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Harmony Pro 2400 Remote Unable to Reach Hub

My Logitech Harmony Pro 2400 Remote has lost its connection to its Hub a few times over the years. The most recent time happened after the remote’s battery drained completely and it shut off. Bringing the remote closer to the hub–even setting it right next to or on top of the hub–doesn’t work. Re-pairing the…

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End Task in Windows 10 with No Mouse

The other day I was running Unreal Tournament 2004 in a Windows 10 Boot Camp install on my Intel-powered MacBook Pro, and the game locked up. I was able to bring up Task Manager via Ctrl+Shift+Esc, but the mouse cursor–I was using a basic Bluetooth-connected mouse–was not visible (captured by the game still?). I tried…

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Fix RetroBat/RetroArch Emulator Scaling on Ultrawide Monitor

RetroBat is a Windows-specific solution for running EmulationStation and RetroArch, along with other emulation software. I normally run it on a PC connected to my main TV where I can also run Steam in Big Picture Mode for more modern games. However I recently set up RetroBat on my gaming desktop, which has a 21:9…

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Format Hyper Backup File Change Detail CSV File Sizes in Excel

I recently looked into some of my Synology NAS‘ Hyper Backup file changes because my backup size had grown very quickly. You can download a CSV file listing all of the new, modified, and deleted files in each Hyper Backup version. Unfortunately the file sizes are provided as plain text using “Bytes”, “KB”, or “MB”…

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Emby with Hardware Transcoding in Docker on Synology DSM 7.2

I’ve been running my own media server for many, many years in various iterations. Currently I’m trying out Emby as an alternative to Plex after being a bit underwhelmed with Jellyfin‘s Apple tvOS app options (e.g. Swiftfin and Infuse Pro ). I’m not sure if I’ll stick with it; I would prefer to go with…

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Setting up Scrypted NVR on Ubuntu with Docker Compose and Coral TPU

I’ve been using the free version of Scrypted for almost a year to bring my non-HomeKit security cameras and doorbell into HomeKit. I was able to quickly spin up the docker container on my Synology NAS (I’m running a DS918+), add my cameras (mostly Amcrest and a Reolink PoE Doorbell), and then add them to…

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Roborock iOS App Won’t Connect to Vacuum For Wi-Fi Setup

I recently had to reset my Roborock S7 vacuum Wi-Fi, and when following the instructions in the iOS app I was getting stuck at “Phone is being connected to device…”. Fortunately I found a solution on reddit. The solution was to turn off cellular data on my iPhone, then go through the Wi-Fi reset/connection process.…

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Possible Fix for Delayed T-Mobile Voicemail Notifications on iPhone

I’ve had an issue where missed call and voicemail notifications are delayed for several hours or even a day or more on my iPhone. I switched to T-Mobile recently and can’t remember if I had this problem when I was a Verizon customer, but regardless it has become annoying for me and friends/family who leave…

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Reolink Doorbell Keeps Disconnecting from Blue Iris

I recently purchased a Reolink PoE Doorbell to replace a DoorBird D101. I was able to add it to Blue Iris, but it kept disconnecting randomly. I found a post on Reddit that mentioned the Reolink PoE Doorbell can only handle two concurrent main streams using ONVIF. I had Blue Iris streaming both the main…

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