Mostly Development, but what ever interests me at the time
In recent times, I ve personally and vicariously encountered a reoccurring situation concerning competing needs and tasks. It can be summarized to lack of prioritization. Fundamentally, I think we all understand prioritization. If we need to address problems in a house to prepare for a visit, and the house has a door that needs to be Continue reading Everything is High Priority
Some time ago I made a post on dynamically rendering sound in the browser. In furtherance of a different project, today I am writing on dynamically rendering sound on Windows and Linux. I was specifically targeting the Raspberry Pi. But the Pi approach also works on other forms of Linux. For my project, I don t Continue reading Dynamic Sound on Windows and Linux (Pi)::Part 1
On occasion, on one of my secondary channels, I feature a LEGO set or another brick set of interest. For the sake of presenting additional information that might not appear in the video, I ll be updating this post with additional information about the sets. There are links to some of the sets on this page. Continue reading About the LEGOs and bricks
I m working on an ongoing project in which I am trying to use a web camera to produce time lapse video. Usually, I ve used DSLRs for this purpose. But doing so also removes that camera from being available for other needs for up to 20 days. I have a lot of low power PCs that Continue reading Timelapse Video with a Web Camera
The power settings on a computer influence when it stays awake or goes into a lower power mode. User action influences this too. There are times when I want to start a long running process and walk away to come back to it later. Sometimes, I forget that unless I take some action (such as Continue reading Keeping the Computer Awake
Now is an opportunity to take a break. I ve not posted here in a while because I ve spent time helping someone. I made technology services contributions to an election candidate. We had elections this past week. the candidate won!. 🎉🎊🥳 While I ve worked on websites for years, making a website for someone running for an Continue reading On Making a Campaign Website
I ve just had my first experience using Claud for software development. I ve used other AI tools, but not Claude specifically. My use of AI tools is constrained by the need to ensure that I do not grant third parties custody of any confidential client information. Generic components of a project can be generated on a Continue reading My First Experience using Claude Code
Code signing certificates are used to attest that a binary is unmodified and came from a specific party. Computer systems can be set to give more trust to code signed by specific entities. The maximum length of validity for a code signing certificate, as of 2026 March 1, is being reduced from 39 months to Continue reading Shorter Maximum Life for Code Signing Certificates
Every so often, I may have to create a new DirectX 12 program. The DirectX headers and libraries are part of the Windows headers and are generally present with the installation of the desktop development components of Visual Studio. There are some common or popular DirectX 12 related libraries that are not part of that. Continue reading Where is D3DX12.h?
I often carry a Pi with me when I go out to deployments. They have the tools that I need for certain diagnostic purposes and are easy to travel with. Usually, I need to just bring a keyboard and network cable along and it is ready to be used. The latest Pi based system that Continue reading uConsole::The Best Pi Mini Console You Won t Have Any Time Soon