Fix Gaze Face Recognition After Reboot on the MECHREVO Wujie 15X Pro
On the MECHREVO Wujie 15X Pro, warming up the Sunplus RGB camera before Gaze starts fixes IR face-recognition failures after a Linux reboot.
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Show the Active Fcitx5 Input Group in KDE Plasma with a Persistent Tray Indicator
Build an event-driven 中/EN system-tray indicator for Fcitx5 input groups on KDE Plasma, with a Python StatusNotifier app and systemd user service.
Running WeChat, QQ, Tencent Meeting, and DingTalk on Debian with Flatpak
My notes on running several Chinese desktop apps on Debian 13 KDE with Flatpak, including scaling and Fcitx5 input-method settings.
What Is WindowsApps.tmp? Is It Safe to Delete?
What the WindowsApps.tmp folder is, when it may be safe to remove it, and how to delete a confirmed leftover from an interrupted Microsoft Store update.
Windows Hello Passkey Missing in Firefox When Signing in to Google
If Windows Hello disappears from Firefox during Google sign-in, deleting the old device passkey from your Google Account and creating it again may fix it.
Fix OpenCode Failing to Start When TEMP Points to a RAM Disk
Why OpenCode hangs on Windows when its temporary directory is on a RAM disk, and how setting BUN_TMPDIR fixes the issue.
How to Save a SketchUp 2025 Model as an Older SKP Version
SketchUp 2024 and later no longer include the built-in option to save older SKP versions. This note shows how to use the Dezmo plugin instead.
Running an LLM Locally on an AMD Ryzen AI NPU with FastFlowLM
My August 2025 test of FastFlowLM for running a local language model on the AMD Ryzen AI NPU in a Copilot+ PC.
Enable Recall on a Windows 11 Copilot+ PC
Current hardware, security, Windows Hello, and user-consent requirements to check before enabling Recall on a Copilot+ PC.
Install or Remove the Recall Component with PowerShell
Microsoft's PowerShell commands for managing the Recall optional component in certain managed Windows deployments, and how personal users control snapshot saving.
Deploy a Flutter Web App to Cloudflare Pages with GitHub Builds
Use a build script to download Flutter, build a WebAssembly web app, and deploy it to Cloudflare Pages from a Git repository.
Go, gccgo, and llgo Compared: Build Time, Binary Size, and Runtime
A hands-on comparison of Go, gccgo, and llgo using the same programs on Ubuntu under WSL, measuring build time, binary size, and runtime.
Install Go and GCCgo on Ubuntu
Choose the Ubuntu Go package or official Go toolchain, and find a GCCgo package that matches your Ubuntu release.
SketchUp Stuttered When I Used the Orbit Tool
A personal troubleshooting note about severe SketchUp Orbit stutter that stopped after switching NVIDIA driver branches.
Copy Files Between OneDrive and SharePoint with rclone
Configure rclone to copy files between OneDrive and SharePoint, and understand when Microsoft supports a server-side copy across remotes.
Add Outlook and Gmail to Nextcloud Mail
Connect Microsoft Outlook and Gmail accounts to Nextcloud Mail with OAuth, and understand when IMAP, app passwords, or admin setup are involved.
Why VSCodium Did Not Pick Up My New Environment Variables
A Windows troubleshooting note: restarting a VSCodium terminal does not reload environment variables until every VSCodium process is closed.
Run SSH and Game Servers on an Old Android Phone with Termux
My setup for running SSH and other services on an old Android phone with Termux, ZeroTier, Termux:Boot, and GraalVM.
Linux Deploy on Android: SSH and Network Troubleshooting Notes
Notes on fixing SSH installation and network access issues while running GNU/Linux on Android with Linux Deploy.
Common Predefined Symbols in the Free Pascal Compiler
A reference to common Free Pascal compiler defines for CPU targets, operating systems, compiler modes, version checks, and conditional compilation.
React Native and Expo: Web and Android Development Pitfalls
A 2024 project log about async authentication routing, WSL builds, and a JDK issue, updated with current Expo documentation links.
URL Encoding and Decoding in Free Pascal
Use Free Pascal's HTTPEncode and HTTPDecode routines from httpprotocol to encode URL parameter values and decode them again.
Enable HTTPS with Free Pascal’s TFPHTTPServer
Configure certificates and an SSL handler to serve HTTPS from a Lazarus application using Free Pascal’s TFPHTTPServer component.
Moving a Linux Installation to Another Drive the Ungainly Way
A personal Debian and Windows dual-boot migration log using WinPE, partition-copying software, and Debian rescue mode to restore GRUB.
Fixing DaVinci Resolve Startup Errors on Linux
A Debian Sid-specific workaround for GLib symbol lookup errors when starting DaVinci Resolve, with a backup and rollback procedure.
GNOME on Wayland with the Proprietary NVIDIA Driver
A Debian troubleshooting note about GDM falling back to X11 with the proprietary NVIDIA driver, including checks and a reversible rule override.
Install FPC and Lazarus on Linux with fpcupdeluxe
Set up Free Pascal and Lazarus on Linux with fpcupdeluxe, choose a GUI toolkit, and add cross-compilers.
Fcitx 5 on KDE Wayland: Fix the GTK_IM_MODULE and QT_IM_MODULE Warning
Understand why Fcitx 5 warns about GTK_IM_MODULE and QT_IM_MODULE on KDE Plasma Wayland, and how to stop setting them globally without removing im-config.
Install and Use alist-sync to Copy Files
Set up the early-stage alist-sync Python project and configure it to copy files between AList storage locations.
How to Get OpenSSL Binaries for Windows from MSYS2
Download prebuilt Windows OpenSSL packages from MSYS2 and extract the binaries to ship with an application.
Enable Dark Mode in Lazarus IDE and Windows Applications
Install MetaDarkStyle to enable dark mode in the Lazarus IDE and in Lazarus applications running on Windows.
Install Qt with aqtinstall
Use aqtinstall to list available Qt versions and architectures, then download a Qt desktop package without using the official graphical installer.
Use Multiple GitHub Accounts on Windows
Configure separate SSH keys and host aliases for multiple GitHub accounts on Windows, then set the commit identity for each repository.
Remove Old Versions and Download Caches in Scoop
Use Scoop cleanup to remove outdated app versions and scoop cache rm to clear downloaded installers on Windows.
Create Seamless Textures in ComfyUI with WAS Node Suite
Use WAS Node Suite’s Image Seamless Texture node to turn a ComfyUI image into a tileable texture and inspect the seams.
Manage Multiple Python Versions with Scoop
Install multiple Python versions from Scoop's versions bucket, then use scoop reset to choose which version the Python shims run.
Set Up a VirtualBox Host-Only Network for a Debian VM
Use a VirtualBox host-only adapter and a static Debian guest IP to connect directly between your virtual machine and the host.
Set a Shared Library Search Path in a Lazarus Linux Project
Use the linker’s rpath option to help a Lazarus application find a shared library such as libQt5Pas at runtime.