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Category Archives: Computer Stuff
Add XMLTV Data To JellyFin From HDHomerun
I have a NAS on which I have installed Jellyfin. I chose Jellyfin from the usuals, because I didn’t want to pay for another streaming service (if you have to pay to watch tv, it might as well be a … Continue reading
Mac OS and Local Network Failure
Recently Mac OS updates have caused problems with my intranet. It seems that if I want to access my local network, I have to grant access in System Settings > Privacy & Security > Local Network. That’s okay, but what … Continue reading
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Seriously Apple, Up To 18 Hours?
I have been waiting patiently to buy an apple watch, and was hoping the apple watch 6 would finally address the dismal battery performance issue. Battery life is one of the most asked for features, and yet apple just can’t … Continue reading
Posted in Mac
Tagged Apple, apple watch, apple watch 6, battery life, battery life sucks
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Another Bad Experience With Edge Browser
Microsoft has been trying really hard to jam Edge browser down everyone’s throats. Kind of reminds me of the old days with Internet Explorer. As a web developer, in the old days (really not too distant a past), we had … Continue reading
Quick And Easy Music Command Generator In PHP
I won’t go in to the convoluted reason why I needed to write this script, but I will tell you that I recently used it to convert over 540 music files (using FFMPEG) from wma to mp3. You see, when … Continue reading
MySQL Difference Between Dates In Days, Hours, Minutes
I was researching how to make a JavaScript countdown timer for a personal webpage, because that’s the only way to go if you want interactivity (client-side scripting at its best), and I thought, ‘how can I do this in MySQL?’ … Continue reading
No WMC No Windows 10
With a push to get everyone back on the Microsoft wagon, Microsoft is offering Windows 10 for free to Windows 7 and up users. I was initially excited while simultaneously worried. I mean, nothing in this life is free. There’s … Continue reading
Posted in Complaints, Computer Stuff
Tagged windows 10, windows 7, windows media center, WMC
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Working With XML/XSLT, JSON, And PHP
So, this tale, which for your sake I will attempt to make brief, is typical of my experiences in web development. As one of my old bosses used to say (and I’m paraphrasing), “if there’s a hard way to do … Continue reading
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Tagged api, client-side, javascript, jquery, mysql, NOAA, php, script, server-side, SOAP, sql, weather, xml, XSL, XSLT
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Arrival At Pluto
New Horizons is scheduled to arrive at the PLANET Pluto (don’t give me any of that dwarf or minor crap) on: select DATE_ADD(date(‘2015-06-02’), INTERVAL 42 DAY) as ‘Arrival at Pluto’; Kind of sad that I thought it would be easier … Continue reading
Having Conversations With Javascript
Have you ever wanted wanted to animate inanimate objects? I think we all have. Well, that’s a lot of work. A cheat that you can employ, however, is relatively easy with javascript and or jquery. No, I’m not talking about … Continue reading