Jay Versluis By default, mdadm performs an automatic integrity check of your RAID once a month (on or after the first Sunday to be precise). If you turn off the system prematurely though, the check will be aborted and started again the next month. If you ever need to start (or stop) a check manually, here are … Read more
I’ve been trying to eliminate frequent Unreal Engine crashes on one of my Windows systems, some of which can be caused by the GPU pushing itself too hard. It’s not common, but it was a possibility. Turns out we can ask the GPU via the NVIDIA Control Panel to never go over a maximum frame … Read more
I was considering picking up Alan Wake on sale, but not having the greatest memories of it, I thought it best to test the classic version before spending any money. I have it on EPIC, but would like to use a PS5 Dualsense controller to play. This means I have to use a utility like … Read more
I’ve experienced an annoying phenomenon on my Windows 11 PC: whenever I had my AirPods connected via Bluetooth and attached by Dualsense PS5 controller, moments later the AirPods would disconnect and not re-connect. Not great when you’re settling in for a quick gaming session at the end of a long day. I’ve tried everything from … Read more
With the demise of the Humble Partner program nobody told us about (yeah thanks, Humble), I remembered I had also signed up at Fanatical so I could link to games with an affiliate code. In fact I did this last year but never actually heard from them, nor did I get an affiliate code, but … Read more
I had a weird issue with my AirPods Pro (second generation) the other day: when I used to long-press either bud, it would switch from “noise cancelling” to “enhanced whatsit” mode. One day I was connected to Windows, and when I long-pressed my right bud it only played three low pitch sounds (like “dunk dunk … Read more
So we got a new Capital One credit card the other day. I’m the main account holder and got a second card for my wife. Both cards arrived and have different card numbers, but they share the same account. So far so good. I created an online account with my user credentials, and my wife … Read more
Now that Jetpack have started charging everyone and their dog for services that used to be “free” in exchange for tracking our website data for decades, I’ve started using Google SiteKit instead. When you connect AdSense to SiteKit, there’s a convenient option to withhold ads from logged-in WordPress users, just the way I had setup … Read more