I never thought that I would write an article on this site of mine about war, peace and a threat to not only an entire nation’s existence, but mine, too. But as this website has some reach (there’s around 75 000 of you each month), I feel that I have…Continue reading Evil triumphs when good men do nothing
GitHub Actions build for Blazor Static (or rather StaticBlazor) never ending? Super-easy fix!
This article explains how to fix an issue where a BlazorStatic build job running on GitHub Actions never finishes. It’s a puzzling case, but can’t really blame GitHub for this one. Can’t actually blame anyone but myself, now that I think about it. But enough about that. What’s the issue…Continue reading GitHub Actions build for Blazor Static (or rather StaticBlazor) never ending? Super-easy fix!
Help! My OneNote just turned into “Sticky Notes” – what do?
This article explains how to “fix” (I use that word very loosely here) your OneNote when it suddenly goes bonkers, losing all of the controls and becoming this weird floating ancient thing that the boomers used to call “sticky notes”. It’s out of control, floating somewhere on your screen, insufferably…Continue reading Help! My OneNote just turned into “Sticky Notes” – what do?
Where’s the CTRL+E search in OneNote for mac?
This article explains how to search through all of your workbooks in OneNote for Mac OS. The same thing you can do with CTRL+E on Windows – that is. Because for whatever reason, in OneNote for Mac, it’s hidden. Background (and problem) Oh, OneNote for Mac, my dearest… Why must…Continue reading Where’s the CTRL+E search in OneNote for mac?
How to remove DevDrive.vhdx?
This article explains how to remove a virtual Dev Drive (DevDrive.vhdx), after it’s stuck on your machine. Dev Drives are separate drives in Windows, that are optimized for Developer workloads. Mostly installing npm packages, that is. I’ve posted about the performance improvements before: Dev Drive performance increase in real life…Continue reading How to remove DevDrive.vhdx?
How to disable Narrator.exe from narrating your life?
… if by “life”, you mean “absolutely everything you do in Windows 11”, that is. And Windows is life, right? And Narrator in Windows is a life saver for people with vision impairment, if they can’t afford a real screen reader (I know – that sounds heretical, like saying that…Continue reading How to disable Narrator.exe from narrating your life?
Frontmatter Fields Not Populating When Setting Up Your BlazorStatic Website? Easy Fix!
This article explains a quick fix to FrontMatter fields in a solution not getting populated when using BlazorStatic. I ran into it after repeatedly exporting all of my stuff from my legacy WordPress site to my in-the-works BlazorStatic site. StaticBlazor is a game-changer for developers who want the power of…Continue reading Frontmatter Fields Not Populating When Setting Up Your BlazorStatic Website? Easy Fix!
Outlook doesn’t show flagged emails as tasks
I feel like this is a regression in the “New Outlook (New)”©, but I could be wrong. Not sure if it worked in the client before, but it definitely did work in the “Outlook Classic (New)” (which is the legacy version of Outlook), and it isn’t working in the new…Continue reading Outlook doesn’t show flagged emails as tasks
dotnet tool install fails with “Settings file ‘DotnetToolSettings.xml’ was not found in the package.” – what do?
If you’ve just tried to install a .NET tool and got smacked with the dreaded error message: “Settings file ‘DotnetToolSettings.xml’ was not found in the package,” congratulations: You are today’s lucky recipient of yet another cryptic dotnet installer hiccup! But don’t worry, we’re about to sort this nonsense out. Namely,…Continue reading dotnet tool install fails with “Settings file ‘DotnetToolSettings.xml’ was not found in the package.” – what do?
How to fix YouTube stuttering on OnePlus 10 Pro?
This article explains a couple of different ways to fix any video playback stuttering, when watched on YouTube, on your OnePlus phone. I first ran into this on OnePlus 8 Pro, but according to the chatter online, there are plenty of other OnePlus handsets with the same… Well, I’m not…Continue reading How to fix YouTube stuttering on OnePlus 10 Pro?
How to Copy-Paste a Table from Excel to Microsoft Loop Without Losing Your Mind
Struggling to transfer tables from Excel to Microsoft Loop? Weirdly enough, you’re not alone. In this wonderful world of ours, simply copying and pasting often turns your perfectly organized rows and columns into an illegible blob. It’s frustrating, inefficient, and downright maddening for a superficially fancy and shiny new tool…Continue reading How to Copy-Paste a Table from Excel to Microsoft Loop Without Losing Your Mind