Category: Tech

BATTLE DLL! How to Replace missing DLL in windows 7

My Device Manager stopped working. Looking online I found a number of possible routes to fix this problem. sfc /scannow : (   https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/929833 ) This runs a scan, looks for problems and “fixes” them Puts together a shitty hard to read log file Spoor: Windows Resource Protection found corrupt...

BLINDSIDED: WD Passport Drive Upgrade

This one is a complete failure, but learned a few things. Wanted to update my WD Passport Essential from a 500G to 2TB drive. My usual “Measure Zero, Cut Thrice” approach served me poorly here. I Ordered a Toshiba 2TB driving, thinking I would just swap it out with...

GoDaddy Support Times Are Terrible

I’ve been a loyal godaddy user for a very long time. I have often recommended them to friends, specifically because of their support. Up until a year or two ago – it was excellent. There has been a steady decline in both quality / availability of service… It used...

Extensis Support Frustration and Font Suitcase Manual Uninstall

I have a problem on a Friday night – Extensis Suitcase has frozen, and basically I need to delete the font database. Frustrating, but not a giant deal. Problem 1: An uninstall doesn’t remove all the necessary files. This is an ongoing gripe I have about software. Uninstall should...

BATTLE SPEEDLITE 420 EX : PART DEUX

Right. So in Last weeks BATTLE SPEEDLITE 420EX I lucked into a victory. Basically after taking apart, and half reassembling a broken flash.. I put the flash on my camera, and it still wouldn’t fire. I rotated the head of the flash around a bit, heard a noise, and...

BATTLE SPEEDLITE! PART UNO ( Speedlite 420EX Camera Flash )

Because I don’t have enough hobbies, and because apparently shopping for things is more fun than actually using them, I have taken up PHOTOGRAPHY! And because I am cheap, and hesitant about spending money, I limit my impulse spending to “great deals” and stuff I can “surely fix even...

Nice UI Adobe

A Search inside of an Adobe product doesn’t give you anything resembling a fast answer – it just takes you to their crappy website. A google search gives me a faster fucking result. Hire some UI designers you dumb fuckers....