After setting up MySQL, I realized that I put my data files on the C drive.  Since I don't want database growth to end up taking down the entire OS, I had to move them.  My struggles consumed a couple of hours, so I wanted to clear up and document the...

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  • 2018-02-15

There is a handy and free tool to check your system's uptime called "Uptime".  (Clever, no?)  It can be downloaded at http://uptimeexe.codeplex.com. While it is very easy to use (just navigate to it in a command window and type "uptime"), it doesn't give much of an option for formatting the output to...

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  • 2017-12-16

How could it be?  Wi-Fi is showing up as consuming 10% of your Android battery when wifi is turned off!  What gives? Android is sneaky, that’s what.  The Wi-Fi setting is more like a “use Wi-Fi for internet” setting.  In other words, your selection of that setting has nothing to do with the...

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  • 2017-09-06

Strange clicking noises can sometimes be heard in headphones while sitting at your computer.  It often is fast clicking that slows over the course of five seconds or so, then stops, and then restarts in a few seconds.  This annoying noise wrecks a nice song experience. The solution?  Move your...

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  • 2017-09-06

SSMS Boost is an add-on for SQL Server Management Studio.  I used it for quite some time but I got tired of using it as freeware.  The reason SSMSBoost as freeware didn't work for me was because they require that you continually re-download the new version and re-register every 120 days,...

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  • 2017-06-30

Launch Flickr Searchr! Now you can search your own Flickr photos by camera model.  Strangely, Flickr has had the ability to search public photos by camera model, but not your own private photos by camera model. So, I have created a little tool that does the work for you at: http://benjf.com/flickr_searchr/....

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  • 2017-06-18