List of useful web tools
A list of fully-online tools that require no download
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Terrible popular websites waste your CPU and energy
Testing idle CPU usage with a websites open in the background
Adding searchable notes to bookmarks in Firefox
Using the name or tags fields in firefox bookmarks to save permanent "notes"
Tracker Horror #2 - New Yorker and BounceX
Continuation of a series exploring web trackers
Tracker Horror #1- The New Yorker
First in a series exploring web trackers - focusing on the New Yorker website
Chess Analysis: Shirov v. Anand 2011
Chess game analysis of a 2011 Caro-Kann
Tips for the Slay the Spire Daily Run
Tips to optimize the Slay the Spire daily run for high scores
A Beginner’s Guide to Setting Up Firefox for Security and Privacy
A short guide to setting up your browser with basic security and ad-blocking in mind. Written for non-technical users
Understanding Powershell Get-Help Output
A short guide to interpreting the output of the Powershell Get-Help command.
Short Intro to the VLC Media Player Command Line
An intro the the VLC command line for users that have only interacted with the GUI.
Getting The Sims 2 Working in 2020
A guide to get the Sims 2 working in modern versions of Windows.
Water consumption and weight loss
A researched article exploring the connection between increased water intake and any effects on weight loss.