If you were using a pre-Microsoft-acquisition Skype account with your free Office 365 Skype minutes, then Microsoft broke your Skype on March 1, 2017, and they still haven’t figured out how to fix it.
I run a virtual server on Linode which hosts, among other things, the blog you are currently reading. The server doesn’t get a lot of traffic and is rarely busy or overloaded, so when I get an alert from Linode that its CPU has been pegged for the past two hours, as I did early… Read More: How to hose your web server by releasing free software »
I was victimized by GameStop’s security breach back in October, and again now. I hope it puts them out of business.
I’ve added support for the wonderful webcomic “Strong Female Protagonist” to the comics aggregator. I heartily recommend it. I also heartily recommend that you support its continued publication by donating or buying swag (see the links at the top of strongfemaleprotagonist.com). Enjoy!
I sent the following letter via certified mail this morning: May 23, 2017 Bradford L. Smith, President Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052-6399 Dear Mr. Smith, I have been trying to get an Office 365 / Skype issue resolved for over two and a half months. Your customer support representatives have alternated between… Read More: Dear Microsoft, please stop stonewalling me and fix my broken… »
It took a letter to the president of Zipcar to convince them to refund to me the $55 they owed me.
Migrating all of your 2fa codes to a new smartphone is a huge pain. Here’s one way you can make it easier.
I just replaced a shattered screen on a Microsoft Surface Pro 4. This was not only my first time replacing a Surface screen, it was my first time replacing a smart-phone or tablet screen of any sort. Before doing the replacement, I attended YouTube University, watching several relevant videos. For example: Surface Pro 4 Screen Repair… Read More: Lessons learned from DIY Microsoft Surface Pro 4 screen replacement »
UPDATE: As of 10:44am Eastern time, GoComics says this should be resolved, and I am seeing GoComics comics in the aggregator. Let me know if you notice any that are still missing. Alas, GoComics.com is missing many of today’s comics. You won’t be able to see them in the aggregator until GoComics publishes them. The… Read More: FIXED: GoComics is currently missing many of today’s comics »
Denying that Hitler gassed people wasn’t a gaffe or a mistake, it was an accurate representation of the White House position on the Holocaust.