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
We frequently re-watch shows a few years after watching them initially, so I wondered if there was a way to reset the “next episode” counter on such shows, which rightfully has a white bar over every thumbnail, indicating we’ve seen them all. Turns out there’s currently no way to do this via the Amazon website, … Read more
My Fedora workstation developed a nasty habit recently: after issuing a shutdown command, the workstation doesn’t turn off. All I get is a blinking cursor at the top left, hanging there forever. First time this happens I thought I’ll just press the power button for a manual override, but of course I paid the hefty … Read more
Just in case I forget, here’s how to easily install the KDE Desktop on Fedora 40. First we download the components, then we switch over to it and make it the default. I should have taken notes last time but forgot – glad I’m getting another chance to do it again. Installing KDE Open up … Read more
I’ve had an update message in Fedora for a while on my HP Z840 workstation. It was something about an EFI update with a patch against something about DBX and Black Lotus that sounded rather important, but for the life of me the update would never apply. It could update all other softwares, except for … Read more
Even when you turn things off, Microsoft has a habit of turning this back ON again for you. Case in point: that picture in my search bar that’s been disabled since May 2022 has just re-appeared. Back then I ran Windows 10, today I run Windows 11 and here’s how we remove it: Voila! Sanity … Read more
