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I admit my language needs are a little bit less “normal” than those of most people:

I live in the US, I write things in English most of my time, but I’m used to writing with British spelling and grammar – and occasionally I write in German too. So that makes managing languages on the myriad of devices I’m using sightly tricky.

In this article I’ll show you how to change your language settings in Firefox.

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How to create a screenshot on Windows (shortcut)

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I’m primarily a Mac user and find the convenience of the CMD + SHIFT + 4 shortcut an invaluable tool to write documentation. Sometimes I do need to write on my Windows system though, and my mind simply keeps forgetting how to create convenient shortcuts there with the same convenience. I usually end up searching … Read more

Creating a Podcast Feed with WordPress and PowerPress – Part 3

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In this final episode of this mini series I’ll show you how to configure the first episode of your Podcast Feed by adding the audio file to the post. I’m also talking about the implications of setting the date and time on the post so that all your post-dated episodes appear in the correct order. … Read more

Markdown Cheat Sheet

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I really like the Markdown Syntax. More and more platforms and web editors embrace it – but sadly I can never remember how to do the simplest things with it. Thankfully, the wonderful Adam Pritchard has compiled a handy cheat sheet on how to use it. Check it out on GitHub: https://github.com/adam-p/markdown-here/wiki/Markdown-Cheatsheet