TL;DR If your Raspberry Pi 5 shows a black screen after you switch your TV to another input and then back, the Pi may lose track of the display. This happens often when using an HDMI hub or switch. The fix is to tell the Pi to always use a fixed screen mode. Add this […]
Sometimes tech irony hits hard. My Raspberry Pi’s Bluetooth mouse stopped working after I moved the SD card to another Pi. I thought it would be simple to open the Bluetooth menu and pair it again, but without a mouse there was no way to click the little Bluetooth icon. I tried to use MouseKeys […]
I had a Logitech wireless mouse and a USB receiver. I expected them to work together, but nothing happened when I plugged in the receiver. Both the mouse and the receiver had a small orange star symbol. After a bit of research, I learned this symbol means they are part of Logitech’s Unifying system, which […]
If you’re using a Raspberry Pi with a high-resolution monitor or TV, you may have run into the frustrating issue of tiny, unreadable text. Here’s a quick fix to make your desktop environment usable again: 1. Set Defaults for Large Screens 2. Adjust the Screen Resolution These two tweaks should make your Raspberry Pi setup […]
If you’re not a fan of YouTube Shorts cluttering your feed, here’s a quick fix using the free uBlock Origin browser extension. Just add this filter rule: www.youtube.com##ytd-reel-shelf-renderer This hides the Shorts shelf from the homepage and subscriptions tab. How to add it: Done. Clean feed, no Shorts. Ertuğrul HarmanI’m a US-based software engineer with […]
Recently, I ran into a frustrating issue with Dredge on PC. After playing for hours with no problems, the game suddenly started launching to a black screen—no error message, just nothingness. Here’s how I eventually solved it, in case you’re in the same boat. What Didn’t Work (But Might Be Worth Trying) Before finding a […]
Installing the Python version supported by your Debian or Ubuntu operating system is fairly straightforward. Use the following commands: Note: The above commands will install the default Python3 version that comes with your specific Debian or Ubuntu version. To install a more recent Python version on your Debian or Ubuntu system, you can use the […]
You can basically follow my instructions in the guide about dual-booting Windows and Debian with full disk encryption only with some minor differences. Here are my notes for you and for my future-self. I used Blivet GUI Partitioning and created an encrypted LVM volume group like I do in my guide. The steps are similar: […]
Open Settings Tap on the top row which shows your name in its title and “Apple ID, iCloud, iTunes & App Store” in its subtitle. Tap on “iTunes & App Stores” Tap on your “Apple ID: your@email.com” row (pretty obvious, right?) Tap on the “View Apple ID” option in the alert style popup (seriously…) Enter […]
If you have issues (empty folder, cannot connect, etc.) when connecting your Xiaomi phone to your PC via USB cable, you should try the following before you try anything else. This is how I solved it after I installed Mi Suite and enabled developer options and USB debugging; these were not necessary. Connect your device […]