I love using the Playstation 4 controller. It usually behaves well once connected to one device, but getting there is often a total nightmare. Sony got may things right in their user experience, however connecting PS4 controllers isn’t one of them. Here’s how I’ve managed to connect my PS4 controller to my PS4 console, after … Read more
I was invited to manage a Facebook Page recently. This requires the owner/admin of said page to send out an invite to my personal profile, to which all pages are linked. It’s done under Settings – Page Roles. In an ideal world, this will result in an actionable email or browser notification at my end. … Read more
I had no problem playing Subnautica Below Zero on Steam during the Early Access period, or at least for the 6 months leading up to its release in May 2021. The moment this happened, my trusty golden Playstation 4 controller started behaving rather weirdly. It took me some time to figure out that it was … Read more
In a recent Windows 10 update, something rather unexpected has smuggled itself into my task bar: at the bottom right I see the local temperature, and when I click on it, there’s a whole menu of stuff I’d like to never see again. It’s called the News and Interests widget, a new addition to Windows … Read more
If WordPress is installed in a subdirectory, the URL to the main page is something like domain.com/subdir. That might not be what you want, and there’s a way to change this behaviour. To make it happen we need to change two options that are not immediately obvious: in the WordPress admin section, head over to … Read more
I’ve been enjoying NoMachine on my internal network of computers for over a year, and I haven’t looked back. I love how it works from any device without limitations and tons of options. Today I was researching how to use it for connections to remote machines that are not on the internal network, and it … Read more
One of my supporters has read my book LAMP Stack for Humans, in which I’m explaining how to run a web server on your home or office network. He installed WordPress on it and everything worked out great, but the default upload limit of 2MB was not enough for him. He followed the instructions in … Read more
I’ve been getting a tad tired of the sales notifications that show up whenever I start Steam on one of my systems. I had disabled this ages ago on my main computer but couldn’t remember where the setting was. Here it is: head over to Steam – Settings – Interface (that’s at the top left … Read more
