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• Microsoft Does Irony

  By h3rring on May 26, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

• Obutto Revolution Desk / Cockpit Review + Construction Tips

  By h3rring on May 19, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  I’ve recently moved house and have a bit less space for my work / play desk (a huge, deep table-top).  Additionally, I’ve been doing a lot more typing on it (loads of PowerShell in my current job!) and I’ve been… Read More ›

• PowerShell: Synchronizing a Folder (and Sub-Folders) Part 11

  By h3rring on May 12, 2017 • ( 0 )

  Adding a -PassThru option and fixed a very odd bug.

• Moving Home: For Geeks

  By h3rring on May 5, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  We recently moved house and while there are lots of helpful checklists out there (like this on on the BBC) there were a few extra wrinkles for me due to my generally nerdy existence.  So, here’s a few helpful hints… Read More ›

• Moving House!

  By h3rring on April 28, 2017 • ( 0 )

  So computer / mouse / keyboard / life is in boxes.

• Socially Acceptable, Hi-Tech Fidgeting: The Fidget Cube

  By h3rring on April 21, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  I backed the Kickstarter for the Fidget Cube when I saw it and they finally arrived! It’s pretty much what it says on the tin;  a cube for fiddling with.  Each side has a range of surfaces, buttons and widgets… Read More ›

• Easter Bank-Holiday Weekend

  By h3rring on April 15, 2017 • ( 0 )

  Happy Easter!

• Getting Started with TitanFall 2 Multiplayer

  By h3rring on April 7, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  TitanFall 2 is a brilliant FPS that I loved playing for the campaign.  The multiplayer modes are great too but can take a bit of adjusting to.  It’s strongly tied to movement with loads of tricks and quirks for doing… Read More ›

• 1.44 Megabytes of PC Gaming Nostalgia

  By h3rring on March 31, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  I’ve been playing computer games a long time and for most of that time I’ve been playing games on a PC.  While I was clearing out some old stuff I found some relics of the old days 🙂

• PowerShell: Display A Menu And Get a Valid Choice

  By h3rring on March 24, 2017 • ( 2 )

  

  While it’s normally best practice to not display anything on the host and to batch as much as possible with PowerShell; sometimes you need a UI.  Here’s a pair of functions to display a menu on the screen, automatically number… Read More ›