Now Streaming NOAA Weather Radio
Somehow, Oklahoma out of all places has little to no online availability of NOAA “All Hazards” Weather Radio, so I’ve decided to provide some redundancy.
Delay Windows Screen Lock
Have you ever been at your device when the screen goes to sleep, only to be asked for your password even though you woke it up just a second later? Or have you ever wished you could have a separate timer for the screen sleeping and a longer delay for actually locking your device?
Pinning Edge Profiles to the Taskbar
One of the more useful features of the new Edge built on Chromium is the profiles feature, which allows you to have separate browser user profiles that are entirely self contained. But it can be a pain to launch the profile you need.
Custom Cursor Colors in Windows
Windows 10 now includes the option of using vector-drawn cursors of any color and size you choose. Here’s how to set it up.
Simple Android Tricks: Quickly Adding Widgets
If you’ve ever added a widget to your Android home screen, you’ve probably seen the frustrating experience of scrolling through hundreds of unrelated options to find the one you want. There’s a faster way.
Android App Pick: Cloudflare Warp
Simple Android Tricks: Tear-away Shortcuts
4K@60Hz with Surface Dock
Although the Surface Dock doesn’t have standard DisplayPorts or HDMI, it does have two Mini-DisplayPorts, and ostensibly supports a single 4K-resolution display at a 60 Hz refresh rate. Actually achieving that frame rate can be frustrating and difficult. Here’s how I did it.
Automating IE With PowerShell to Capture Screenshots
My, browsers come and go so quickly these days. Microsoft’s replacement for Internet Explorer is already shuttered now that they’ve joined the Chromium open-source project to produce Edge using that codebase. And as much as I’m all here for that, it can still be handy to have Internet Explorer–especially when you can control it programatically from PowerShell.
Setting ICE Info in Android 10
Android 10, if and when you can get it, makes setting Emergency Contact Info a breeze — no need to dig deep into Settings anymore.
Woah Man, Check Out That Caption Over There
An Xbox caption scaling issue I had today triggered a memory of a Windows 3.1 app called Tiny Elvis—a piece of freeware with a UI that consisted entirely of 16×16 .ani icon in the approximate pixelated likeness of a country singer of the same name.
Create a Mobile Hotspot in Windows 10
Two Ways to Create a Chromeless Chrome Shortcut
Upgrade Your Alexa Alarm with a Routine
Mobile-Optimized NOAA Weather Resources
Why use ad-layden commercial websites when your tax dollars already paid for weather data?
Mobile App Release Notes
Modern development release notes are lacking to say the least.
Removing Google Startup Tasks
Users all over the net are wondering out loud, “why is my Startup tasks full of Google junk?” Here’s why, and a few easy ways to prevent it.
It Can Wait
Never text and drive. Lives depend on it. If you can’t resist, try this app.
Show Seconds in the Taskbar Clock
Have you ever wanted to see the seconds on your taskbar clock? You won’t find an option for this, but you can turn it on in Windows 10 with this trick.
Increase Taskbar Transparency with OLED Switch
Because of the lack of a backlight, OLED displays can be perceived as darker than their LED powered counterparts. To maintain a similar style and prevent the taskbar from appearing black, Windows will use a lighter transparency level on OLED screens, but you can also override this to adjust your taskbar opacity yourself.
Tell the FCC to keep the internet free and accessible for all
Without your support, the types of carriage disputes that cause national blackouts — like when CBS and Dish had a fight over thanksgiving — will come to the web. Don’t let the cable companies turn the Internet into their package nightmares. Don’t let them censor your reach by hiding your website in an obscure or more expensive ‘package’. The web is designed to be open. Keep it this way.