I haven't had any big technical projects go wrong in a long time, so I've been MIA as a poster here. I'm thinking about changing that. Although I don't have any weighty projects keeping me up nights, there are plenty of minor technical annoyances in my life. I'll talk about … [Read more...]
AMD W5000 makes AutoPano Giga fly
I upgraded my display to an NEC PA322UHD 4K one. AutoPano Giga 4.0 became painfully slow, especially the editing window. I downsized the window and that helped, but not much. Then, to get 60Hz refresh on my new monitor, I upgraded the graphics adapter from an AMD V4900 to an AMD … [Read more...]
Microsoft truncates
I just got this email from Micrusoft: In celebration of Pi Day (3.14.15), you can buy a 12-month Xbox Music Subscription for only $31.41 (retail value $99.90). No promo code is required but it’s only available today, while supplies last. Shop now. I think this was created by … [Read more...]
Amazon blames the victim
I was watching The Good Wife on Amazon with an Amazon Fire the other night. The movie paused, rebuffered, and started again. Then it stopped. After a few seconds, the Fire box put up a message saying my Internet connection was lost and that I should fix it. I went to a … [Read more...]
Fighting with Synology Time Backup
When I set up the Synology server MrsPatmore, I set it up to be a target of the Synology Time Backup service running on the Synology server Elsie. Time Backup is supposed to copy over versions of files every time they change, so you can go back to an older version even if it has … [Read more...]
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