In Linux (Fedora with Gnome 42, and any other OS that uses “Document Scanner”), when you scan your documents, you can run an OCR (optical character recognition) process on the document to make the text searchable and copy-able. You’ll need a couple of tools installed first, which is easy enough. Just run this: And then… Read More »
This may apply to many setups, but my specifics are: Fedora (Linux), Gnome desktop running Wayland. I have a self-hosted Matrix server and connect with an Element client from my Fedora machine. The Element client would work when it first opened but after sitting idle for a while, when I’d pull it up again, the… Read More »
If you’re recording your voice-over into OBS through a Behringer UMC204HD, or probably many audio interfaces, I would guess, you might be annoyed with all of your sound being isolated to one side (all left or all right). The fix is a bit unintuitive, but not totally. Go to OBS Settings: Go to Audio and… Read More »
In Gnome, the default Alt+Tab switcher groups windows by application: You can switch it so that they are ungrouped: Go to:Settings > Keyboard > View and Customize Shortcuts Go toNavigation Instead of Alt + Tab switching applications You can set Alt + Tab to “Switch windows” Click the Switch windows row and enter the keyboard… Read More »
You might be thinking “well, that’s oddly specific”. Yes, yes it is. Anyway, if you’re running Debian Linux and you use 1Password and have to log in separately to your desktop app and your browser extensions, you’re in luck. There is a fix. Oh SNAP! SNAPs and Flatpaks Don’t Work! If your browser has been… Read More »
A common response to tracking is “so what, they aren’t going to do anything bad with that data”. Somehow, people think that since they don’t understand, or even know, what Microsoft would do with the tracking data that there’s no risk in letting them track us. Many people are that trusting. I have personally been… Read More »
Background Linux Distro: Kubuntu Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 24.10 Release: 24.10 Codename: oracular PlasmaShell Version: plasmashell 6.1.5 This is a bit of an edge-case, I imagine, but I can’t be the only one so here’s how to handle this. The Problem When using a Behringer UMC204HD USB interface with Kubuntu (specifics above), the USB… Read More »
When signing up for nearly any online service, you don’t have to give your real name, address, birthday, or anything. (Banking and URL registry not included.) Never give real answers to those “lost password challenge questions”. The odds of those answers being stored encrypted is low. If that company is hacked then the hackers will… Read More »
My Logitech mouse has caused some frustration recently so I have gone with another brand. What brand did I choose? Stay tuned. <LAME INTRO> Hi guys, welcome back to the same web page you were already on when this blog post started but I made you wait for no particular reason. Let’s get right into… Read More »
When using VSCode for markdown editing, you can have your attachments separated into their own folder like this: Go to your settings under Markdown > Copy Files: Destination and click Add Item. Under Item enter **/* and under Value enter assets/ FYI: I’m using the extension called: Markdown All in Onehttps://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=yzhang.markdown-all-in-one