Kdenlive – Speed Up Rendering
This is weird: Using the same operating system (Mint 20, lately – even though it’s out of date) my rendering times for the same sized files will vary wildly from…
Built a GUI for Yt-dlp!
This was a fun project I did with ChatGPT. I really didn’t know what ChatGPT could do, frankly, given that I had never messed with anything of that kind before…
Some random notes on Vmware
Sometimes when I use Vmware to install a Linux virtual machine there is no 1920×1080 option for screen resolution. Simple copy the below lines and save the file as setscreen.sh…
50 Tips and Tweaks for Linux Mint – PART ONE
50 useful tips and tweaks for your Linux Mint (PART 1): Contents of this page: 1. Make Windows the default option in the Grub boot menu 2. Forgotten password: what…
Only I Would Care: Restore Win 8.1 on an Acer Aspire E15-511 With Discs
UPDATE: Why I did this and why it’s a waste of time, really So I have this older Acer E15-511 and I had installed Windows 8.1 and it was missing…
Acer Aspire E5-511 Drivers Download
Acer Aspire E5-511 Drivers Download This page contains the list of device drivers for Acer Aspire E5-511. To download the proper driver, first choose your operating system, then find your…
Enabling Postfix to Recieve Larger Attachments
So my wife got a receipt from the people who did our electrical work and she attempted to forward the email to me from Hotmail. There was an error email…
Installing Windows 11 in VMware 16 (on Mint 20)
It worked before – what happened? Whew. I did this awhile back and had no problems. I failed to make any notes and, wow – that was a mistake. Trying…
How to install/reinstall VMWare tools grayed out
Shut down the virtual machine. Open VMWare Workstation Player and right-click on the VM. (Don’t start the VM) Select the “Settings” option to edit the hardware settings. Highlight the CD/Drive…