Category: Computers

  • VC1 Rearing it’s ugly head

    VC1 Rearing it’s ugly head

    A couple of things I’ve gotten recently on Blu-ray (movies) use a VC1 codec. Then a few more plus more that I already had but recently finally got them into Emby, so many VC1. I have a Samsung Galaxy S7FE Tab now. Any VC1 codec file plays with flashing artifacts every other second. On my…

  • My laptop might get fixed

    I hope my laptop can get fixed. It’s more than a laptop to me, it’s the most versatile piece of technology that I’ve ever had. I love it. Between 4k and 1080p is a nice feature. Remove-able keyboard. Kickstand on actual monitor back. A really good kickstand. Liquid Cooling No fans, just browsing, watching, playing…

  • My laptop is dead

    My laptop is dead

    My lovely, would have lived with it for a long time in the future, is now dead to me. It does power on and log into Windows but I found a horrible thing had happened. I don’t know exactly when\what did it but something extorted decently big force onto it, the spiderweb crack center right,…

  • Windows 11

    Windows 11

    What’s the worst thing about Windows 11. Yes, File Explorer, lack of thumbnail options. No options, in other words.

  • Re-encoding

    Re-encoding

    My VC1 project got derailed. (Have to re-do all 3 seasons of Star Trek) …later. H.265 – I’m playing with a rip of Total Recall (1990) from Bluray. I have Avidemux encoding it as H.265 mkv. I have had the movie for awhile but hadn’t watched it until I started to on my Tablet (Samsung…