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
Am I the problem? Even onboarding to the Apple ecosystem failed miserably.
I’m on Summer vacation, and I figured it’s a good time to do something slightly different – it might finally be a good time to put the finishing touches on this lighter article about my recent forays into the Apple ecosystem. Which haven’t exactly been perfectly smooth sailing. In this…Continue reading Am I the problem? Even onboarding to the Apple ecosystem failed miserably.
Any kubectl command throws “Unhandled Error” err=”couldn’t get current server API group list: Get \”http://localhost:8080/api?timeout=32s\”: dial tcp [::1]:8080: connect: connection refused” – what do?
This article explains a fix to a – frankly possibly a little bit dumb – problem, where all kubectl commands suddenly throw an error along the lines of “couldn’t get current server API group list: Get \”http://localhost:8080/api?timeout=32s\”: dial tcp [::1]:8080: connect: connection refused”. Since I don’t ever have Kubernetes running…Continue reading Any kubectl command throws “Unhandled Error” err=”couldn’t get current server API group list: Get \”http://localhost:8080/api?timeout=32s\”: dial tcp [::1]:8080: connect: connection refused” – what do?
“Sync error. We are having trouble syncing. Click ‘Sign in again’ to fix the issue.” in OneNote? Let’s fix it!
This article explains a fix to an annoying issue, where OneNote sync randomly breaks. Yes – another one of those! This time, it’s probably one of the earlier issues again, but coming back with a different error message. For whatever reason… Read on to see what went wrong this time…Continue reading “Sync error. We are having trouble syncing. Click ‘Sign in again’ to fix the issue.” in OneNote? Let’s fix it!
How to set Outlook as Your default email client on a mac (because that’s definitely a totally sensible thing to do)
This article explains how to commit a crime so heinous Steve Jobs would throw a backflip in his grave: start using Outlook as the default mail app on your mac. But, as I’ve discovered is OFTEN the case with macs, changing default apps isn’t always as intuitive as you’d hope.…Continue reading How to set Outlook as Your default email client on a mac (because that’s definitely a totally sensible thing to do)
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!