How to stream games from your PC to your TV using Steam Link
Bringing PC Games to the Big Screen I had a stack of fantastic PC games I wanted to play from the comfort of my living room sofa, but my powerful gaming rig lives stubbornly in…
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How to create a personal knowledge base using Obsidian and markdown files
After decades in this game, I've seen more "solutions" for personal knowledge management than I care to count. My own approach used to be a mess: a mix of text files scattered across project folders,…
SSD vs. HDD: Why you should upgrade your old laptop storage now
I recently had an old daily driver, a sturdy but aging Dell Latitude 5490, that was starting to feel like I was running it through treacle. Boot times were stretching into minutes, applications like my…
Fix “This app has been blocked for your protection” prompt in Windows
Ah, the classic "This app has been blocked for your protection" prompt. I swear, it feels like I see this one at least once a month when someone's trying to install some niche utility or…
Troubleshooting apps that keep crashing on Android devices
When Android Apps Just Won't Play Nice I recently had my kid's tablet throwing a fit. Instagram would just close itself a second after launch, then the browser started freezing. No specific error, just a…
Troubleshooting a printer that shows as “Offline” but is connected
The phantom "Offline" status is my least favorite ticket I distinctly remember the last time I walked into an accounting department to fix a "broken" printer. The LED lights were solid green. The network cable…
Fixing ” DLL is missing” errors when trying to launch games
Nothing grinds my gears quite like booting up a game, excited to finally relax, only for Windows to throw up a cryptic error box: "The program can't start because VCRUNTIME140.dll is missing from your computer." It's…
Understanding the risks of granting app permissions on your phone
Stop Giving Away Your Data For Free: A Sysadmin's Take on App PermissionsLook, I'm tired of seeing folks click 'Allow' on every single app permission prompt like it's a game of whack-a-mole. Every day I…
How to use OBS Studio to record your screen for tutorials (Beginner Guide)
Stop paying monthly subscriptions for "premium" screen recording software that just wraps FFMPEG in a shiny UI. I got tired of explaining this to the juniors on my team every time they needed to document…
How to securely wipe a smartphone before selling it (Encryption + Reset)
I have a drawer full of old Androids and iPhones because I'm too paranoid to sell them. The idea of some stranger running a data recovery tool on my old Galaxy and finding a cached…