How to Create a Windows Home Media Server – No Software Required
You might want to make a media server for your home network to stream music or videos. If you have a spare Windows PC, you can do this without any software. Steps
Read MorePretendo: New Servers for New(ish) Consoles
If you have a Wii U or 3DS, chances are you’re disappointed by Nintendo shutting down their servers. Luckily, some determined fans have rigged up new servers for both systems! All you need is a homebrewed console. You can find out how to do this at wiiu.hacks.guide and 3ds.hacks.guide. The Pretendo website is https://pretendo.network. Wii
Read MoreMaking a Pokemon Card Database
[EDIT] This format is now deprecated. This format will no longer be updated because I switched to TCGPlayer, a free app that can scan your cards and show how much they are worth. But if you want to use this old format for whatever reason, read on: A while ago, I was making a Pokémon
Read MoreGreat Computer Prank Ideas
This year, I’ve been working on my plans for April Fools’ Day for half a year! If you want to try them for next year’s April 1, here you go. 1. Reload the Graphics I thought of my first prank when I learned that pressing Win-Ctrl-Shift-B reloads your computer’s graphics. I wrote a simple Python
Read MoreByte Size Info is now on YouTube!
Today, I am restarting my YouTube channel, Byte-Size Info! With my new series, MatheMusic, I’m starting a promotion where the first person to comment on each video gets to choose the instrument for the next one! Here are the options: 1. Acoustic Grand Piano2. Bright Acoustic Piano3. Atomic Grand Piano4. Honky-tonk Piano5. Atomic Piano 16.
Read MoreHidden Menu on HP Printers
How I Found It A while ago, I was doing something on my HP ENVY Photo 7858 printer. At the home screen, I accidentally pressed the Back button another time. I found this: I entered the menu, and saw this: What I Did I looked through the settings, and it eventually became clear that this
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bits-tools 2.0 is coming soon!
I’ve started working on a new version of bits-tools, my Python module! Every time I do it, I publish a “changelog” (which this post is) that documents what I’ve changed, added or removed. TwoBits class Features added RandomBits class Features added Find the bits-tools Github repository here!
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How to Fix Corrupted Drives
Why Your Device is Corrupted Storage devices are corrupted when the file system is damaged. These are some things that could cause a storage device to be corrupted: By the way, I also have this post on corrupting images! What it Looks Like There are a few ways you might know that your storage is
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Scareware and Tech Support Scams
Warn❚nᤜ҇ү൦Ur ᰆPεraŢሴg systÊm hȦऽ ν𑀡ruގ dOwח𐎂ꉻad P𐎓 ΌPҭ⇃mizѐr nOW I really hope you didn’t think that was a real warning! It was a tech support scam that used weird characters and a fake alert to trick you into downloading a program. Tech support scams are websites or applications that tell you that there is something
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Python List Comprehensions
Python list comprehensions can be tough to get your head around. They look like for loops inside of lists. In fact, that’s what they are!
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