General Archives - Justin Reinhart

Solved: Crucial Storage Executive Won’t Sanitize SSD

Jan

9

2026

Symptoms: Choosing “Sanitize Drive” allows you to put the drive into an offline state. But you are never shown the next screen/option to commit to the actual sanitization step that erases the data. Solution: I tried a lot of things and the only step that was successful for me was putting the SSD drive into ...

Chutes and Ladders

Dec

12

2025

Today was an important day for my baby niece. She finally climbed a ladder for the first time on her own. Also, she declared the slides something like “too big” when she arrived at the new playground, but by the end of the evening she was sliding down them on her own, proudly. I stood ...

Solved: Grok: You need access. This is a private conversation link.

Nov

8

2025

Error Browser tab:Grok:You need accessThis is a private conversation link. Please request access from the person who sent you this to view the conversation. Symptoms A conversation that you own is now considered private and Grok says you need to request access. You request access, and receive an email to grant access. But granting access ...

Open Wide Like Mr. Dinosaur

Oct

30

2025

I took my 2-year-old niece to get some dental work today. She had a chipped tooth which was adorable but needed to be repaired before it would become a real problem. After a lot of research and anguish my sister and I decided on dentist #4 who would give her Versed because she is frightened ...

Stephen Colbert Canceled 🥳

Jul

18

2025

This is what I’ve been saying. No one watches this show anymore because everyone knows it is a propaganda arm of the failing Democratic Party. They alienated the majority of Americans and burnt the show to the ground with their divisive hateful content. The occasional zinger based on truth was not enough to save them. ...

The Roadless Rule

Jul

13

2025

The following is my musings on policy changes.In response to a video concerned about removing the Roadless Rule and how it would affect forests: https://www.facebook.com/reel/631822482647915My response: I generally agree with leaving nature untouched. Especially if it remote and not going to affect anyone. However, it really depends where these forests are. For those that don’t ...

How to use Netflix on Vacation

Jun

2

2024

Here’s how to use Netflix on an extended vacation when you are out of the country and Netflix is being pathetic and blocking your ability to watch outside of your household. 1. Using remote access, install NordVPN on your home PC and on your phone. 2. Turn on NordVPNs Meshnet feature on both devices. Rename ...

Logical vs. Emotional Decision Outcomes

Feb

24

2024

Reader Question: What is an example of a scenario where making a decision based on emotion rather than on logic will lead to a better overall long term outcome? Justin: Your subjective personal experience trumps everything else. So neither logic nor emotion is a universally ideal choice. What scenario? Every passing moment that you craft ...

Goodbye, Evernote

Jan

19

2024

Evernote has recently implemented a 50 notes 1 notebook limit. Astonishingly, they are asking for $130+ USD a year for access to an extremely slow and buggy notetaking service. I *might* have considered paying $12 annual for some basic lightweight and lightning fast notetaking with no frills; Instead Evernote went the clunky and costly route. ...

Everything Happens for a Reason

Jul

18

2023

When the phrase “everything happens for a reason” is uttered, one is inclined to accept or reject the literal interpretation. It is more advantageous to recognize that this phrase is emblematic of the actual truth. Although those who use the phrase may not realize it themselves, it is nevertheless a signpost pointing to inner peace. ...