I currently have a batch file: ffmpeg -i %1 -map 0 -c:s copy -c:a copy -c:v libx264 -crf 24 -pix_fmt yuv420p -force_key_frames chapters -x264opts level=4.1:ref=4:colormatrix=bt709 output.mkv pause I have it on a NAS device. When I drag and drop a file from that same folder onto the .bat file, I […]
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Choice A: Dual-booting Windows 11 (default) alongside my preferred Linux distro Choice B: Completely replacing Windows 11 with my preferred Linux distro Context: I am struggling with my current laptop setup because I am experiencing severe memory bottlenecks. Current hardware specs (I own a budget-tier laptop): (C:) OS drive 12.7 […]
I’m using the GitHub Copilot desktop app on Windows. It creates session folders under: C:Users<username>.copilotchats<YYYY-MM-DD> Most folders have randomly generated names such as: cautious-memory-91b54036 crispy-invention-3028b9a7 cuddly-disco-22bdd020 However, some have descriptive names that appear to come from the initial prompt, such as: find-research-papers-who-finetuned-posttr-2a3c1125 I’d like each folder name to reflect the […]
I have a Word document with two bookmarks. Upon saving the document I want to insert a certain text between those bookmarks. Here’s what I tried: Sub FileSave() Dim myRange As Range Set myRange.Start = ActiveDocument.Bookmarks("SaveDateStart").Range.End Set myRange.End = ActiveDocument.Bookmarks("SaveDateEnd").Range.Start myRange.SetRange Start:=myRange.Start, End:=myRange.End ActiveDocument.Range(myRange).Text = "Lorem Ipsum" ActiveDocument.Save End Sub […]
I have some questions about “bit rot” in 2.5-inch HDDs (the corruption or loss of files that were previously readable). Does this happen silently to files stored on an external 2.5-inch HDD? Is it possible to prevent bit rot? I have an external 2.5-inch HDD containing files; I access it […]
I have a VHD disk image created through Windows Disk Management with a partition created by FreeDOS fdisk. When I boot from the image with GRUB4DOS I get warning about an error in the partition table. Warning: total sectors calculated from partition table(61188) is greater than the number of sectors […]
I am building a portable encrypted vault application. On Linux, I use FUSE to create a virtual drive that intercepts OS file reads, allowing my app to stream decrypted 64 KB chunks into RAM strictly on-the-fly. I want this FUSE-like behavior on Windows. The constraints are: Zero Administrator Rights: It […]
I used this script to recover an accidental deletion of my .config which included PCSX2 memcard data, and I seemed to get my memcard files back, but i’m wondering if the files recovered using a script like this/btrfs restore are usually 100% bit perfect restored or is there a very […]
I am helping someone whose home theater has not worked in a while, so this is not being set up from scratch and do not have access to the guy who set it up. He has the following equipment: • Russound MCA-88 – connected to several in-wall speakers and zones […]