AI’s Fatal Flaw

AIs Fatal Flaw: The REAL Danger of Artifical IntelligenceAI is all the rage.

But with the recent Gemini disaster along with a lack of truly killer applications using AI, it doesn’t seem like AI is really going anywhere.

So, is it all just hype, or what?

Join me for a look at the real danger presented by AI.

Hint: It ain’t SkyNet you need to be worried about!

(more…)

Two-Factor Authentication without SMS or a smartphone: PART TWO!

KeePass 2FA Rocks!Back in November of 2020, I wrote an article entitled Two-Factor Authentication without SMS or a smartphone.

In those days, 2FA (Two-Factor Authentication) wasn’t terribly popular. Today, it’s everywhere!

I also recommended using Authy for Windows, which is a desktop version of the popular smartphone 2FA app.

So, problem solved, right? NO! Authy just announced they’re canceling their desktop Windows app. 🙁

What the heck are we supposed to do now?!

(more…)

SHORT: No more choppy video in VLC

VLC choppy video fix
VLC media player will play just about any audio or video file you throw at it. Version 3 supports hardware acceleration so that it SHOULD play even hi-res vids smoothly. But when you try to play a 4K (2160p) video, the playback stutters and is basically unwatchable. What gives??

(more…)

SHORT: FIX Windows Update!

Windows STILL won't update??

These days, updating Windows is like playing Russian Roulette. Microsoft keeps breaking things, and we have to figure out how to fix them, over and over. When you’ve finally had enough and nothing is working for you, try THIS! Not to worry: Microsoft will break it again soon, I’m sure!

(more…)

How to install Windows 11 on ANY computer

Windows 11 on ANY computerBefore Windows 11 was even released, Microsoft announced that not all puters would be able to run it.

Normally, Win 11 requires TPM 2.0, secure boot, more RAM, and so on.

So, a lot of people with older machines haven’t been able to upgrade to the latest version of Windows.

Fortunately, there’s a neat little trick that anybody can use to make Windows 11 install on ANY computer out there – even machines that date back to the XP and Vista era!

(more…)

Windows Updates are stuck in a loop and I can’t log in

Windows Update is StuckThis is a fun one!

You try to install some updates to Windows, and your puter reboots. And reboots, and reboots, and reboots…

It seems to get stuck at 35% or some percentage, but then it does nothing.

Restarting your puter doesn’t help, because it just stays at the same point in the update process, forever and ever.

So, how to break the cycle and finish the update? Read on!

(more…)