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This way, the next time I encounter the same issue, I’ll be able to find the solution easier by googling.
This category contains assorted tips, tricks and solutions regarding all the different workarounds and solutions related to technology pretty much in general.
This article explains how you can output the value of a secret variable stored in Azure DevOps. This applies both to secrets stored in a Variable Group, or Pipeline Variables stored as secrets. Is it safe, secure and advisable to do this? No! But is it possible? Yes it is!…Continue reading How to output the value of a secret variable in Azure DevOps?
This article explains how to work around the issue where the Copilot app fails to take pictures. Sounds boring, right? But hey – even with all of the gripes I have about Copilot, I do use it daily, and I’d really like it to work. Because when it does work…Continue reading Copilot Android app refusing to take pictures? I have the dumbest fix you’ll ever hear, but it’ll work, trust me.
This article explains how to get your built-in webcam back after a Windows 11 update (in my case, February 2025 Cumulative Update package) hides/disables it. The weird thing is, the camera is visible in the Device Manager. No app can see it though. And trying to update the driver through…Continue reading Adventures in the Windows 11 24H2-land: How to restore your webcam after February 2025 Patch breaks it?
I recently (finally) moved to a commercial Password Manager after I got tired of having to copy-paste everything from KeePass in my apps on Windows and letting the only company on Earth that has to remind themselves in their slogan NOT to be Evil handle all of my web/Android passwords.…Continue reading Experiences from migrating to Bitwarden
This article documents, how to close the Sidebar in Microsoft Edge. Because for whatever reason, Edge really does not make it obvious what the keyboard shortcut is, or if there even is one! I know what you’re saying. And believe me, that’s exactly what I’m thinking: Back to the “Project…Continue reading How to close the Sidebar in Microsoft Edge
This article explains how to enable Web Search for Microsoft 365 Copilot, when Copilot for Microsoft 365 thinks it’s disabled for whatever reason. But fear not! Most of the time there’s just a simple switch you need to flip to enable M365 CoPilot to access Web results for you. But…Continue reading M365 Copilot claiming “You have turned off web search in the work mode”? Easy fix!
This article explains how to untangle Excel when a worksheet file is conflicted and upload-blocked beyond salvation, thanks to a little demon inhabiting your computer. Don’t believe me? Oh, do read on – there’s plenty to be said about this particular gremlin. And if you’re a regular reader, you probably…Continue reading “Performing cleanup” – Excel is stuck with an old, conflicted file and will never recover.
This article explains a quick fix to a very topical issue: Copilot app suddenly becoming hostile to you due to your work credentials, and incredibly, carrying that grudge on and on, even after you’ve signed out of your work account (as per the bots demands) and signed in with your…Continue reading Copilot app on Windows refusing to use your Personal account? Easy fix!
… because of course it is! Ah well, winget is a great idea with a decent implementation, suffering from an unstable platform it’s built on. I’ve now seen it break down seemingly randomly 3 times – once it was one of the many reasons I had to reinstall Windows completely.…Continue reading winget is broken again.
This article explains how to fix an issue where FancyZones (from the fantastic Windows PowerToys toolset) fails to work because it conflicts with the built-in window management in Windows 11. I guess it’s too much to ask for a level of coordination here from Microsoft… Oh well. Anyway – I…Continue reading How to fix PowerToys FancyZones in Windows 11?
