You know you hate ads. Why do you allow them into your life? They rob your screen space, bandwidth, and mental energy. You have the right to block them, and you should do so. How many hours per month do you think you could have back if you didn’t have...
Legalizing something does not make the thing right. It only means there’s a group of people who identify as “government” who will not harass you and lock you up for doing it. Just because abortion is legal does not mean it is right or acceptable to dismember a baby while...
When working with Microsoft support in an online chat, they have this lame excuse for me to divulge my phone number to them. It’s not new. It’s not just them. I have heard this before from many support reps. “Just in case we get disconnected give me your phone...
Are you sick of searching, clicking a link, going back, clicking another link, going back, again and again? #metoo 😬 Now there’s a better way! 🥳 Searching With Split Screen! If you’re using Microsoft’s Edge browser, there is a split screen feature that will make your search results feel like...
"Drop" can mean multiple things, and those things are opposites of each other. "Dropping ballots" can mean that votes were dropped into the pile to be counted or it can mean that votes are being removed. Are there any DBA’s reading this? If you were told to DROP a database...
How to reduce the back-and-forth distance when switching between keyboard and mouse: Of course, this is not for everybody, but I do find it to be an easier and shorter motion having the mouse between my wrists and more within my reach. Laptops use this layout, although they probably use...
The conflicting messages we get pertaining to online security are confusing to the casual user.
I am in love with AutoHotKey, in a “man to computer application” sort of way. I use it all the time, perhaps several times per hour while I am on my computer, which is a majority of a typical day. What is AutoHotKey? It’s a customizable Hot Key automation scripting...
