Author Archives: Jeff Fitzsimons
VMware Workstation Bridged Network Stopped Working
On my Windows 11 host, with a Lubuntu guest, bridged networking stopped working one day. The solution was to open Virtual Network Editor on the Windows host (must be run as Administrator) and manually set VMnet0’s “Bridged to:” option to … Continue reading
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Dune: Duncan Idaho?
It occurs to me that the way we feel about the silly name Duncan Idaho echoes the way that the Fremen felt about the name Muad’Dib (“hopping mouse”) when they first heard it.
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Using PowerShell To Change File’s Created/Modified/Access Timestamps
File timestamps can be modified on Windows using PowerShell. Command Syntax: (Get-Item YourFilePath).CreationTime = “mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm” Time can be specified using a 24-hour clock, or using am/pm. There are three settable timestamps: CreationTime will affect the Created timestamp. LastWriteTime will … Continue reading
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USB Charger/Hub Comparison
GaNFast, which appears to be a site intended to promote Gallium Nitride devices, happens to have one of the best charger + hub product lists out there. It gives power, type and number of prts, and overall size, all in … Continue reading
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Visual Studio Theme Pack Broke My Visual Studio 2022
After installing the Visual Studio Theme Pack from the Visual Studio Marketplace website, my installatio of Visual Studio 2022 was completely broken. The error messages I was getting included: The ‘MEF Service Broker Package’ package did not load correctly. The … Continue reading
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Thinkpad T420 IPS/PLS Screen Upgrade
Tired of the awful OEM screen on your T420? Want FHD (1920×1080) resolution with the full colors and deep blacks of IPS screens? Having a hard time deciding which to order? Then this page might help you. There are several … Continue reading
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Microsoft Symbol Server Configuration for WinDbg
Since I always forget how to configure a symbol cache on a new machine, here’s my configuration. Setting this environmental variable will download symbols from Microsoft’s servers and cache them at E:\symbols: _NT_SYMBOL_PATH=srv*E:\symbols*https://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols
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Far Cry 5: Only 32 Hours of Story
I finished Far Cry 5’s main story with only 32 hours of game play. I spent a fair amount of time doing side missions, too. I generally see 50 – 70 hours of game play in AAA titles, so I’d … Continue reading
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It’s 2017 and Windows 10 Notification Sounds Are Still Obnoxiously Loud
Back in August of 2015, I wrote about how System Notifications in Windows 10 were deafening and ignored System Volume settings. It’s 2017, and the problem appears to still be there. In fact, it’s even worse, since Dropbox has to … Continue reading
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Lenovo Thinkpad T420 – Removing Whitelist from BIOS 1.49
I wanted to install an Intel 7260-N WiFi PCIe card into my T420. For this to work, I had to flash a modified BIOS that removes the hardware whitelist. Unfortunately, I had just upgraded to BIOS 1.49, which ostensibly cannot … Continue reading