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Myst Masterpiece Edition on Windows XP 3

Feb

4

2016

On February 24th, 2008, I wrote a full set of instructions for how to get Myst Masterpiece Edition working on Windows XP SP2. It became the definitive solution for getting the game to work and at least 5000 people have followed my instructions. Even the Myst community on Facebook links to my post and references ...

Simple VLC Snapshots with Timecodes 4

Oct

14

2015

Update: 2020-01-24 Two copies of this guide have been written below. One is for VLC 3.x and the other for older versions. I have very few complaints about VLC, but one thing that irks me every time I install VLC I have to change the snapshot settings to something useful because the default settings are ...

Internet Stops Working After Update to iOS 8.4.1 (Fixed)

Sep

28

2015

I was asked to update an iPhone 5 to iOS 8 and after I did so the device could not connect to the internet for more than a few minutes. Connecting the phone to Wifi would IMMEDIATELY break the phone’s data connections and they could not be recovered until rebooting the phone. Upon doing so ...

Amazot.com is Live!

Sep

14

2015

A website I have been working on for a long time is now operational. Amazot.com presents pricing information from Amazon.com, and makes it public when items are on sale. It primarily targets video games. There’s so much data and graphs that its amazing to look at. Really, all you have to do is head over there ...

I Breathe In When You Breathe Out

Aug

4

2015

I edited a book. Released today! I loved this book so much that I spent months editing and reworking scenes for Gregory Pappas. This book has been over two years in the making. It’s an 86,000 word novel! I am really going to miss the book’s characters that have become constant companions for me for ...

Difference Between Usually and Typically 3

Jun

19

2015

I was scouring the internet looking for information on usually vs typically and I was surprised to find none. In fact the only real solid answer floating out there is one I had provided. People were earnestly asking and I felt sincerely that other resources has failed the questions. This therefor seems like a topic ...

Thoughts on Rendering the Universe

Jun

16

2015

This is just a short piece where I rattled off ad-hoc some thoughts on this article, which covers recent proof that reality doesn’t exist until it is being measured. This reminds me of how computer games work. In a video game, if you aren’t looking at something, it doesn’t get rendered. For example, the opposite ...

Install Old App Versions from the App Store Without Updating 8

May

15

2015

Updated with new steps 1/10/2018! Please donate a few bucks after this article helps you! Deal? This article covers how to workaround the iOS 8 (or even iOS 11) requirements for many applications currently on the App Store. For example, I required the Trello App on one of my iOS 7 testing devices but the ...

Pause and UnPause a Rigidbody in Unity 2

Apr

21

2015

Nerd stuff ahead. I needed to freeze a Rigidbody attached to an Object during a scene transition and then unfreeze and maintain the same velocity after the scene has finished loading. It sounds simple but Unity does not appear to have pausing/resuming functionality natively on a Rigidbody. You may be thinking that Sleep or WakeUp functions will help you; ...

Google Inbox Features And Flaws

Jan

12

2015

I have been using Google Inbox Beta for a three weeks now on my iPhone and I’m mostly disappointed. I want to like Google’s new take on email management, but I’m afraid I’ve found Google Inbox to be extremely tedious and unhelpful. There are some winning features here, but many of the would-be advantages are lost due ...