Hiring scams are back in vogue because the job market is shit. Despite what the Imbecile-in-Chief in the White House blurts out of the ass sitting on his shoulders, the job market is shit and hiring scams are rampant. Thieves have gotten better at faking the jobs as well. If you work in IT or another high paying field requiring a college degree, and you have your resume posted on any job board, you will … Beware Hiring “Companies” Hosted on GoDaddyRead more
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How Qt Bugs Get Fixed
Ho Ho Ho, Merry Christmas. Just let bad shit keep being bad shit. Agile is not Software Engineering. The email says it all. Happy bug riddled holidays.
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Remove Windows 11 Right Click Menu Item
You’ve all done it: installed some software, didn’t like it, uninstalled it, had its ghost on the right click “Open with” menu thereafter. Uninstall programs just leave so much shit behind. For me it was the Diamond text editor. If that name sounds familiar to you it is because I’ve written bout it many times before. Installed Diamond on this Optiplex 7070 and when I went to use it the thing bitched about not being … Remove Windows 11 Right Click Menu ItemRead more
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Avoid ALKU like AIDS
If you are an IT consultant with any skills, especially in the embedded systems world, you are going to encounter ALKU. They are almost as bad as Zoom Technical. You will find yourself blocking their domains on your email server, not just your email client. You will also find yourself blocking all their phone numbers. With Zoom they badger you a few days per week trying to find “one skill” for a client that needs … Avoid ALKU like AIDSRead more
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Getting Samba Share to Work on MX Linux
I really like MX Linux, but with Samba Shares they shot themselves in the foot. The GUI tool is nice, but they made some bad decisions. Yes, I’ve written about Samba Shares and NAS before on this blog. If developers would just quit dicking with it, adopt a single standard, and live with that, you wouldn’t need so many blog posts. Gotta admit, the GUI tool is straight forward. You have a nice dialog for … Getting Samba Share to Work on MX LinuxRead more