DisplayPort and 4KDisplayPort and 4K
The Problem Video playback looks better with a higher scan rate. A lot of content that was designed for TV (EG almost all historical documentaries) is going to be 25Hz[...]
Category: Misc Computer
Random Computer stuff that doesn’t fit the other categories.
Photograph Your WorkPhotograph Your Work
One thing I should have learned before (but didn’t) and hope I’ve learned now is to photograph sysadmin work. If you work as a sysadmin you probably have a good[...]
Android Screen SavingAndroid Screen Saving
Just over a year ago I bought a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 [1]. About 3 months ago I noticed that some of the Ingress menus had burned in to the[...]
Desktop Publishing is WrongDesktop Publishing is Wrong
When I first started using computers a “word processor” was a program that edited text. The most common and affordable printers were dot-matrix and people who wanted good quality printing[...]
Sound Device Order with ALSASound Device Order with ALSA
One problem I have had with my new Dell PowerEdge server/workstation [1] is that sound doesn’t work correctly. When I initially installed it things were OK but after installing a[...]
Advice for Web EditingAdvice for Web Editing
A client has recently asked for my advice on web editing software. There are lots of programs out there for editing web sites and according to a quick Google search[...]
Google web sites and Chromium CPU UseGoogle web sites and Chromium CPU Use
Chromium is the free software build of the Google Chrome web browser. It’s essentially the same as the Google code but will often be an older version, particularly when you[...]
Advice on Buying a PCAdvice on Buying a PC
A common topic of discussion on computer users’ group mailing lists is advice on buying a PC. I think that most of the offered advice isn’t particularly useful with an[...]
Geographic Sorting – Lessons to Learn from IngressGeographic Sorting – Lessons to Learn from Ingress
I’ve recently been spending a bit of my spare time playing Ingress (see the Wikipedia page if you haven’t heard of it). A quick summary is that Ingress is an[...]
Conversion of Video FilesConversion of Video Files
To convert video files between formats I use Makefiles, this means I can run “make -j2” on my dual-core server to get both cores going at once. avconv uses 8[...]