Merging on GitHub Actions fails with “could not read Username for ‘https://github.com’: No such device or address”?

This article is going live 24th of December in 2024. That’s when we in Finland celebrate Christmas (yes – we celebrate on Christmas Eve, so that we can just chillax on Christmas day, either hungover, playing with our new toys, or both). I’ll have you know I wrote this article…Continue reading Merging on GitHub Actions fails with “could not read Username for ‘https://github.com’: No such device or address”?

Surface Headphones 2 are haunted

How to stop Surface Headphones from autoplaying audio when you place them on the desk?

This article explains how to fix Surface Headphones autoplaying semi-random things when you remove them from your ears and place on the desk. And by that, I mean autoplaying even when you’ve explicitly stopped anything from playing. Or even when it first stops playing something else. It’s delightfully consistent in…Continue reading How to stop Surface Headphones from autoplaying audio when you place them on the desk?

Windows deserves a kick

“Phone Link” permanently disabled and Windows claiming “Some of these settings are managed by your organization”? (Probably) an easy fix!

This article explains one possible fix to a problem you might have with Microsoft’s “Phone Link” app. Namely, the app might disappear and refuse to come back. Windows might even stop you from trying to re-enable it with an error along the lines of “Some of these settings are managed…Continue reading “Phone Link” permanently disabled and Windows claiming “Some of these settings are managed by your organization”? (Probably) an easy fix!