Author: Duncan

  • Windows 10, laptops, and “don’t turn this display on”

    Windows 10, laptops, and “don’t turn this display on”

    Windows 10 has an option in the advanced display settings to toggle a display (when using multiple displays, like a laptop with an external display) to “Remove display from desktop”. I have my work laptop plugged into two external displays, and for reasons I can’t remember, I have Windows configured to not use the laptop […]

  • Finally clear

    17 days after the first test showed a positive result, things have cleared up.

  • Notes to self: Kubuntu on a USB stick

    Notes to self: Kubuntu on a USB stick

    While I dealt with a mild dose of COVID-19, I wanted a way to have a laptop in bed so I could idly browse, or have it streaming from an online service while I dozed. My work laptops (haven’t returned one of them) both deny any use of USB sticks once Windows has booted, so […]

  • A view of the Irish juror system

    Last month, I received a letter informing me that I had been randomly selected from the register of electors to serve as a juror at the Criminal Courts in Dublin. The letter came with a handbook explaining some of the process, as well as a list of reasons for disqualification or excuse from service (and […]

  • Building a custom OpenWrt image

    Building a custom OpenWrt image

    K was poking around at Raspberry Pi stuff the other day, and the Pi3 she was using was pretty slow (and unable to run what the book was showing), so I replaced my Pi4 router with an AAEON UP-CHT01 machine that I had on hand. The specs of the CHT01 are roughly: 1.4 GHz Atom […]

  • DMYC Regatta 2022

    DMYC Regatta 2022

    Yesterday was the 2022 regatta at the DMYC – we had to skip the 2020 one for obvious reasons. I hadn’t heard about any arrangements for photos, so I decided to grab the D750 with my travel 28-300 lens and wander up the pier to see if I could at least capture the cruiser starts […]