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Changing the Mac OS X default app for .webloc files to Google Chrome

I sometimes like to save web locations as files when it makes sense to bookmark in my file system rather than in a browser’s Bookmarks Manager or in a text document. On Macs, dragging a webpage icon from a browser to Finder creates a file with the extension “.webloc”; Annoyingly, regardless of how one’s default ...

Tuning the MSI Stealth GS65 Laptop for Less Heat and Fan Noise

MSI Stealth GS65 laptop owners will notice that they run hot, and the fan kicks in pretty aggressively (and loudly!). If you're OK tinkering with Windows tools, can you make the laptop run more efficiently (cooler/quieter), and set up a secondary power profile that makes it almost silent, while retaining all of the GPU power.

Alfred + lolcate: a first attempt at a Spotlight replacement for Macs that supports network volumes

The only utility I miss after switching back to a Mac from Windows is Everything (search) by voidtools. It is a blazingly-fast file and folder indexer that provides a better-than-Spotlight solution to searching for files in Windows...

Watchdog kernel panics in M1 Macs running macOS X Monterey (version 12.1)

I set up a brand new MacBook M1 this week; I was excited to potentially return to Macs after years of being on Windows machines, but my machine immediately started having kernel panics after the display would turn off. The kernel panics reported "userspace watchdog timeout: no successful checkins from com.apple.WindowServer in 120 seconds".

Add COVID-19 Vaccine Record to Apple Wallet in under 60 seconds (for California residents)

It literally takes 60 seconds to add your COVID-19 vaccine record to Apple Wallet. Article is for California residents, but your state and/or hospital might also have simple paths. Do it now!

How to keep rats out of your car’s engine compartment

Rats invaded our car’s engine compartment a few years ago. Luckily, we found them before they did any damage to the engine itself, although they did remove quite a bit of the insulation under the hood (whereas a neighbor had her engine effectively destroyed by a bad infestation). After some research, I picked up an ...

The Pelican Nebula

The Pelican Nebula (IC5070, 1,800 light years from Earth) in the constellation Cygnus, in the middle of the Milky Way. Captured over 2 nights of fantastic seeing conditions in August, 2021.

The Heart Nebula

The Heart Nebula (IC 1805 / Sharpless 2-190), 7500 light years away, in the constellation Cassiopeia. Stacked in Astro Pixel Processor and edited in PixInsight. Shot in San Mateo, California, in Bortle 5/6 skies, September 6 and 10, 2021.

Upgrading PixInsight with GPU-accelerated TensorFlow v2.6.0 for StarNet++(RTX 30 Series)

ensorFlow, CUDA, and CuDNN must be matched based on compatibility. I haven't found an updated matrix that goes up to TF v2.7 and couldn't find an easy download link for the v2.7 dll, so I went with v2.6.