Off Topic
my random and often incoherent thoughts that fall outside the other categories
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Watermarkr now in Google Play Store
My simple bulk image watermarking app, Watermarkr, has been approved and is now available in the Google Play Store.
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Closed Captions Should be Modernized
With high resolutions and plenty of pixels, captions should be rethought for the modern era.
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No More Ads Here, Tips Accepted
I removed all the ads from this site because they don’t earn enough revenue to justify. Enjoy your ad-free experience. if you wish to support this site ther is a link in the footer where you can leave a one time or recurring tip.
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When I Put a One-Time-Passcode Roadblock on a SharePoint Form
It’s story time! Around 2007 I had a task to enforce that agents in a contact center receive their supervisor approval before submitting a form, preferably before they spent several minutes filling it out. I’ll explain.
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Removing My Site’s IE Feature Support
Today I removed the last Internet Explorer integrations on my website.
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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.
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Mobile App Release Notes
Modern development release notes are lacking to say the least.
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Clippy’s Revenge
So, I’ve committed to blogging more often. It’s not for lack of content that I’ve been quiet, my OneNote is full of two dozen stubs but I’ve been too busy to polish them up. That being said, here’s a fresh post that isn’t on that list, courtesy of my sister.
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Testing Early AntiSpyware Software
After Microsoft purchased GIANT Company Software, Inc. in 2004 (ahem, who’s giant now?), I decided I needed to test out* the Microsoft Antispyware program by giving it a chance to remove some junk, namely Bonzi Buddy. Bonzi Buddy is actually a close relative to the infamous Clippy** and Rover in Windows XP.
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Custom OS Blueprint Wallpapers
Quite a few years ago now, I saw a really awesome wallpaper created by a Mac user. Designed in a blueprint pattern, it labeled all the standard interface elements on the screen, even the Mighty Blue Apple.