Applying decals

Every few years, it seems I have a reason to apply a decal.  These decals are one-time only – meaning, if you mess up the stick, you are not adjusting it.  I’ve done this with the decals on the side of the Arcade Cabinet and I expect to do something like...

A fix for really slow LAN

I’ve been installing a network at the new office.  It worked when I first got it going at 3am in the morning, but when I came back around noon, every computer was really lagging whenever making a request anywhere on the network.  To be clear, this was not...

Upgrading to Windows 10 Pro

I setup two computers recently.  One is an older Dell Inspiron 410 from around 2010 or 2011.  The other is a brand-new Lenovo IdeaCentre All-In-One.  For both computers, I did the same thing: Download an ISO from MSDN – see my article for Installing Windows for...

Installing Windows

Every couple years, it seems I have a need to install a fresh Windows operating system.  In the past, it’s been about refreshing.  The new Windows recovery option helps with that a bit.  However, recently I’ve purchased a new HP computer and it came...

WAMP and https

Why is this important? It looks like the BluePrint-Q preview is broken on the WordPress themes directory: https://wordpress.org/themes/blueprintq-draft/ Turns out that some assets are expecting to be loaded through http, but the theme directory is using https, which...

Talking between computers

WPF is pretty awesome and I have a decent chunk of experience going with it.  However, I never really had a need to investigate the WCF side – Microsoft’s answer to communicating between machines. So, I am looking for a complete comprehensive tutorial that...