- Jan 21, 2022
This is another article related to ExplorerPatcher and Windows 11. This time, I wanted to take a more in-depth look at the changes in the compositor shipped with Windows 11 (the Desktop Window Manager). In this article, we learn how to disable the rounded corners in dwm.exe.
- Nov 18, 2021
One problem that was still unsolved was how to restore the functionality of the Windows 10 network, battery and language switcher flyouts in the taskbar. While volume and clock work well, and the language switcher is the one from Windows 11 at least, the network and battery ones just do not launch properly. So, what gives?
- Aug 9, 2021
As you probably know already, Windows 11, among other changes, comes with a new and revamped taskbar. While it looks nice, it removes a ton of functionality users have come to depend on since it was introduced 20 or so years ago in Windows NT 4. Let's fix that!
- Jun 21, 2021
My fight against S3 sleep continues, I guess. You can read [here](https://valinet.ro/2020/12/08/Enable-S3-sleep-on-Lenovo-Yoga-Slim-7-14are05.html) about my previous partially successful attempt for disabling this on the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14are05, an AMD Ryzen 4000-based laptop. Today, I attempt to do the same on the Dell XPS 15 7590 - an older machine from 2019, powered by the 9th generation Intel Core platform.
- May 5, 2021
I have recently changed the subnet of my home network because reasons. The old subnet was 192.168.105.0/24, while the new subnet is 10.1.1.0/24. This poses a challenge because, in order to save up on precious program memory, my homepi+ Arduino has a static IP set (this way, I do not have to compile in the DHCP code which is pretty large). So, I have to change the IP in the Arduino. Sure, I can recompile the program and flash it on the Arduino, but, as I said, I have hit a golden master, I want the same program output and just to change 3 bytes in the IP address. So, binary patching it is then.
- Apr 10, 2021
Recently, I had to set up a SharePoint instance at my workplace - the reasons are complicated, but mainly, it turns out that SharePoint it is way friendlier to use than free alternatives like Nextcloud. Indeed, I was easily able to set up permissions, version history, mandatory check out policies, but have faced a rather unpleasant issue: SharePoint seems to play best with Internet Explorer. Not anymore... read on!
- Jan 20, 2021
As I said before, Raspberry Pi is a wonderful tiny device capable of a lot of stuff. The problem today is simple: I have an iPhone and want the peace of mind that it is always backed up should anything bad happen. Unfortunately, backing up the iPhone is not as simple as it seems - Apple only offers 5GB on iCloud, which is not enough for WhatsApp on its own, let alone the entire phone. So, today, I will show you how to set the Raspberry Pi as a backup server for your iPhone.
- Jan 14, 2021
We all know how Raspberry Pi is such a great little device. Numerous use cases have been found for it, including being used as a file server. Personally, the one I have at home, besides doing some other tasks, also takes care of exposing a USB SSD using Samba on the network, where my Windows PC regularly saves backups using File History. A new NTFS driver is about to be upstreamed that provides very good performance, so today, we are attempting to install it on the slightly older kernel the Pi4 ships with.
